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Highlights of JLC Live 2025
The JLC Live 2025 trade show is a residential construction show based in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. It…
What Has Grand Designs Taught Us?
The Reality TV Pioneer It’s perhaps no surprise that Grand Designs is one of my favourite TV shows.…
Building Prosperity Through Circular Strategies
Building Prosperity: How a Nature-Positive Circular Economy Can Transform the Global Built Environment I believe the built environment…
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? The Case for Sustainable Material Choices in Building Design
The Case for Sustainable Material Choices – Do You Know What’s in the Building Products and Materials You’re…
The Race to Build
To Win the Race to Build Better, More Efficiently, Sustainably, and Affordably – Perhaps We Can Learn from…
Why Ice Sourced Heat Pumps Might Be the Future of Home Heating
Can we use Ice Sourced Heat Pumps to Heat Our Homes? Heat from ice? It sounds like an…
Are You Struggling to Specify the Best Building Products? Look Beyond Performance Specs
Why is it designers and specifiers often specify subpar products? After three decades in design and construction, I’ve…
Buyer’s Agent vs Real Estate Agent: How We’ve Saved Clients 6-7 Figures on Property Acquisitions
Employing the Services of an Experienced Buyer’s Agent is an Investment in Itself The buyer’s agent service is…
The Reality of Building Quality in New Zealand: An Industry Insider’s Perspective
The Evolution of Building Codes vs. Building Quality Building codes around the world have evolved significantly over the…