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		<title>Understanding Cost Efficient Designs</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/07/29/understanding-cost-efficient-designs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lifespan of materials that you use in your home are an important consideration, as replacing damaged or worn materials can be expensive.]]></description>
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		<title>6 Star Energy Rating Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may or may not have heard, but as of the 1st of May 2010, all new houses, townhouses and unit built in Queensland must achieve a 6 star energy rating.
Quite a few people have asked me what this means and how much it’s all going to cost, so I thought I would give you [...]]]></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>Build for cost: Is it too good to be true?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a lot of people have asked me about schemes whereby they contract a builder to construct their homes or renovations and then they deal directly with suppliers and sub-contractors to buy materials and services.
Well on the surface it sounds like a good idea. It would seem that you can make significant savings on materials [...]]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Renovation Advice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/?p=271</guid>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/04/23/backyard-property-developers-have-the-right-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architectural Advice]]></category>
		<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>Are You Building Ferraris or Commodores?</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/04/08/are-you-building-ferraris-or-commodores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in an earlier article, there are certain development projects that do not necessarily benefit from architectural design. A ‘fix and flick’ development for example, where the goal is to purchase a property (or properties in the case of units/townhouses), do a quick renovation and then put it back on the market is [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/04/08/property-development-maximising-your-profits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/31/you%e2%80%99re-not-going-to-sign-that-are-you/#comments</comments>
		<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>Overcapitalisation: Is it REALLY a big deal?</title>
		<link>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/31/overcapitalisation-is-it-really-a-big-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/2010/03/31/overcapitalisation-is-it-really-a-big-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trevor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation Advice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dsarchitecture.com.au/blog/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have been to one of the numerous property investment seminars that have been doing the circuit over the past decade, chances are you have heard the term ‘overcapitalisation’. There is also a chance that you have been told that it’s potentially a very bad thing. But is it really that bad? Is it [...]]]></description>
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