Can we build 4000 homes an hour?
The already critical world housing shortage is being exasperated by an ever-increasing rate of rural-urban population drift, creating a serious urban housing crisis.
In 2002 almost two billion people lived in the urbanised regions of the developing world. According to a recent United Nations report, by 2030 that number will [...]

Christchurch earthquakes cause New Zealand firm to take a good look at its environmental credentials.

FRAMECAD™ CEO, Mark Taylor, pointed to FRAMECAD’s investigation into new environmental considerations via its joint venture in Christchurch with NZ Transportable Units.
Mr Taylor said: “The Christchurch earthquake and aftershocks has been a brutal reminder of the powerful impact our environment can [...]

A joint venture of FRAMECAD and NZ Transportable Units has been awarded a major tender issued by the New Zealand Department of Building and Housing. The tender requires the construction of 300 temporary accommodation units for those affected by the Christchurch earthquake of 22nd February this year.
Out of 226 tender submissions, FRAMECAD’s joint venture with [...]

When comparing building in Light Gauge Steel Framing (LGSF) versus traditional materials, it is critical that the total cost of build is taken into consideration.
The total cost consists of:

Material cost (on a m2 basis and including wastage – how much of your money is literally thrown in the off-cuts bin?)
Manufacturing time and associated costs (labour [...]

A purpose-built house constructed mainly with steel shows great potential to resist the extreme heat of an Australian bushfire as severe as those in Victoria in February 2009.
The National Association of Steel Housing (NASH) designed the test house to examine the resistance of steel framed housing to bush fire. The CSIRO undertook the flame testing [...]

Be a part of the FRAMECAD Experience
Come join the action and meet with the FRAMECAD team at Design Build – Melbourne, Stand I1. Click Here to RSVP.
Australia’s largest and most comprehensive building and construction exhibition, Design Build will be held this year at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 23 June to 25 June [...]

Batchelor Institute to get almost $600,000 to train inmates
SENATOR THE HON MARK ARBIB
Minister for Employment Participation
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery
THE HON WARREN SNOWDON MP
Member for Lingiari, Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health, & Regional Service Delivery
GERRY McCARTHY MP
NT Minister for Correctional Services
Minister for Employment [...]

Structural integrity tested
“In countries subject to seismic activity, building design, engineering and construction must be specifically tailored to withstand those unique environmental hazards and I think the world is teaching us about that,” says FRAMECAD Design Services Manager, Dr Darrin Bell.
“Just last year, the structural integrity of steel framed brick veneer homes was put under [...]