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Liveable cities blueprint in a post-Covid world
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...
New healthcare design trends to watch
The healthcare sector in Australia has faced unprecedented pressure in the last 18 months that have accelerated design trends in healthcare. While Australia still has one of the best health systems...
Canberra leads the nation in design
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...
Essential new constuction laws that you should know
From 1 July 2021, NSW Fair Trading is introducing changes to the residential building industry to restore consumer confidence and make sure that all apartment buildings meet Building Code of...
What next for the aged care building sector
The recently-released report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has profound implications for the Australian building and construction industry. Coming as it did in the wake...
The rise and rise of vertical schools
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...
Future-focused Sydney city
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...
3 trends in AI and technology impacting the building sector
The building industry is still an emerging market for artificial intelligence, yet potential is ripe to reduce inefficiencies and improve outcomes for all. Code compliance at the click of a button...
NSW goes digital with new Planning Portal
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning Portal) Regulation 2020 commenced on July 1, 2020, introducing some important changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment...
New legislation on Residential Apartment Buildings
The New South Wales Parliament passed two important bills earlier this year that will potentially increase the risk to landowners, not just developers, being mandated to carry out building...
New NCC 2019 Amendment 1 adopted by all states and territories
From July 1, all Australian States and Territories have adopted NCC 2019 Amendment 1, which was a result of decisions made by the Building Ministers’ Forum and the Board. NCC 2019 Amendment 1...
Is this the end of Interim and Final Occupation Certificates?
Interim Occupation Certificates are regularly used by our Accredited Building Certifiers to authorise the occupation of a partially completed development, or the use of a building that has changed...
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