Writing from the field.
Buildings, technology, and the gap between them. Craig writes about what he sees on site, and what better looks like.
“Can you Inspect My House?” …not really.
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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Adapting Heritage Properties for Net Zero and Sustainability in Australia
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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Who Are You Gonna Call?
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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Why Photography Beats Forms in Building Data Collection
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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The Slow Death of Make Good
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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The Master Storyteller
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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TDD is Broken. Here’s How We Fix It.
The practice of Technical Due Diligence (TDD) has, over time, devolved into a market commodity. There is a clear desire from clients…
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The Bigger Picture: ISO 55001 and Asset Management Maturity
“What does maturity in asset management look like?” As someone who spends most of their time in and around physical assets, inspecting…
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A Space Shuttle Landing on the Shard
Part 1 titled “The Building Detective” precedes this article, introducing ODEC which is applied below. It can be read beforehand, here. Here’s…
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The Building Detective
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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