Articles
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The Use of Very Small Undercut Concealed Anchors on GRC/FC Building Facades
The use of these anchors has proved to be very popular and successful all over the world for the attachment of various types of thin…
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The Design and Building Practitioners Act (DBPA) – Let’s Make it Better
An opinion piece by Charles Rickard
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The Aussie Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) Cladding Crisis (Part II)
MELBOURNESpencer Street Tower, MelbournePhoto credit: The Age, SIMONE FOX KOOB PART II – HOW DO OWNERS HANDLE THEIR LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE EXISTENCE OF…
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The Aussie Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) Cladding Crisis (Part I)
MELBOURNE, LACROSSE TOWERPHOTO CREDIT: ARCHITECTUREAU, Metropolitan Fire Brigade. PART I – HOW DID IT HAPPEN?ACP is popular all over the world. Notable known failures…
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Six Key Points in Any Proposed Changes to Building Regulation
140 Sussex Street, Sydney. Designed by Rickard Engineering in 1989. As good as new in 2019. I was interested to read the view of Lynda…
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The Fall & Fall of the Australian Building Industry
CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPMENTS JANUARY-JUNE 2019 Recognising that there is a problem – Why did it take so long? • We now have two large residential…
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Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Europe is leading the way, it’s time the rest of the world caught up! In light of the growing issue of global warming, a movement…
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Can do, will do
Every company will nominate that they can design anything; very few companies can match the range of skills within the field of Civil and Structural…
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