Bushfire Design for the Future
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 [...]
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11, 2019
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10, 2019
Be Clever – Control Your Destiny
Our Client enquiries continue to seek expert architectural design guidance on what type of building is appropriate for their future. BEING CLEVER………. Here are some [...]
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09, 2019
Cladding – What’s the Problem?
If it hadn’t been for recent media about problem cladding – in particular flammable cladding, there would be no prompt to discuss this topic….. Peter [...]
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08, 2019
Renovate rather than Relocate
As the flammable cladding and dodgy apartment fiasco hits the building industry, here’s a positive note…… Property price uncertainty and the burden of substantial ancillary [...]
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07, 2019
Cost Guide – Archicentre Australia 2019
Whether building a new home or renovations & additions to an existing home, it is extremely difficult for average Australians to know what costs [...]
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06, 2019
Crook Buildings – Part 4 – Call in the Feds
Amongst the aim of bringing architecture to the public, Archicentre Australia is committed to informing on “Crook Buildings” as they affect communities across the country. [...]
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06, 2019
Pre-Purchase Property Assessments – A Good Idea in a Falling Market.
Recent housing price deterioration along with auction clearance rates dropping in major cities has brought some “would-be home buyers” back into the property market. It [...]
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03, 2019
Crook Buildings – Part 3: The Cladding Fiasco
Uncomfortable times appear to be ahead for many in the building industry including architects, builders and certifiers – not to mention property owners – as [...]
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02, 2019
Crook Buildings – Part 2
Archicentre Australia director – Peter Georgiev informs, “The era of being able to trust processes of appropriate design and building certification appear to be at [...]
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02, 2019
Crook Buildings – Part 1
Commentary regarding the inadequacy of newly constructed buildings is ongoing – often due to a lack of adherence to Building Codes and Australian Standards. So [...]