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Full Design or D&C: Which is Best for Your Next Project?
Business
Thursday June 27 2019

Full Design or D&C: Which is Best for Your Next Project?

As a design engineer and consultant working in the building sector, I have observed an increasing trend towards Design & Construction (D&C) project delivery versus the...

Fletcher Calls-in Auditor
Business
Tuesday September 26 2017

Fletcher Calls-in Auditor

Fletcher Building has confirmed it's hired audit firm KPMG to review four major projects to bolster governance in its construction division.

SA:’$1mln a day’ Hospital now in SA hands
Commercial
Thursday June 15 2017

SA:’$1mln a day’ Hospital now in SA hands

It's going to cost taxpayers more than $1 million a day for the next 29 years, but the South Australian government says it remains a good...

WA Labor Puts 26 Liberal Projects Under the Microscope
Business
Wednesday May 17 2017

WA Labor Puts 26 Liberal Projects Under the Microscope

As many as 26 projects entered into by the former Liberal government are set to go under the microscope as the new Labour government in that...

Where is the Discord in Construction Technology Uptake?
Technology
Friday March 3 2017

Where is the Discord in Construction Technology Uptake?

From BIM to prefabrication to drones to big data, areas in which technology either is delivering or has the potential to deliver benefits in design and...

Who Should Deliver the Western Sydney Airport?  Public vs Private
Commercial
Tuesday January 17 2017

Who Should Deliver the Western Sydney Airport? Public vs Private

Western Sydney Airport is likely to cost more than $10 billion and take nearly 20 years to complete.

Does Australia Fail in the Delivery of Major Hospital Projects?
Business
Monday January 9 2017

Does Australia Fail in the Delivery of Major Hospital Projects?

When the media is being blocked from a Supreme Court visit to one of the nation’s biggest hospital construction sites in what is dubbed a ‘defect...

Sydney Light Rail Audit Exposes Massive Cost Overruns
Infrastructure
Friday December 2 2016

Sydney Light Rail Audit Exposes Massive Cost Overruns

The NSW treasurer has stepped up to "take full responsibility" for a cost blowout in the CBD-eastern suburbs light rail link, after an audit revealed poor...

Why Throwing Tech at a Project Doesn’t ‘Future-Proof’ It…
Technology
Thursday October 13 2016

Why Throwing Tech at a Project Doesn’t ‘Future-Proof’ It…

The implementation of technology for technology’s sake isn’t enough

Commercial
8 Aug, 2018
Govt Accused of Inflating Stadium Figures

A key claim supporting the NSW government's business case for a new western Sydney stadium was never agreed to by the NRL, a parliamentary inquiry has...

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