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10/06/2022

07/11/2021

With our borders opening up, there are calls for Australia to lift immigration levels to kick-start the economy. But at the same time urban planners are telling us that we already have issues with a lack of services, public transport and infrastructure in our rapidly growing outer suburbs. So how does Melbourne balance population growth with the growth of our suburbs? This article from The Urban Developer provides an alternative to urban sprawl; urban regeneration.

Read the story at: https://www.iconicstrata.com.au/environmental-cost-of-old-housing-stock-mounts/

Environmental cost of old housing stock mounts

24/10/2021

Productivity versus Creativity? Office or Home?

With Australia slowing easing back on COVID-190 restrictions for hospitality, entertainment and travel, what will these changes mean for our office culture? The majority of those forced to work from home have found that they are actually more productive, but what about creativity?

read the article at: https://www.iconicstrata.com.au/you-may-get-more-work-done-at-home-but-youd-have-better-ideas-at-the-office/

You may get more work done at home. But you’d have better ideas at the office

15/10/2021

Landlords Face Looming New COVID Challenge

From 15 October 2021, authorised workers are required to have their first COVID vaccine dose and be fully vaccinated by 26 November 2021. But what’s the potential impact of a two-class society, vaccinated or not, when it comes to tenants. This article from The Urban Developer discusses this for commercial tenants, but could the same questions hang over residential tenants?

https://www.iconicstrata.com.au/landlords-face-looming-new-covid-challenge/

CoreLogic reports that Australian housing values are rising at the fastest annual pace since June 1989

15/10/2021

Marathon Brings Modular Building into New Era

With consistent, and alarming, housing value increases around the country, this innovative building concept could be part of the solution, as well as having less of an environmental footprint.

Can Australia’s prefabricated construction industry rectify the growing headwinds facing the construction industry as a whole?

https://www.iconicstrata.com.au/marathon-brings-modular-building-into-new-era/

Marathon Brings Modular Building into New Era

02/10/2021

Fears Wharf Strikes Will Bring Construction to its Knees

As if the construction industry doesn’t have enough of a challenge thanks to COVID-19 and material supply shortages, now there’s the threat of industrial action on Melbourne wharfs. In this article from the Urban Developer

The construction industry has been dealt another blow as industrial action cripples ports across Australia, adding pressure to an already constrained construction materials supply chain.

The Maritime Union of Australia has launched strike action at Patricks Wharfs at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle, in a campaign for pay rises and increased union control of manning levels and hiring.

Port Botany wharfies in Sydney will strike next weekend, while Melbourne wharfies plan to strike every second day in October.

Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn has condemned the industrial action, which she said would paralyse the industry.

“More than $10 billion in building products was imported in the past 12 months and these strikes will hammer the building supply chain which is already under huge pressure,” Wawn said.

“Our members are already experiencing long delays and substantial cost increases due to product shortages and these strikes will make it even harder for building and construction businesses across the country.

Read the blog at https://www.iconicstrata.com.au/wharf-strikes-brings-construction-to-its-knees/

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