Construction industry advisory
Better thinking.
Better building.
Expert advice for an industry ready to move forward.
Independent advice led by David Chandler AM, an industry practitioner with wide experience across the private and public sectors. Essential perspectives on quality, productivity, better housing delivery and construction enterprise business strategies.
to practical progress.
Developers & builders / Government & housing providers / Industry leaders
01 / Our expertise
Clarity on the
issues that matter.
From the decisions made in the boardroom to the way work comes together on site, better outcomes start with asking better questions.
Find the right starting point01Quality & confidence
Put quality, accountability and the customer at the centre of delivery. An independent perspective on the practices, responsibilities and evidence that build confidence in a project.
02Productivity & modern construction
Look beyond individual technologies to how the whole delivery system works. Explore better coordination, off-site construction and supply-chain capability, with a focus on measurable improvements.
03Housing delivery & industry strategy
Connect housing ambition with the practical conditions needed to deliver. Test assumptions, identify barriers and develop approaches that bring policy, commercial realities and construction capability together.
04Leadership & industry dialogue
Bring an informed, direct voice to the conversations shaping construction. Strategic briefings, facilitated discussions and speaking engagements that challenge established thinking and focus attention on practical action.
02 / Led by experience
David Chandler AM.
Industry practitioner & adviser
Inaugural NSW Building Commissioner
Experience across projects,
businesses and public service.
Independent advice led by David Chandler AM, an industry practitioner with wide experience in the private and public sector in housing, urban renewal, health and major projects including as Construction Director for Australia’s New Parliament House.
David’s experiences have evolved from projects and businesses operating around the Asia Pacific Rim. He was the inaugural NSW Building Commissioner and the industry founder of the Centre for Smart Modern Construction at Western Sydney University.
He brings essential perspectives on quality, productivity and better housing delivery and construction enterprise business strategies.
He champions the theme of ‘what good looks like’ to help shape the capability and character of today’s constructors, who are now facing into a rapidly modernising industry.
What good looks like.
03 / Latest essays
Ideas worth
building on.
The latest essays from David’s Substack, The Construction Edge. Read, subscribe and join the conversation on Substack.
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04 / Start a conversation
What needs
to change?
Tell us about the decision, project or industry challenge in front of you. Let’s explore where an independent perspective could help.
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