by Heath McNab | Apr 9, 2019 | BCA legislation, Building industry trends
The NSW Government recently announced its response to the Building Confidence Report that was commissioned in 2017, after independent experts found national problems in the construction industry. The Government is supporting the majority of recommendations in the...
by Heath McNab | Mar 26, 2019 | Building design trends, Building industry trends
In the last 12 months, MBC has experienced significant growth. We’ve established an external Advisory Board and recruited new team members, as well as created a Construction Management Scholarship with the University of Newcastle that will attract new and diverse...
by Heath McNab | Mar 19, 2019 | BCA legislation, Building industry trends
The National Construction Code (NCC) provides the minimum requirements for health, safety, amenity and sustainability in the design and construction of new and existing buildings. However, many developers confuse these minimum standards for best practice and forget to...
by Heath McNab | Oct 17, 2018 | BCA legislation, Building industry trends
The NSW Government has proposed replacing the Building Professionals Act 2005 with the Building and Development Certifiers Bill 2018, to strengthen and simplify the building certification system in NSW. The proposed changes will include an amendment to the...
by Heath McNab | Mar 17, 2017 | Building design trends, Building industry trends
This article was developed in collaboration with one of NSW’s leading Access Consultants, Michael Eisenhuth of Code Performance. Heritage buildings in NSW need to provide equitable and dignified access for all people. This includes wheelchair users and people with a...
by Heath McNab | Aug 14, 2015 | Building industry trends
New research commissioned by the Property Council of Australia has found that the property sector accounted for 11.5 percent of GDP in the last financial year, becoming the largest industry in the Australian economy above the mining and financial service sectors. The...
