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#caravan #tinyhouse #compliance As tiny houses increase in popularity we look at the compliance of these dwellings to determine whether they are in fact caravans or houses. As our cities get denser the tiny house could be an alternative to apartments however their compliance needs to be addressed first before they are rolled out at […]
#ClemtonPark #Construction #Cracking Cracking has appeared in the basement of Clemton Park Village in Sydney. While the NSW Government is pretending that implement four reform will fix their industry, I would argue this is just another example of far deeper and systematic issues. Once again our political class are a few years behind. References ANOTHER […]
#TinyHouses #Construction #Morrison The Morrison government is hoping that the “Tiny Houses” industry will grow by $30 billion dollars and create over 20,000 new jobs. I question some of these aspirations given my experience in the industry and the amount of imported modular construction that occurred during the recent mining boom. References
#CladdingBan #ACP #Polyethylene The Queensland Government has decided to ban Combustible cladding with a Polyethylene composition of greater than 30%. I see this is an admission that other checks and balances in our construction industry are not being met. References Queensland Government to ban combustible cladding http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2019/7/3/queensland-government-to-ban-combustible-cladding Seven http://www.sevenpanel.net/seven-acp/acp-in-pe-core.html
#DesignandConstruct #Procurement #Construction The contracts used to procure buildings can have a significant impact on the quality of the final outcome because it can change the relationships of the traditional police of construction. Let’s have a look at the Design and Construct approach and compare it with the Traditional Approach. My Kit Rodes Podcaster – […]
#PerthBridge #Defects #Construction A pedestrian bridge has collapsed in the Perth CBD. Let’s look at the footage and discuss what happened. References No concrete answer for Perth CBD bridge collapse https://thewest.com.au/news/perth/no-concrete-answer-for-perth-cbd-bridge-collapse-ng-b881227374z
#AusPol #Budget #RateCut The RBA is predicted to make an interest rate cut tomorrow. Will it make any difference and will Australia avoid a recession or a housing crash? References With rate cuts and the real risk of a recession ahead, can Australia’s economic run of luck continue? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-03/rate-cuts-and-recession-can-our-luck-continue/11172000
#AusPol #Budget #Housing It appears that the Melbourne housing price crash has left a huge hole in the Victorian State Budget. While the natural response for a Labor government is to increase taxes, I am concerned that they didn’t foresee this issue. References Housing fall blows $5.2bn hole in Victorian budget https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/housing-fall-blows-52bn-hole-in-victorian-budget/news-story/b3f8bedafa7ad255572e1c3f859a9751
#ElizabethQuayTower #Defects #Construction The luxury Elizabeth Quay Tower in Perth is plagued with defects with one $2million apartment having 200 alone. While Mark Gibson tries to make a tenuous link to Opal Tower this is more a lesson of the dangers associated with buying off the plan and residential tower developer. A premium price does […]
#AusPol #InterestRate #Housing The RBA is looking at cutting Australia’s Cash Rate. Will an Interest Rate cut stop the housing crash? References Australian dollar headed for a fall as Reserve Bank mulls interest rates cut https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/why-the-aussie-dollar-is-headed-for-a-fall/11081810?pfmredir=sm The Observatory of Economic Complexity https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/aus/ 6202.0 – Labour Force, Australia, Mar 2019 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/6050C537617B613BCA25836800102753?Opendocument