Michael Bleby

Brisk, no-risk housing policies take states back to the future Fast-track planning rules to accelerate housing development and make better-quality homes show NSW is relearning lessons it has forgotten.

Off-the-shelf housing patterns? It’s back to the future in housing in NSW #architecture #propertydevelopment

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Where you can and can’t install a $7000 skylight While the traditional light well with polycarbonate sheet still has a place, skylights have gone upmarket. But you need to know how to use them.

Dream designs: Skylights, which can still be simple holes in a ceiling to let in light, have gone upmarket. Waaay upmarket, if you want. #dreamdesigns

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The changing view from Tottenham station in Melbourne’s western suburbs, where data centre investment is booming

Victoria claims a land advantage in the data centre race Even as states try to balance the needs of computing with other purposes, they see a big prize in hosting artificial intelligence-supporting infrastructure.

Digital infrastructure is the C21 equivalent of laying down rail tracks: It may be a growing new market, but there’s still a race on #infrastructure #industrialproperty

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Happy 2025 (and a happy 8th day of Christmas!) #canstillwearXmasjersey