by Heath McNab | Oct 28, 2021 | Livable cities and reforms
Public buildings and adjourning spaces – with a greater thoroughfare of people – present particular challenges to building certification. While the BCA is the minimum standard for buildings to comply with, in relation to Fire Resistance, Access and Egress, Services...
by Heath McNab | Sep 28, 2021 | Livable cities and reforms
The Covid pandemic has illustrated how people bring cities to life through their removal. Without people bustling through the main streets of Sydney, Melbourne and other cities in lockdown, these places simply become buildings and infrastructure. Streets bustling with...
by Heath McNab | May 21, 2021 | Building design trends, Livable cities and reforms
Barely a century old, Canberra continues to set the bar for design and development in Australia. Its National Library of Australia, Churchill House, High Court, Parliament House, Academy of Science and Australian War memorial Annexe are all listed among the nation’s...
by Heath McNab | Feb 19, 2021 | Building design trends, Livable cities and reforms
Expanding urban populations and land scarcity in our capital cities are the driving force behind the increasing number of vertical schools in development. Approximately 200 new schools are needed in both New South Wales and Victoria each year for the next decade to...
by Heath McNab | Jan 28, 2021 | Livable cities and reforms
From the slum sprawls of The Rocks and the ongoing modifications, alterations and confusions of Sydney’s early streets as the city grew organically from the harbour, change might be the only constant to Sydney’s character. Major infrastructure projects, including West...
by Heath McNab | Feb 26, 2019 | Livable cities and reforms
It wasn’t that long ago retailers were panicking about the impact of online shopping on bricks and mortar sales. But with Australian online retail sitting at 7 per cent of all retail sales and a number of new retail developments in Sydney, there’s a long way to go...
