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Job factor jeopardy
Varying job conditions will affect total labour hours on projects. Understanding this is the key to successful estimating, writes Labour Unit Manual author Brian Seymour. There’s ... -
Something from nothing
As extreme weather patterns become the norm, it is increasingly important to preserve water supplies. Adelle King looks at how ‘air to water’ technology is helping ... -
And they said print was dead…
The University of Newcastle (UoN) has recently completed its first large-scale installation of printed solar panels. Cameron Grimes takes a look at how this new technology ... -
Slow burn for fire retardant coatings
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has recently published a Code of Practice focusing on fire retardant coatings and their use on timber in the building ... -
New guidelines on the way in 2019 to reduce ACP cladding risk
2018 was a busy and eye-opening year for those working to resolve our aluminium composite panels (ACP) cladding risk but much remains to be resolved. Andre Mierzwa, ... -
Small businesses are delaying business decisions due to the federal election
A new survey from the Westpac Small Business Report and Deloitte has recorded that job growth and investment could be impacted by Australian small businesses delaying ... -
Builders Collective says construction industry is ‘broken’
A Royal Commission has been demanded into the construction sector due to Builders Collective of Australia stating that the ‘system’ is broken and failing citizens. Builders ... -
Future Building Insight Summit 2019
The Building Products Industry Council (BPIC) in collaboration with Lendlease have brought together a massive line-up of speakers over two packed days to help you tackle ... -
33rd annual DesignBUILD conference will be held at ICC Sydney
The 2019 DesignBUILD conference will be held in May at ICC Sydney. The trade show brings architecture, building, construction and design sectors together and will encompass ... -
Late client payments set to wreak havoc for small businesses
Specialist insolvency and business recovery practice Jirsch Sutherland believes that the nation-wide problem of delayed invoice payments is set to create a surge in small business ...
