For years the construction industry has spoken about digital transformation, yet much of the day to day work inside Australian building companies still relies on memory, individual experience and manual interpretation. Builders continue to navigate selections,...
When wildfires tore through Los Angeles and surrounding regions in early 2025, destroying homes and displacing families across Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and parts of LA County, officials and builders were confronted with the same challenge that follows every major...
When you picture the future of construction, your mind probably goes to high-tech composites, robotic bricklayers or modular systems rolling out of factories. But what if the answer to greener, cheaper building materials was sitting in your recycling bin? That’s the...
If you’ve ever stacked software on software and still felt blind on margin, schedule or cash flow, this one’s for you. Ryan Lee, Director of Construction Services at Evolve Automation, has sat on both sides of the fence (client-side development and big-volume...
MyConstruct Porsche Rears Up for Carrera Cup Return at The Bend 500 The track returns to life this weekend (12–14 September 2025) as the MyConstruct Lightning McQueen Porsche, proudly wearing Car 95, hits The Bend Motorsport Park for Round 5 of the Porsche Paynter...
We probably shouldn’t start this by talking about procedures, cashflow forecasts, or onboarding systems but if you're trying to grow a building business without burning out, this one's an honest look. Aletha Walters and her husband Slade run Stroud Homes Wide Bay one...
If you haven’t heard of the Build Buddy app, it’s a genuinely interesting proposition. The purpose of the app is to allow the everyday punter become a successful owner-builder, with no experience and without using a licenced home builder, thereby saving on the 20%...
When it comes to a builder's unbuilt plans, one of the few indicators of quality a buyer has is the detail and impact of the visual render. If the old adage, “the way you do anything is the way you do everything” holds true, it is well-worth taking more time to...
If you ask any builder or subbie what is the most aggravating part of their job there’s a fair chance constant pre-qualification and compliance when quoting / tendering would be near the top of the list. It’s frustrating and time consuming to get all the...
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Newcastle based builder Rohan McDonald’s business Abundance Property Services builds up to 20 homes a year across New South Wales. Understanding construction codes are an important part of his work day, but until recently they caused more lost time and money than just...
Every Australian should expect to come home safe and well from work each day – but in the construction industry that is all too often not the case. About 30 people are killed on building sites each year in this country, and according to SafeWork Australia, there are a...
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Why more builders are moving procurement out of the inbox and into the system they already run their jobs from. There is a moment most builders know well. The job is mapped out, the costs are still moving, and the plan for the week is clear enough. Then you open your...
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The Good Builder’s Top 100 report found one franchise network added builds in a year the market lost them. On the podcast this week, James Stroud gives an explanation that has almost nothing to do with the market. Queensland’s hundred largest residential builders...
A single date now sits between a gas-connected design and a knockback at permit stage. The number that decides it is not the contract date. Last updated: July 2026 From 1 January 2027, a building surveyor in Victoria will not be able to issue a building permit...