On the back of Jack’s successful placement in our firm, we welcomed Akshay Jadhav into Solution for Construction – as our second University intern.   The journey of a student to a working professional isn’t always as seamless as we’d like it to be. Not only are young adults expected to perform in a career...Continue Reading

Heads up, Civil Contractors. While we’ve been busy, focusing on the residential side, we haven’t forgotten about you. In fact, we’re just about to launch the DIY Guide to Managing a Civil Project. As you know, there are many factors on top of the construction work. There are safety and compliance, risk mitigation, quality assurance...Continue Reading

Jack was given the chance to work as a member of our civil engineering team on a range of active projects. This included assessing and testing cracked houses, interpreting soil bore logs and designing remedial measures, conceptualizing residential foundations and timber frames, and designing industrial steel sheds.Continue Reading

As we near the start of summer, many of us are thinking about renovations and DIY jobs. It’s ‘hosting season’, so our minds are conjuring up ways to make our backyards look great.Yet, this season brings a challenge that so few of us know about: moving house foundations.All clayey soils react to the presence of...Continue Reading

With summer just around the corner, a lot of people are thinking about home extensions.Maybe you’ve always dreamed of an elevated deck, overlooking your beautiful garden or simply want to be able to host more… but you put it off because it’s ‘too expensive’ and you don’t have the time.Well, it doesn’t have to be. Not...Continue Reading

As construction planning and design experts, we see projects go awry all the time. And in 99% of situations, it’s due to a lack of pre-construction planning. One of the things that every project should have, before anything starts, is a building agreement.It still baffles us to see so many costly projects commence without having...Continue Reading

It’s not uncommon for clients to come to us, questioning a Land Use Title change. While it’s not necessarily a complex task, it does take time, given the number of items that need to be addressed.Every time, we always come back with the same response: that it’s worth spending the money to prepare the paperwork...Continue Reading

A tailored program is beneficial for construction businesses, given the broad range of activities that need to be completed. This is especially true for Adelaide businesses providing civil and home construction services.A construction program to track progress helps your planned project activities progress, in line with your schedule and target deadline. Many business owners find...Continue Reading

Risk management is an important part of construction project management. Like the old saying goes, it’s better to be safe than sorry. The reality is, accidents happen. And with the nature of construction work, certain risks should be expected.A RANGE OF FACTORS NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED, SUCH AS:• Health & safety• Procurement, contracts & cost...Continue Reading

As a structural engineering and project management consulting business, we go into houses both at the beginning of a project, but just as often, to rectify them. And there’s something we’ve observed that needs to be addressed. That is one of the main reasons why building and construction companies aren’t lasting. Projects aren’t getting completed correctly,...Continue Reading