ACA News

Cost Guide 2023 – updated to reflect the ongoing increases of supply & labour associated with the flow on effects of climate change, COVID, international [...]

Archicentre Australia welcomes the current conversation regarding a lack of quality and independence in the provision of property inspection reports. It is not before time [...]

Archicentre Australia has long been advising clients about unfair Builder based Housing Contracts….. and the alternative of seeking independent architect administered building contracts. Volume Builders [...]

All Australian States are prone to “droughts and flooding rain” – and this time, many parts of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania are affected. [...]

Archicentre Australia is fielding an increasing number of enquiries from potential home purchasers about what the opportunities and constraints might be to renovate a property [...]

Archicentre Australia carries out Property Assessments and Architect’s Advice Reports – either for pre-purchase purposes or as advice to building owners. The range of defects [...]

Disbelief and shock are naturally around many households arising out of Government recommendations for isolation, working and schooling from home. Topics for conversation appear to [...]

These Chestnut topics deserve reiteration and elaboration for current and “designing” home owners. Archicentre Australia director – Peter Georgiev – considers these elements of “design [...]

Brick cracking or distress in any form of masonry structure continues to be prominent around Australia, causing uncertainty while costing home owners and businesses ongoing [...]

Currently Australian Standard AS3959-2009 provides a number of design features that aim to limit  bushfire attack. Looking back at the era of its conception, it [...]