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Oliver Footwear announces corporate range
Oliver Footwear has announced its new corporate range designed for those who operate day-to-day between both the worksite and the office. These include site supervisors, architects, engineers, ... -
Reactive soil: a slab of confusion
The type of earth you lay foundations on can have repercussions for your client’s homes for decades after it’s been built, and for the course of ... -
ABNC awarded grant, develops world first structural glass system
Aluminium Balustrades North Coast (ABNC) has been awarded a place in the ECRi Hub Business Mentoring for Innovation Programme, plus a grant from the Made in ... -
ABCB announces fourth Consultation Regulation Impact Statements open for public comment
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has announced that the consultation period for commercial energy efficiency changes proposed in the National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 is ... -
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
As the VET landscape continues to change, most agree there is a place for both public and private providers in the sector. But glaring differences in ... -
ASEA releases asbestos containment and stabilisation report
The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) has released a report that looks at ways of containing and stabilising asbestos. ASEA has examined current products and ... -
Elevators making their way into the industry
The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is well and truly under way around Australia, which has opened up the need for innovations in ... -
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, ... -
Creating a functional and safe kitchen
Kitchens can be a beautiful part of the home and it is too easy to focus on the aethetics, but as Selina Zwolsman explains, it must ... -
Simon Owen explains the proper installation of aluminium-framed windows
Despite prescriptive instructions in window system manufacturers’ literature and warnings in entry-level manuals aimed at building investigators, the lack of correct installation of dams at the ...
