David Wheeldon . Articles Building rules reforms save $1 billion a year, says Australian Building Codes Board The Australian economy is gaining $1.1 billion economically a year as a result of building regulation reform, a review commissioned by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has found. Metricon creates interior design online visualisation tool Australian home builder Metricon have launched an online showcase of interior design ideas with detailed information. HIA predicts kitchen and bathroom activity to continue to rise The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has released its annual Kitchens and Bathrooms Report, forecasting both kitchen and bathroom installations to increase in 2012/13. Vinyl Flooring - Product Review With the building industry firmly focused on finding environmental and financial value in building materials, vinyl flooring continues to find a good grounding in Australia. Sloping green-roof crowns triangular Orange Regional Museum design Crone Partners have unveiled their concept design for the Orange Regional Museum, the green-roofed, triangular building intended to complement the existing Sulman award-winning gallery and library. Exciting new architectural technology to go on show at DesignEx A number of top Australian building products companies will be at DesignEx 2013 to launch their latest technologies, in Melbourne from May 30 to June 1.