Buildings, technology, and the gap between them. Craig writes about what he sees on site, and what better looks like.
Over 90% of the world’s precious opals come from Australia. The 19th century Sir Walter Scott’s novel Anne of Geierstein (1829) tells…
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Temperature highs in Queensland’s summer regularly float into the 30 Deg Cs, averaging at 29C in January. When the sun had gone…
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How do you accurately identify and age a plaster ceiling? Understanding Australia’s role in the history of plasterwork used throughout the today…
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I’ve been regularly asked a question that should be straightforward: “Can you inspect my house?” The answer? Well, no. But maybe yes.…
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Preamble – A disclosure What follows was first generated by AI, following instructions I prompted as part of a research assignment using…
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Imagine this: You’re a homeowner and you’re ready to renew the floor finish for the entire area covering your lounge, kitchen and…
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Most building inspection workflows still rely on structured forms. Things like tickboxes, dropdowns, and predefined fields. These systems are tidy in theory…
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Overview of Make Good Obligations “Make good” covenants require a commercial tenant to restore or yield up a leased premises in a…
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Nathan is an accountant who sits on a body corporate committee that manages an apartment complex. In Australia, a body corporate is…
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A journey into the hidden stories of property, people, and problem solving.
Craig’s narrative non-fiction draws on two decades of inspections to show how buildings fail — and how a detective’s mind works out why. If you enjoy the writing here, this is where it goes deepest.
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