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    News Archive for February 2022

    Are Sydney’s apartments riddled with building defects?

    Building defects in apartments have been in the news a lot in NSW since the evacuation of the Opal Tower in late 2018.


    DKO-designed community revitalises forgotten Seddon site

    Designed by DKO and Jack Merlo, the ANPLUS-developed Seddon Square sees a piece of Melbourne’s inner west transformed into a residential precinct with an abundance of parks and public spaces.


    The prefabricated home building system solving America’s housing crisis

    Plant Prefab, an American-based prefabricated building company dedicated to sustainable processes, has devised its Plant Building System, which allows for a considerably smaller carbon footprint compared to atypical residential builds.


    Siniat products help achieve architects’ vision at Arcadia College, Robina

    Siniat provided a range of plasterboard products and metal framing systems along with the engineering design for the new facilities of the Gold Coast’s special assistance school, Arcadia College.


    Australia’s thinnest tower nears construction date

    What is to be Australia’s narrowest tower, the Pencil Tower Hotel, is still on track for its scheduled completion in 2023.


    VHBA awards design contract for Warrnambool Hospital development

    The Victorian Health Building Authority has announced Billard Leece Partnership will oversee the redevelopment of the Warrnambool Base Hospital in regional Victoria.


    Kitchen design reaffirms its place in house design

    The kitchen is the heart of a home, the place where the party inevitably ends up and the space that accommodates everything from culinary adventures to entertaining and socialising with family and friends.


    Fixing our tunnel vision is the key to having functional cities

    As traffic density continues to increase with population, keeping society from grinding to a halt often rests on our tunnel infrastructure.


    Today’s aged care falls well short of how we’d like to be treated – but there is another way

    With an aged care system under extreme pressure, the federal government is seeking thousands of volunteers to help with daily care tasks including talking with residents, brushing their hair and helping them exercise. This follows the announcement 1,700 Australian Defence Force personnel would help at aged care homes, though fewer than 200 have been deployed so far.


    “Shhh!” Finalists announced for Secret Garden Melbourne competition

    Three finalists have been announced for The Secret Garden Melbourne Ideas competition, after over 150 registrations were made by Melbourne’s up and coming designers.


    How technology integration is increasing social value in real estate

    We asked the co-founder of Sowebuild, Sander Willems and Laura Henke, who is in charge of Marketing and Content, about their integration with SALTO’s cloud-based access control solution, SALTO KS.


    How to build a luxurious tiny home with fully functional spaces

    The ‘tiny home’ movement in the US inspired this young couple in Australia to design and build their own tiny home in less than three months.


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