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If you’re feeling the cold this winter, you’re not alone. About a quarter of all Australians have trouble keeping their homes warm enough in winter. That figure is likely to soar this year, due to poor quality housing and the rapidly escalating energy crisis.
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More than three months after the monster floods wrecked much of Lismore, there is still no clarity for the town’s residents and businesses who urgently need to make investment decisions. Should they move to higher ground, make temporary fixes, or renovate for the long haul?
Good acoustics are a prerequisite to the success of any commercial space. If reverberation and noise is not addressed effectively, the disruption can undermine the function of the space. Quality soundproofing complements and supports the way employees and employers interact and communicate.
The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate for the second time in two months, this time by 0.50 points to 0.85%.
We used to believe the world’s resources were almost limitless. But as we spread out across the planet, we consumed more and more of these resources. For decades, scientists have warned we are approaching the limits of what the environment can tolerate.
Good news, Australia – the environment is back. Our new government has introduced a new super-department covering climate change, energy, the environment and water.
After the savage hand the hospitality industry was dealt during Covid, you’d think all the big players would be declaring all bets are off – but no. The best in the game are doubling down, raising the stakes (and steaks) to greater heights.
Tensions are integral to architecture, design and human relationships – post-conflict or not – and so is their resolution.
When it comes to exterior materials, the options are many. With a broad range of cladding products and facade systems, both new and traditional, to choose from specifiers are spoilt for choice.
Australians will bear yet another blow to our cost of living in July when electricity prices will surge up to 18.3%, which amounts to over A$250 per year in some cases.
Plenty was said in the election campaign about the very real challenges faced by first home buyers and by homeowners already mortgaged to the hilt. But little comment focused on the cost-of-living predicament faced by low income renters.
Sustainable and energy-efficient technologies are now an essential consideration in commercial building design. There is an ever-increasing choice of green energy management options.
