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It’s been said that a good idea is one that can be encapsulated in 10 words or less. The challenge of delivering Building Information...

  We are aware that memories fade as time goes by. And recent research has shown that a more significant issue is that people, particularly in...

Architect Don Bunting looks back at what were better times for our industry, and examines some of the possible causes for change.   Accepting that memory...

Every time I catch a cold I wonder why science has failed so miserably to find a cure, or even an effective palliative, to...

At its meeting in October 2013, Cabinet agreed to recommendations contained in a Cabinet paper that will see the Standards Council disestablished and a...

At this year’s England/New Zealand one-day cricket match in Auckland a man dressed as a rabbit was ejected from the ground for encouraging spectators...

In this case it probably doesn’t matter too much as it’s only sport. Although legendary ex-Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once said that football isn’t...

Think of Barcelona, and other than the 1992 Olympic Games (especially the theme song performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé) most first-time visitors...

During a recent visit to Sydney I watched a report on television about substandard imported building materials — specifically concerning the safety of electrical...

Kingsley Amis was once quoted as saying: “If you can’t annoy somebody, there’s little point in writing.” What he meant was that you...