General Conditions The Townsville economy, like many other regional areas, has been hard hit by the GFC and the subsequent downturn in...

Managing change in the construction phase is a critical skill that all professional builders MUST embrace. It’s never easy, but with a...

Following is a Checklist to use when you are completing a high level Feasibility Analysis on a project. Initial feasibilities are...

Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) style procurement is built around relationship and risk. Open Tender is based on cheapest price. Which...

Before you can manage project quality, firstly you have to clearly understand what it means to that project. It’s not necessarily all...

Project Risk is a term that is far too loosely used in projects and more often than not, poorly managed. Good risk management doesn’t...

The final outcome for a project is all too often simplified to its’ financial return. There is ALWAYS much more to the Stakeholders...

Sadly there are many people in not only the building industry, but in business in general that measure the success of a deal by who won...

There was an interesting article on Linked-In that suggested Autonomous Cars will be wide spread within 6 years. If that is the case,...

An important area that creates major problems with any project, is the interpretation of communication between client and the builder....

Our final Building Wellness Blog looks at the Operational Phase of the property life cycle. The area of Operational Monitoring is growing...

This Blog looks at the construction process and the impact it has on overall personal and building wellness. Organisations such as the...

Sounds all a bit New Age but there is a consequence of ignoring this shift in design thinking. There are 3 separate but integrated areas...

This newsletter covers the different styles of Construction Management. Reactive Also known as crisis management and is a result of not...

It is all too common in the Property Development industry for the developer and builder to have a contentious relationship.  Usually they...

Sustainable construction isn’t a topic that is often discussed by developers. The importance of sustainable buildings becomes apparent...

As a builder it’s important to recognise and understand not only the construction process, but also the significance of the overall...