In the media PCA: HomeBuilder the workhorse of economic recovery The success of the Federal Government's HomeBuilder grants program demonstrates the power of residential construction in supporting jobs and driving economic activity. According to new figures from Treasury, more than 75,000 households have applied for the HomeBuilder grant with around 80 per cent of these for new construction (20 January 2021). More... Managing large-scale construction projects to avoid cost overruns Researchers from the University of Stavanger, University of Melbourne, and University of Wisconsin-Madison have published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how major projects undertaken by temporary organisations can be better managed so that cost overruns are minimised. Such cost overruns are a common outcome of major engineering and construction projects (19 January 2021). More...