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HIA-IDA Brisbane Kitchen and Bathroom & QLD Interior Design Awards

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Renovations Awards Inspiration Projects
When two become one
In this two-part building project, BCG Constructions expertly navigated the complexities of a painstaking heritage renovation, in tandem with an ultramodern rear addition.
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The building and construction industry continues to present challenges that builders, trades, consultants, and contractors are all attempting to mitigate to protect their businesses, people and clients.
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The HIA Awards featured the industry’s best. As we celebrate our winners, our focus is working with the NSW Government on NCC 2022’s changes and BASIX provisions on behalf of our members in NSW.
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Hunter President's report
As the Hunter region continues to grow it is great to set our future direction by recognising our developing workforce and advising our existing. The inaugural Hunter Apprentice awards and the first issues of the HIA Building the ...
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After 45 years in the game, HIA’s Managing Director Graham Wolfe is saying goodbye to an industry and Association he loves. Housing shares lessons learnt and his thoughts on the remarkable resilience of Aussie builders.
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Drawing inspiration from Dorothea Mackellar’s beloved poem, My Country, these tranquil tones come from ‘a land of sweeping plains, of ragged mountain ranges’. This soothing palette merges off-whites, greys and neutrals, topped off...
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