Author: Paul Skelton
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Crop rotation: building with hemp
Building with hemp has been around for decades. Today, advocates of hemp-based construction are on a mission to propagate their industry in mainstream thinking. Paul Skelton ... -
The issues with non-compliant rainheads
Non-compliant, poorly fitted or retrofitted box gutter rainheads often cause major flooding. Deborah Andrich and Paul Skelton investigate a new solution that meets all the standards. ... -
Smart homes, smart revenue
One-third of new homes and a quarter of renovations include smart wiring, which means greater sales value for builders. Paul Skelton explains. You’ve probably heard about home automation, ... -
Flexible duct products fail to comply with energy efficiency performance standards
A random survey of nine commercially available insulated flexible duct products in Australia has found all samples failed to comply with mandatory energy efficiency performance standards. ... -
Smart revenue
One-third of new homes and a quarter of renovations include smart wiring, which means greater sales value for builders. Paul Skelton explains. You’ve probably heard about ... -
Understand asbestos and breathe easy
Exposure to asbestos is an ongoing concern, but there are some younger members of the industry who have no idea what to look out for. Paul ... -
Home automation in a box
A new series of pre-assembled home automation kits is opening up the world of home automation to builders everywhere. Paul Skelton reports. Australia is at a ... -
Throw away the key
New technologies are changing the way consumers interface with their homes, from how they watch TV through to how they unlock their doors. Here, Paul Skelton ...
