Traditional design and construction of our stately and ecclesiastical buildings in Australia and New Zealand often stems from our European past. With this comes the striking and diverse ornamentation that adorns so many of our older buildings in the major capital...

An elderly lady called to say that I had been recommended to provide some advice regarding an ongoing damp issue. The problem was moisture on skirtings, archtiraves and plasterboard walls in a particular area in a spare bedroom. This room also had a strong musty...

25 October 2011 – Jones Lang LaSalle has released a Mandatory Disclosure Update Paper to help prepare building owners and tenants for the Commercial Building Disclosure Program, also known as Mandatory Disclosure, which comes into effect from 1 November 2011. The...

  Paul Marks, senior technology correspondent(Image: Stuart McMahon)This striking image of a wind turbine in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland as it exploded in high winds has made headline news. The turbine was destroyed yesterday as the region was battered by...

Changes to the ACT’s strata and community title laws are expected to be in place on or before 3 May, 2012. Section 23 of the Act is designed to make it easier for owners’ corporations to install sustainability infrastructure such as photo-voltaic cells and water...

  18 January 2012 – ACT has radically overhauled its strata legislation, especially in relation to sustainability retrofits. Now the NSW Government is undertaking its own review. NSW Minister for Fair Trading, Anthony Roberts stated that environmental sustainability...

10 February 2012 – The Federal Government opened its package of energy efficiency programs designed to improve energy efficiency in households communities and businesses. The programs opened include: -  The Community Energy Efficiency Program – $200 million to assist...

1.Use the sun when you can If it’s a warm sunny day, open the curtains and let the sun heat your home for free and then close them at dusk so they help insulate your home and keep the warm air in. 2. Put on a Sweater, Jumper, Jersey, Windcheater, Pullover Gone are the...

Moisture One of the main problems with any home is the amount of moisture that collects and stays around indoors. Damp homes are unhealthy and harder to heat. You can combat persistent damp in your home by:• insulating (under the floor, in the ceiling and walls)•...