Negative gearing is a heavily debated topic throughout the property industry and is often in the headlines at election time. As one of the major drawcards to investing in property, investors must factor it into their ongoing strategy.

When COVID-19 hit the NSW economy in March this year, the Berejiklian Government turned to the private sector for opportunities for private sector investment and support.

The design of houses and apartment complexes needs to change after COVID in order to deliver greater wellbeing and restorative experiences as well as to improve the function of homes in which multiple occupants live, leaders in the development industry say.

Hopefully you can keep construction dispute from moving into the legal arena. But if you are sued or inclined to initiate legal proceedings, here are key things to keep in … Read More

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We sat down with Dr. Jakob Strømann-Andersen of Henning Larsen’s Sustainability Engineering Department. Our talk covered the need for interdisciplinary research, sustainable practice, and how technology will lead change in the years ahead.    Can you tell us a bit about your professional background and what you’re currently working on? I’m a partner with Henning […]

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Information mining as a way to affect the productivity curve in construction.  Success in the AEC industry comes down to productivity. Unfortunately, as we all know from many famous studies, productivity has not changed much in the AEC industry.  However, there is a deep well of potential for BIM to help show us how problems […]

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If you find yourself reading this blog, there’s a good probability that you like to tackle DIY projects head-on. Perhaps you’re a go-getter who’s never had a job you couldn’t handle. Or maybe you’re not one to turn down a challenge. 

If the DIY Network or YouTube can show you how to do it, then you will do it. Whether it comes to creating, repairing, or building, you’re confident you can tackle it yourself instead of hiring someone else to do the job.

A Couple of years ago, exoskeleton maker, Ekso Bionics, released the EksoVest, which was a lighter weight, upper body support mechanism that provided lift support to the wearer. After real world testing and customer feedback, Ekso Bionics has released the next generation of the EksoVest, called EVO.

With the spread of COVID-19, the construction industry has gone through drastic situations with the continuous loss of business and the suspension of projects. Considering these difficult times, the construction authorities and the government have imposed strict control regulations even for the construction declared essential.

Gasoline and Apparel at Opposite Ends of Elasticity Equation

An interesting sidebar to the coronavirus story has been seeing how elastic prices are to dramatic shifts in retail sales and other high-profile categories of economic activity (e.g., in the travel sector). Wider than usual percentage changes have made relationships more apparent.