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The outcome of the recent Building Ministers’ Forum did little to end the uncertainty plaguing residents. More broadly, the uncertainty is hitting the construction industry, with insurance costs rising and some insurance being withdrawn altogether.
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The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met yesterday yet again to discuss implementing the February 2018 Shergold-Weir Report they commissioned in mid-2017.
Of all the mantras for modernism, the one most befitting for Australian mid-century modern houses is L'esprit Nouveau – The New Spirit. These houses represented more than style; they reflected a new Australian spirit that emerged in the postwar era.
Former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown made headlines this week after he objected to a proposed wind farm on Tasmania’s Robbins Island.
Market dynamics, insurance, architect’s fees and costs are just a few of the challenges facing the architecture and construction industry.
Governments are looking to fast rail services to regional cities to relieve population pressures in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. But what economic effect might these fast links have on the regional cities?
With regard to home ownership, we have tended to worry most about the first big transition: moving from renting to getting a mortgage, assuming that afterwards things will be okay. But things are becoming more complicated.
The Chinese government released a national urbanisation plan (2014-2020), with a focus on the quality of Chinese urbanisation and public spaces. The aim is for a healthier built environment and increased wellbeing for its citizens.
Between 2016 and 2017, more than 6.7MT of this waste went into landfills across Australia. The rest is either recycled, illegally dumped, reused, reprocessed or stockpiled.
"Self-sufficiency" has recently been linked to an explosion of interest in solar powered “off-grid” living, tiny houses, ethical food networks and complementary health practices, along with a hipster-driven return to the artisanal and hand-made.
With Australian classrooms recording high levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, schools need to prioritise ventilation, not air-conditioning, says UNSW Built Environment professor Mat Santamouris.
Indonesia has returned a container load of recyclables back to Australia, because the material did not meet stringent import requirements.
