Articles tagged with 'developers'

Global round up

10 February 2010 | UK invests in eco-building, Abu Dhabi searches for developers of $2 billion power plant and Jennifer Aniston cuts "his" facilities from mansion.


Local developers world leaders in sustainable design

28 January 2010 | A global report into the environmental performance of the property sector has revealed an Australian developer to be the world leader.


New homes at disposable prices

14 January 2010 | New research revealing that it is $200,000 cheaper to build a new home on the Gold Coast than it is to buy an existing one raises questions of sustainability.


Banks hold key to housing "log jam"

17 December 2009 | Banks hold the key to dealing with Australia's burgeoning population, according to the author of a new report.


Planning reform could herald developers' monopoly

11 December 2009 | New "modernizations" to the Victorian planning system could see developers usurp the role of planners, sparking privatization fears.


Rant on

10 December 2009 | Britain's misguided approach to sustainability, developers chasing Dubai's "pot of gold" only have themselves to blame and Sydney described as "dysfunctional and directionless".


Former planning minister sworn in as premier

4 December 2009 | Former planning minister Kristina Keneally vows to "depoliticise" planning and bring major changes to public transport in her new role as premier of NSW.


BREAKING NEWS: New suburb to stretch Perth coastline

24 November 2009 | A major metropolitan coastal centre, set to host 50,000 people, is taking the isolated city northwards.


New tool puts suburbs in green focus

18 November 2009 | A new diagnostic tool that will rate large-scale projects on their environmental, economic and social performance is today revealed.


Architects caught in donations tangle

16 November 2009 | Design firms prevented from making political contributions as part of the NSW government's new donations ban.


Former judge to chair property group

27 October 2009 | A former judge of the Land and Environment Court has been elected chair of a group representing property developers.


Rant on

23 October 2009 | Sydney's integrated planning crisis, an "aesthetic disaster" in the UK and the Four Seasons Centre "as dull as ditchwater".


Planning laws "hindering" competition in retail

23 September 2009 | A new federal government policy statement has declared that planning laws "a barrier" to new supermarkets.


Nineteen councils break levy 'cap'

11 September 2009 | New figures expose 19 local councils of defying a state "cap" on local council charges.


Building costs to rise in Melbourne, Brisbane

4 September 2009 | Developers are being encouraged to lock in low construction costs before prices rocket, new research predicts.


Universities call for government help over "housing stress"

18 August 2009 | High rents and low vacancies are forcing students to live in 'ghettos' and it's time for the government to step in, a university group claims.


Key workers priced out of capital cities

28 July 2009 | As new research reveals key workers are priced out of seven of eight Australian capital cities, a Melbourne architect urges the government to follow the The Netherlands' model of affordable housing.


New guidelines for environmental assessments

23 July 2009 | Specific advice for architects and developers planning projects in environmentally sensitive areas is now at hand.


Planning change 'like turning the Titanic': Planning CEO

22 July 2009 | A disparate approach to planning across the states has been the bane of urban design, the new CEO of the Planning Institute has said.


Architects stubborn over private public projects

23 June 2009 | A lack of education and understanding is to blame for many architects' stubborn resistance to public private partnerships despite them bearing excellent results in recent years, a leading architect has said.


Green timber scheme 'discriminatory'

23 June 2009 | Intentions may have been good, but the Green Building Council of Australia's (GBCA) new forest management scheme could discriminate against the use of wood, a union boss has said.


Global round up

19 June 2009 | British architects told off for working for free, Australia and Abu Dhabi developer duo breaks down and bright outlook predicted for the Middle East in new research


Industrial market caves; conversions in

3 June 2009 | A weakening industrial market is pushing developers to convert manufacturing spaces into community arenas, in order to make money from completed projects


Green federal law obstructs development, says lobby group

1 June 2009 | Developers in NSW are finding it increasingly difficult to secure investment for urban expansion plans because of the wide discretion exercised by federal authorities


Industry calls for DA refunds

21 May 2009 | Industry experts are calling on the NSW government to slash development application fees and introduce incentives to stimulate building developments


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