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...
State Regulators: Reckless and Dangerous
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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...
Senate Inquiry Uncovers Scandalous Construction Con
The Senate Inquiry’s revelations into the construction industry’s use of dangerous and deadly building products have been truly shocking. Although focussing...
Blame Game Begins for London’s Sizzling Skyscraper
Speaking at the International Herald Tribune Visionary Cities event, Viñoly said climate change is a possible cause and blamed the consultant-heavy process during the building of...
Exterior Colour: More than Simply Decoration
Avoiding using colour means missing out on more than just its decorative capabilities. Colour can have a profound psychological and physiological impact on users of the built...
Shoddy Imports Imperil Australia’s Buildings
Stephen Raff, CEO of Ace Body Corporate and former president of Strata Community Australia (Vic) said the usage of low-quality imported products has become rife within the...
What’s the Biggest Risk in Construction Today?
Of course the ability to bear risk will be determined by who the client is, the scale of the project, its complexity, the unknowns and the usual suspects of time plus quality...
Construction Sector Beefs Up Action Against Dodgy Products
On September 1, the Australian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) launched a 64-page guide to assist architects and builders in developing a...
Australian authorities ‘have known about dangers of flammable cladding for two decades’
Every square metre of flammable cladding covering tens of thousands of Australian apartment buildings contains the equivalent of five litres of petrol, an investigation by ABC TV...
How Did 1,862 Construction Firms Fail?
In announcing an inquiry into the state’s building and construction industry earlier this month, New South Wales Finance Minister Greg Pearce said he wants to...
Melbourne’s Federation Square granted heritage status for historical, social significance
Melbourne's controversial Federation Square building has been granted heritage status, protecting the space for its "historical, aesthetic, technological and social significance"...