Government to examine the contribution that national reform of building regulation has made and further reform could make to the … performance of the building and construction industry. The Commission found that the Australian Building Codes Board has made … progress in reducing regulatory differences across jurisdictions and in basing the Building Code of Australia to performance …

The accessible nature of straw bale building lends itself well to self-built and workshop-built housing; straw is known … that self-building is economically justified if the projected saving is higher than the cost of a contractor and if the … bale home in Radomlje, Slovenia. All building expenses are categorized by building phase and subgrouped by cost in …

consideration is how spatial location may determine the success of particular business or, influence the appropriate use of an … existing licensed premises. This paper suggests that it is possible to develop a model of location that can help to explain the … location of licensed premises. Additionally, it explores the type of criteria that should be explicitly considered when …

The context of this study was to examine factors contributing to significant workforce shortages in building trades in … to address the following three main questions: 1) What is the scope of the workforce shortage in skilled and building … trades in the US? 2) What factors are recognized as contributors to the building trades workforce shortage in the US? And, 3 …