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		<title>Passive Solar – An affordable way to keep warm this winter</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/08/05/passive-solar-%e2%80%93-an-affordable-way-to-keep-warm-this-winter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eco_Housing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to cut down on your home power bills? Passive Solar design is the answer. Regardless of whether you're building new or renovating, Passive Solar Design can save you thousands on running costs.]]></description>
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		<title>Why builders recommend drafts people</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/08/05/why-builders-recommend-drafts-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to know why builders will often recommend drafts people over architects? Is this practice really in the owners best interest? I don't believe so.]]></description>
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		<title>Going With The Flow</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/06/23/going-with-the-flow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often when we talk about designing your home or renovation, we discuss the merits of making the most of natural elements. Typically the number one natural element we consider in South East Queensland home designs is that of cool summer breezes.
But how exactly do you take advantage of this form of natural cooling?
Well to better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Value Only an Architect Can Add</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/04/23/value-only-an-architect-can-add/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It costs more to work with an architect than it does to work with a drafts person. In fact, it can costs more to work with Dion Seminara Architecture that it would to work with some other architects.
We’re not the cheapest; we prefer to focus on being the best and putting our energies into ensuring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backyard Property Developers Have the Right Idea</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/04/23/backyard-property-developers-have-the-right-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property Investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to be a property developer, but don’t know where to start? Well how about in your own backyard?
Most people think that they need to purchase a separate property, or block of land, in order to become a property developer, and yet many people have the opportunity to simply build a separate dwelling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Development: Maximising Your Profits</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/04/08/property-development-maximising-your-profits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property Investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Property development and architecture might seem unlikely bedfellows, but there are times and particular investments when the two fit together like a hand in a glove.
To fully understand the benefits of architectural design in property development, we first need to understand that there are varying kinds of property developments.
The hard core property developer looking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You’re not going to sign that are you?</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/31/you%e2%80%99re-not-going-to-sign-that-are-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many property owners who will happily sign a standard building contract in the belief that it will offer them enough protection if anything goes wrong. But do you really know what you’re signing? Is it really offering you the protection you need?
Most of my clients have me advise them on their building contract [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bigger Is Not Always Better</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/19/bigger-is-not-always-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was at a party where a friend of a friend was talking to me about the new home they were building. She explained to me that she would have loved to use my services, but that she couldn’t because her house was only small; not the size of home that an architect would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Time to Invest In Your Property Is NOW</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/12/the-time-to-invest-in-your-property-is-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/12/the-time-to-invest-in-your-property-is-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a moment to gaze into the crystal ball with me to see where the property market in Southeast Queensland is headed.
Currently there is a chronic undersupply of new housing in the Southeast corner. The rental market is more competitive than ever. Yet more and more people are moving to Brisbane, the Gold Coast and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connection or Isolation; the Importance of Balance</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/12/connection-or-isolation-the-importance-of-balance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/12/connection-or-isolation-the-importance-of-balance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Design Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
You will often hear architects, including myself, talk about ‘connection’ when discussing home designs. But what does it mean exactly, and how does it apply to your home design?
Areas of Connection
When we discuss ‘connection’, we mean that various areas within your home should be linked in a pre-planned way. For example, in the old days [...]]]></description>
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