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51 Years of Aluminium Excellence
Anodising Now A Standard On New Ipad Mini
Anodisation takes a nonferrous metal… Aluminium won’t rust like iron and steel, but the metal is quite susceptible to corrosion. Its corrosion, or oxidation, produces a layer...
BHP Billiton fitout achieves first 6 Star Green Star Interiors rating in Western Australia
BHP Billiton was presented with a 6 Star Green Star Interiors rating for its Perth fitout at Brookfield Place,with consulting engineers Norman Disney & Young (NDY) providing...
Lowest Common Denominator Approach Hurting Construction
A recent article Undermining 200 Years of Confidence in Aussie Constructiondrew many responses. Some from consumer advocates, some from suppliers complaining not just of foreign...
Governments have burnt up trust on cladding
The failure of all three tiers of government to deal with the problems associated with non-complying aluminium cladding has created a massive trust deficit amongst strata owners...
Thin walls at new government office force Premier Mike Baird and NSW ministers to whisper
The government office where NSW Premier Mike Baird with Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner work are paper thin and all conversations can be heard. Picture: Adam Taylor BE careful, the...
How Should Evidence of Suitability Rules be Changed?
What has not changed, however, are the provisions contained in Part A2 of National Construction Code (NCC) Volume One and Three and Part 1.2 of NCC Volume Two, which set out the...
U.S. – China Subsidized Aluminum
The U.S. Commerce Department is expected Tuesday to find that $550 million in imported Chinese aluminum was illegally subsidized by the Chinese government, people familiar with...
The Results Are Conclusive
A new Australian study shows that anodising uses less energy and produces lower greenhouse gas emissions than polyester powdercoating. From the results of a 100 year Life Cycle...
State Regulators: Reckless and Dangerous
An army of spin doctors are able to smother the facts and present a position of "there's nothing to see here" but that is far from the reality of the situation as our industry...
Architects and Safe Design for High Rise Residential Building
In the rush to 'build up,' we need to ask: how compliant are the building products and method of construction? Ominously, there may be a number of building products being...
Audi Lighthouse Wins Award
Audi Lighthouse wins major award for commercial architecture Audi’s impressive ‘Lighthouse’ building has won a major NSW award for Commercial Architecture at the 2010...