Category: Construction

The Notre Dame Inferno

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 16/04/2019

#NotreDame #Inferno #Paris We look at the Notre Dame Inferno, from the perspective of the average person on the street and the international online response. The online joy from some people is disgusting. References Police launch criminal investigation into Notre Dame inferno https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/french-president-warns-battle-not-won-at-notre-dame-saying-fires-could-continue-for-days/news-story/9b94c5697a1f51a305a5ebcb4f2ae2f5

Tags Architecture, Catholic, Christian, Crown of Thorns, France, Gothic, Heritage, Inferno, Notre Dame, Paris

AUSPol Construction Housing Crash

Mortgage Repayment Fears – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 07/04/2019

#MortgageRepayments #PriceCrash #Housing Interest only mortgages repayment periods are steadily ending with many predicted to finish by 2020. Do you think this will have an impact on the housing crash? Are people really so fullish to have not planned for this? References Lenders release the Kraken: when mortgages rise by $1000 a month https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/lenders-release-the-kraken-when-mortgages-rise-by-1000-a-month/news-story/c7445bc500e3bb7f3c3319b456639049

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Work on Collins Arch Halted – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 02/04/2019

#CBUS #CollinsArch #PrecastIssues Work has been halted on CBUS’s Collins Arch project at 447 Collins Street in Melbourne because of Pre-Cast Column issues. Given recent events at Opal Tower, it is not surprising that people are concerned. References Precast column movement concerns stops work at CBUS 447 Collins Street, Pantscaper twin tower projecthttps://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/investment-strategy/property-news-and-insights/97069-precast-column-movement-concerns-stops-work-at-cbus-447-collins-street-pantscaper-twin-tower-project.html China’s strangest […]

Tags 447 Collins Street, Australia, Cbus Property, Collins Arch, Construction Industry, Engineering, Failure, Melbourne, Opal Tower, Pantscaper Tower, Precast Columns, Report, Shergold, Twin Tower Project, Weir

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Matt Barrie Says Our Housing Market May Never Recover – Reference

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 14/03/2019

#AusPol #ConsumerConfidence #Housing Matt Barrie the CEO of Freelancer warns that the Australian Housing market may never recover and highlights the simplicity of the Australian Economy. Interested by this, I find out how the complexity of the Australian economy compares to the test of the world and it is embarrassing. References Our Housing Market May […]

Tags AusPol, Australia, CEO, Construction, consumer confidence, debt, Depression, Economics, Employment, Freelancer, Housing, housing bubble, housing crash, Matt Barrie, RBA, Recession, Wage Growth, Wage Stagnation

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Housing Crash Blamed on Population Growth – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 07/03/2019

#AusPol #Construction #Housing The RBA is blaming the housing crash on Population Growth and Slow Builder while negating the influence of lending capacity. https://youtu.be/CA1dft5vopQ References Reserve Bank says population growth, slow building to blame for property boom and bust https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-06/rba-says-population-growth-to-blame-for-property-boom-and-bust/10874502

Tags AusPol, Australia, Construction, debt, Depression, Economics, Employment, Housing, housing bubble, housing crash, Population, Population Growth, RBA, Recession, Wage Growth, Wage Stagnation

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Calls for a Building Industry Royal Commission – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 05/03/2019

#RoyalCommission #Construction #Australia I look at recent calls by the Builders Collective for a Royal Commission into our Building Industry and learn about the powers of a Royal Commission. Read More: Why Buildings Stand Up https://amzn.to/2stNb5O Why Buildings Fall Down Why Structures Fail https://amzn.to/2RqpREZ References ‘Appalling failures’: call for building industry royal commission https://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/appalling-failures-call-for-building-industry-royal-commission

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Should Australia Adopt Hammurabi’s Building Code? – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 02/03/2019

#Hammurabi #BuildingCode #Babylon I look at the aspects of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws that relate to construction and ask the question, “Should Australia adopt these codes?” References Hammurabi, King of Babylon http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/MiddleEast/Hammurabi.html 007. Babil (ancient: Babylon) https://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/iraq05-007.html The Oldest Code of Laws in the World by King of Babylonia Hammurabi https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17150/17150-h/17150-h.htm

Tags Babylon, Builder, Building, Building Code, Building Failure, Code, Code of Law, Code of Laws, Construction, Faulty Construction, Hammurabi, Hammurabis Code of Law, National Construction Code, NCC, Opal Tower, Punishment

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The Lacrosse Tower Outcome – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 01/03/2019

#Lacrosse #Cladding #Fire We look at an article about the recent ruling concerning the Lacrosse Tower Cladding Fire court case in which owners were awarded over $5.7 Million Dollars. I then read through portions of the judgement to understand why the Architect, Building Surveyor and Fire Engineer had to pay damages to the Builder under […]

Tags Alucobest, Alucobond, Architecture, Building Surveyor, Cracking, Design, Design and Construction, Failure, Fire Engineer, Flamable Cladding, Judgement, Lacross Tower, Melbournea, Outcome, Report, Ruling

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The Housing Crash is Coming – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 21/02/2019

#AusPol #Construction #Housing I look at a recent article exploring the claims by Economist Lindsay David that we are already in the second stage of a housing crash. What are you doing to prepare? References ‘Let the bloodbath begin’: House prices in Sydney and Melbourne ‘could halve’ in worst crash since 1890s https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/let-the-bloodbath-begin-house-prices-in-sydney-and-melbourne-could-halve-in-worst-crash-since-1890s/news-story/5918ea13042d5f819cb13c77629f060a David Murray […]

Tags AusPol, Australia, Construction, debt, Depression, Economics, Employment, Housing, housing bubble, housing crash, RBA, Recession, Wage Growth, Wage Stagnation

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Lessons from Opal – The Shergold Weir Report – References

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 14/02/2019

Part One – Executive Summary Part one in my series reading through the 2018 Building Confidence Shergold Weir report about improving the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia. In part one we read the Forward and Executive Summary. Part Two – Background and Introduction Part two in […]