Wooster Group

14/11/2017

Creative thinking solving the final piece in the puzzle

21/09/2017

Another great CEDA report this week highlighting the problems with housing affordability:

Australia's housing affordability crisis is likely to continue for another 40 years unless there are major changes to the market, according to the latest report from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

03/08/2017

An interesting view of the housing bubble:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/may/03/eye-watering-prices-australias-housing-affordability-crisis-laid-bare

Mortgages now soak up 42% of average income in Sydney, 37% in Melbourne and 23% in Brisbane, with other capitals around 20%

17/07/2017

Housing influences everything from productivity and employment through to inter-generational poverty and childhood education. Yet outdated concepts and thinking are shaping Australia’s troubled housing system.

Wooster Group are addressing these issues. Find out more. www.wooster-group.com

19/06/2017

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170522-the-worlds-most-beautiful-house

Set among trees, rocks and a waterfall, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater was a masterpiece beset with problems. Jonathan Glancey tells its story.

15/06/2017

Advantages of working with Magnesium Board (taken from Wikipedia)

Ratings and testing:
Fire-resistant (UL 055 and ASTM-tested and A-rated)

Waterproof (freeze/thaw-tested for 36 months)

Mold/fungus/bug free (non-nutritious to mold, fungus, insects ASTM G-21)

Impact-resistant (ASTM D-5628)

NYC approved (MEA # 359-02-M)

Silica/asbestos free

STC-rated 53-54

Can be used in the place of traditional drywall or cement boards. No special tools required.

Hard non-absorbent surface – no paper.

Can be used in applications like cement-based siding.

Available in colours.

Energy efficient – It is removed from ore at about 25% of the temperature (400-800 °F) required to form CaO, the starting material for the preparation of slaked lime or portlandite used in common mortar and plaster.

Magnesia boards have been mentioned in articles about biologically friendly construction and risks of mold infection.

03/06/2017

https://www.domain.com.au/news/flipped-surry-hills-terrace-passes-in-at-auction-after-full-renovation-20170527-gwegu6/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=link-newsfeed&utm_campaign=c-all-autopromo

First-home buyer fails to win auction where he's the only bidder.

01/06/2017

How our process is revolutionising building in Australia

https://youtu.be/pIhn1GfBIL8

How we have revolutionised building from process and personnel to materials and technology.

01/06/2017

Watch below one of our YouTube time lapse videos showing an indoor construction display unit being built in Wetherill Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-FTY3D0w6g

Watch a time lapse video of Wooster Group assembling a building.

17/05/2017

The display has started
https://youtu.be/tVp_OCTrptk

The simple foundation floor made from steel which replaces a concrete slab

11/05/2017

http://www.ahuri.edu.au/evidence-in-action/news/ahuri-research-supports-affordable-housing-financing-model-in-budget-2017?utm_source=AHURINews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017May11

As part of the 2017 Budget, the Treasurer Scott Morrison has announced the creation of an affordable housing bond aggregator, the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation.

05/05/2017

Simple connection make the flooring easy to build.
https://youtu.be/20Lex-Qt5Io