6P: PROJECTS
[Watch time: 1 hour 5 minutes] Overheads are always a hot topic, and very few builders charge enough to cover them. Lots of members have been asking about overheads and how to get them right. So in this session Duayne outlines all the areas that need to be considered when you are working out your…
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[Watch time: 1 hour 2 minutes] On this call, Duayne discusses why he believes that the proposal is the most important document in your building business. So much so that he and his wife Camille sold their family home to develop software that makes doing proposals easy, and helps hundreds of builders and trades win…
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[Watch time: 1 hour & 8 minutes] Dr Baker-Laporte was a keynote speaker at the Live Life Build Brisbane Fuel Session on 29 May 2025. You can watch the recording from that session and view Paula’s slide presentation. In her presentation, Dr Baker-Laporte shares how first-hand experience with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities in the 1980’s was…
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[Watch time: 1 hour 6 minutes] Our guest expert in this session is Ryan Houston. Master Builders Insurance can be complicated, confusing and overwhelming for many people. It is often seen as a grudge purchase with many people lacking faith in the product or the insurer’s willingness to pay a claim should the worst happen. …
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[Watch time: 1 hour] In this session Duayne will be showing examples and sharing knowledge about how to set up site whiteboards for team and project success. Everything from: how to set them out what goes on them where the information comes from who updates them and when using them for team development. There are…
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[Watch time: 1 hour] In this session, Duayne and Amelia share the incredible VISION2025 in place for ELEVATE, and what you can expect in your learning, live events and other amazing membership inclusions. Action Items: after this session you should: Download the annual calendar Book the calls and live events in your diary Nominate a…
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[Watch time: 1 hour 1 minute] The industry (and society) is full of success markers: the things that success is measured by and that often end up shaping our goals and dreams. In this session with Duayne and Amelia, you’ll learn what really makes a builder successful, and how to determine success on your own…
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[Watch time: 1 hour] In this session we chat to Jerry from Tools™ to learn why he and his team have developed this fantastic App to help the building industry. Uniquely Australian, Tools™ may be the single most important innovation in the Construction Industry in the past 50 years. Tools™ provides you with both web…
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[Watch time: 1 hour & 14 minutes] Our guest for this ELEVATE session is Andy Pickard from Powerhaus Engineering.Creating energy efficient homes can sometimes feel like guesswork, a lot of additional expense for the client, and a lot of additional work for you as the builder. However, there are ways you can access data to…
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[Watch time: 1 hour, 4 minutes] Join Duayne and Amelia as they take you through the Cost Tracker Template. This is a template you can use to track changes in costs to Provisional Sums and PC Items, and keep your business and your client informed of overall variations to contract sums. You can also use…
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