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Jade 909, the 9 star carbon neutral home built in partnership between Right Homes, Jade Projects and Think Brick Australia has won the HIA WA GreenSmart Home of the Year, Partnership and Water Efficiency awards. The house will now be judged against all other state winners at the National Awards CONTINUE READING
The Australian Building Codes Board has released new standards for bushfire shelters. Since the 2009 Victorian bushfires there has been considerable interest in ‘bunkers’ to protect home owners from the extreme heat of passing fires, and while the idea seems obvious, extreme caution is required in the construction of shelters CONTINUE READING
In an attempt to out-do the multi-award winning 8 Star house, designers Jade Projects and builders Right Homes have teamed up to build the 9 Star home built in brick, only this time, they’ve gone one step further and produced a house that is so energy and water efficient that CONTINUE READING
While it may be hard to believe today, the bricklayer’s ancestors, the stonemasons, were once the kings of the building site. The intricate patterns they created were highly sought after and demanded by all levels of society and architects designed everything around the ability of a stonemason: just look at CONTINUE READING
Most inner city apartments are bought either by investors or owner-occupiers ‘off the plan’, and as this article outlines, there are some obvious risks in doing this. While the article points out that most development of this nature can only go forward on the basis of 80% ‘off the plan’ CONTINUE READING
The continued debate over housing supply probably won’t be settled soon if these figures play out. The problem is that undersupply of housing combined with projected population increase will result in either very poor quality, temporary homes or the people not coming.
While it is simple to say reducing immigration can CONTINUE READING
As discussed just before Christmas, the 6 Star proposal was deferred. Senators Wong and Carr have signed off on the changes in the 2010 Building Code (see below). Although there was hope from various parts of the industry that there would be changes, it wasn’t the case and the revisions CONTINUE READING
Clay bricks have been used for years and over that time, various agents have been used to bond the bricks together. While it may seem obvious to some, not all bonding agents are created equal!
In Australia, the Masonry Structures Standard (AS 3700) specifies the requirements for mortar in terms of CONTINUE READING