Andrew Heaton

Interesting article by @warleybird about promoting mental health in the workplace. #construction #mentalhealth #occupationalhealthandsafety lnkd.in/gW3uPsHf

Interesting article by @RomillyMadew CEO of Engineers Australia, about the need to attract and retain more women in the engineering profession. Lisa McKoy #construction #engineering #genderequality lnkd.in/ggnJpCVH

Interesting article by Cameron Rule about whether Dropbox or Sharepoint is the best file sharing solution for the construction sector. What's your take? Which one do you prefer and why? #construction #dropbox #sharepoint lnkd.in/gjzPprqA

Interesting article by Cameron Rule about whether Dropbox or Sharepoint is the best file sharing solution for the construction sector. What's your take? Which one do you prefer and why? #construction #dropbox #sharepoint lnkd.in/gjzPprqA

Very concerning to see that as many as one quarter of Victoria's apartment buildings are laden with serious defects - many of which place the safety of building occupants in jeopardy. An analysis by Cladding Safety Victoria of 36…lnkd.in/gs9Mwx9v lnkd.in/gYHkqzuj

Australia's building sector is set for a severe downturn until at least the end of 2024/25, new forecasts from Oxford Economics Australia indicate. #construction #australia #building Nicholas Fearnley PhD Maximilian Cassidy @AHartEconomist lnkd.in/ghfNT6nm

Companies of all sizes in construction and other industries need to carefully manage risks associated with cyber security and cybercrime. During a webinar hosted last week by Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) Forum and…lnkd.in/gWAf8mH8 lnkd.in/gA3zU7bC

Interesting article with input from UNSW academics Dr @Peter_Swan and Dr @Rob2037 about what can be done to protect consumers from major construction company collapses. The article was originally published on the UNSW web site and…lnkd.in/g5NKMkbf lnkd.in/gtksVXRN

Great article from Dr Marcus Spiller, Principal at SGS Economics and Planning, about the challenges in maintaining public space in Melbourne. #melbourne #urbanplanning #australia #publicspace #greenspaces lnkd.in/gunqUbhS

Buildings which interact with the energy grid and can match energy use to anticipated periods of high renewable generation and reduce their demand during peak load times will be critical as Australia moves toward a clean energy fut…lnkd.in/gXPvR8BQ lnkd.in/g99nqysk

Reasonably good news for Australia's building industry in that data relating to building approvals and housing construction lending stabilised in May. But Housing Industry Association (HIA) Chief Economist Tim Reardon has warned t…lnkd.in/gEyNb9Wr lnkd.in/gcgFW4-8

Interesting article by @ElwoodGirl and Simon Liley from Cundall about how the Commonwealth may be able to transform residential design and delivery through its procurement. Willow Aliento #housing #apartments #property #architect…lnkd.in/gxVDFQYr lnkd.in/g955hYM8

Construction cost pressures around the world are easing as much of the heat of recent years has come out of the market, a new report from Turner & Townsend indicates. Nonetheless, Neil Bullen, Managing Director of Global Real Esta…lnkd.in/g-jyPr95 lnkd.in/gWg8t4rd

Interesting article by Paul Bidwell, CEO of Master Builders Queensland, arguing that the adoption of new requirements in the 2022 update of the National Construction Code should be delayed in his state as they have been in Victoria…lnkd.in/gdcghJx3 lnkd.in/gZJAmzFF

Interesting article by Andrew Tucker, Product Manager APAc at Viewpoint about how contractors in Queensland can prepare for project trust accounting as the project trust accounting regime is applied to more projects in 2025. This…lnkd.in/gW6-hfTs lnkd.in/gQbWKEqS

The United States has six of the world's ten most expensive markets in which to construct commercial real-estate, a new report shows. Published by Turner & Townsend, the 2023 International Construction Market Survey report shows t…lnkd.in/gjF7d3Gg lnkd.in/gctDPy2f

Not surprisingly, a new report from Housing Industry Association shows that the affordability of servicing mortgages in Australia is at its worst since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 on account of the massive increase in inter…lnkd.in/gxxm8fjr lnkd.in/gikPjUUp

The City of Melbourne and @Lendlease have announced plans for a $1.7 billion redevelopment of the southern site of the Queen Victoria Market. The plans include three new towers (commercial, apartments and student accommodation), c…lnkd.in/gmbzHSB3 lnkd.in/gGmjKq38

The Government in New South Wales has set its sights on rectifying defects in existing apartment complexes which have been recently completed. During a recent interview with Sourceable, Yolande Nyss, Program Manager at the NSW De…lnkd.in/gTYfF2er lnkd.in/gHpM5Mkg

Interesting article by @LTCMR on building an inclusive culture into Australia's construction sector. #culture #construction #australia #property lnkd.in/gDx_Vd9N