Traditional construction is slow and labour-intensive. That's a problem when you have an undersupply of housing and skills.The fast REZICAST system offers precast concrete panels that can be used in place of timber trusses and brick walls. Lock-up is achievable in as little as 10 days.The panels offer unsurpassed structural strength, superior energy and sound insulation, less site rubbish and water usage.  Manufactured locally then trucked to site, they are craned into place with on-ground help from labourers. By minimising the time carpenters and bricklayers would otherwise spend at height, there are also WHS benefits.More information: https://rezicastsystems.com/

Owners corporations of large apartments have avoided reporting issues said David Chandler NSW Building Commissioner, because of fears for their apartments’ reputation. But by the time they have reached a dead end in the courts, “they’ve run up hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, they’ve had no defects repaired, and because of the passage of time the developer has wound up their company”. “The message has got to be: ‘Tell us about them earlier.’” In December, last year the NSW state government removed Chandler’s department from within NSW Fair Trading and established it as a standalone agency, Building Commission NSW with many more staff to enforce standards. https://www.smh.com.

Many of Australia's iconic "three storey walk-up" unit blocks are old and in desperate need of modernisation. Without external capital, however, the renovation bill has to be funded by the unitholders via strata levies.At the same time, there are very few greenfield (or brownfield) residential development sites in our popular (and crowded) inner cities.  An innovative solution is to use airspace and literally go "up on roof".  Strata corporations can develop this space themselves (if they have the means), or sell the airspace to one of their members, or a property developer.It's a win/win.More information: https://www.buyairspace.com.au/