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    We identified who’s most at risk of homelessness. We must act before it’s too late
    We identified who’s most at risk of homelessness. We must act before it’s too late

    Homelessness is traumatic. It affects not just housing arrangements but whether or not someone can get enough food, feel safe and maintain relationships with friends and family.


    Design Plus: Linking Design to Current Affairs: Australia Day at Old Sydney Town
    Design Plus: Linking Design to Current Affairs: Australia Day at Old Sydney Town

    “This country has a habit of forgetting history, let’s keep the date”, Wesley Enoch, 26 Jan 2022.


    Brisbane’s best architects: Top 10 firms
    Brisbane’s best architects: Top 10 firms

    Brisbane has been a leading entity on the Australian architecture scene for decades. Read on for a list of the ten most famous architecture firms in Brisbane today.


    This WA town just topped 50℃ – a dangerous temperature many Australians will have to get used to
    This WA town just topped 50℃ – a dangerous temperature many Australians will have to get used to

    While Australians are used to summer heat, most of us only have to endure the occasional day over 40℃.


    Farmers shouldn’t have to compete with solar companies for land. We need better policies so everyone can benefit
    Farmers shouldn’t have to compete with solar companies for land. We need better policies so everyone can benefit

    When it comes to solar energy, Australia has a huge natural advantage with an abundance of sun and vast, flat expanses of land. This makes it relatively easy to build solar farms across the continent.


    Floating timber floors: The future of flooring installation
    Floating timber floors: The future of flooring installation

    Floating timber floors are one of many floating floorboard options. What sets them apart from the rest?


    4 ways to stop Australia’s surge in rooftop solar from destabilising electricity prices
    4 ways to stop Australia’s surge in rooftop solar from destabilising electricity prices

    Last year saw Australians install rooftop solar like never before, with 40% more installed in 2021 than in 2020. Solar system installations now make up 7% of the energy going into the national electricity grid.


    Design Plus: Linking Design to Current Affairs: The Old Parliament House
    Design Plus: Linking Design to Current Affairs: The Old Parliament House

    The activists who burnt the front porch and doors to the Australian Museum of Democracy on 30 December last year chose it for symbolism and opportunity. As the ‘Old Parliament House’, it represents white oppression to many indigenous, a government that is repudiated by ‘sovereign citizens’; and it is wide open to the public, unlike the fortress of the ‘New Parliament House’ up the hill.


    Weatherboards: Top 10 best cladding ideas
    Weatherboards: Top 10 best cladding ideas

    What are the benefits of weatherboard cladding? How difficult is it to install? A list of weatherboard cladding styles and materials.


    Culturally intuitive design: Why Australian architecture must honour traditional owners
    Culturally intuitive design: Why Australian architecture must honour traditional owners

    As architects, we have a responsibility to ensure a building’s design reflects the local histories of its site; past, present and future.


    The Singapore-inspired idea for using super for housing that could cut costs 50%
    The Singapore-inspired idea for using super for housing that could cut costs 50%

    During the past four decades in which home ownership among Australians aged 25-34 has sunk from around 60% to 45%, home ownership among the same age group in Singapore has climbed from around 60% to 88%.


    Demo Australia: Cost, opportunity and process
    Demo Australia: Cost, opportunity and process

    How much does it cost to demolish a house? What benefits can demolition bring to residential construction? A guide to the expenses and processes of Australian residential demolition projects.


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