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

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

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

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

Before you can manage project quality, firstly you have to clearly understand what it means to that project. It’s not necessarily all about “how it looks”. T...

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 mean things don’t go wr...

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

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 and who lost. Some p...

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

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

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

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

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 when we talk about b...

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

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

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

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