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Guides for owners and builders, field kits to print or fill in, technical briefs for design teams, and spotlights on the regions we capture in. Filter by what you're working on.

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  1. Checklists & templates5 min read

    Scan-to-BIM Brief Template: Specify LOD, Deliverables and Access Before You Request a Quote

    An under-specified scan request gets a model too thin to design on or too heavy to open. Set the deliverables, LOD by element and access before...

  2. Checklists & templates5 min read

    Construction Loan Drawdown Tracker: A Stage-by-Stage Template for Queensland Builds

    Every claim, inspection and payment on one sheet. A free drawdown tracker for Queensland construction loans, with the QBCC payment rules built in and a column...

  3. Checklists & templates5 min read

    The Frame-to-Plasterboard Close-Out Checklist for Queensland Builds

    The plasterboard is booked and everything in the frame is about to be buried. A room-by-room close-out checklist for fixings, rough-ins and wet areas, with a...

  4. Field guides7 min read

    Terminating a Building Contract in Queensland: Notice to Remedy, the Home Warranty Deadlines, and Recording the Site Before It Changes Hands

    When a builder walks off or goes bust, how the contract ends decides whether the home warranty pays to finish the house. The notices, the deadlines...

  5. Field guides6 min read

    Disputing a Builder's Progress Claim or Variation in Queensland

    A progress claim or variation that doesn't match the site? Before you hold back payment, check the contract, the variation paperwork and what was built on...

  6. Field guides8 min read

    Before the Slab: Soil Tests, Contour Surveys and the Site Costs That Blow Out Queensland Budgets

    Most site costs are set before anyone pours concrete. How to read your soil test and contour survey, spot the tender allowances that turn into variations,...

  7. Field guides4 min read

    Owner-Builder vs Licensed Builder in Queensland: The Permit, the Missing Warranty, and the Records You Carry Alone

    Building as an owner-builder saves the builder's margin, but moves almost every risk onto you. The permit, the home warranty you can't get, and the records...

  8. Field guides8 min read

    Construction Loan Stages in Queensland: Base, Frame, Enclosed, Fixing & Completion

    What each construction loan drawdown covers in Queensland, what gets inspected at each stage, and why the window between the frame inspection and the plasterboard is...

  9. Technical briefs7 min read

    Scan to BIM for Renovations: What a Point Cloud Gives Your Architect, and Where a Surveyor Still Comes In

    Start your renovation with the building that actually exists, not just the outdated plans. Learn how Scan-to-BIM technology turns a LiDAR point cloud into a reliable...

  10. Builder Assurance8 min read

    As-Built 3D Scanning: The Builder's Record of What's Inside the Walls

    Capture the reality of your build before the walls close. Learn how as-built 3D scanning at frame stage creates a reliable digital record for warranty callbacks,...

  11. Technical briefs7 min read

    Pre-Construction Condition Surveys: Why a 3D Digital Twin Holds Up When the Cracks Appear

    A pre-construction condition survey settles adjoining property damage disputes before they start. Learn why a 3D digital twin closes the gaps left by traditional photo reports...

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