 USA
Study Tour
Master Builders has organised a delegation to visit the International Builders
Show in Orlando, Florida during January 2005. The Show will be incorporated into
a study tour of the building industry including viewing of display homes in New
Orleans and Orlando.
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New
Home Starts Take a Dip
Dwelling commencements increased
for the third straight year in 2003/04, but consecutive
quarterly falls through to the September 2004 quarter
confirm that the cycle has peaked.
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James Hardie
signs Australias biggest compensation deal
One of Australia's most protracted and bitter fights for moral justice
ended on Tuesday with James Hardie Industries signing the nation's largest ever
compensation settlement, worth up to $4.5 billion.
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Cost of Going Green
Sustainability issues are rapidly rising on the corporate agenda. Recently
completed research by construction cost consultant Davis Langdon assesses the
cost impact and benefits of sustainable measures and outlines the
decision-making processes involved in greening our office buildings
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Launches Emergency Exit Awareness Campaign
The MFB, with the support of the
City of Melbourne and Victorian Building Commission
have launched an Emergency Exit Awareness Campaign
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Christmas cheer for manufacturers: Growth lifts following a surge in consumer
activity
After six months of moderate growth, manufacturing activity lifted sharply in
December due to a late rush of new orders and supplier deliveries, with the
Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of
Manufacturing Index (PMI) rising to 60.8 (after
seasonal adjustment), up 7.7 points from November's index of 53.1.
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New 'Rules' Favor Inflation
The moderate inflation rates
experienced by the construction industry for much of the 1990s through 2003 may
go down in economic text books as a fluke made possible by the rare combination
of cheap imports, energy and money combined with a relatively weak global
economy. Those conditions now are changing.
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