Wide Bay Bundaberg Branch Meeting BDQ invites everyone to attend the upcoming Wide Bay Bundaberg Branch Meeting, featuring a presentation by Jason Herbener from Buildable Approvals. Jason will present on Waterproofing: Potential Problems with Wet Areas, exploring common issues relating to enclosed and unenclosed showers, floor wastes, gradients, and wet area detailing. The session will...
South West Branch Meeting BDQ invites members to attend the upcoming South West Branch Meeting, featuring a presentation from Victoria Walker and David Walker of BERA. Join us on Tuesday 23rd June for a highly practical session titled 7-Star Design in Practice: Lessons from Thousands of Real-World Assessments. Victoria and David will share insights and...
Central Queensland Branch Meeting BDQ invites members to attend the upcoming Central Queensland Branch Meeting, featuring a presentation by Cindy Lee from our Partner, Stratco. Cindy will present how surface articulation, profile selection, and finish strategies can transform surfaces into dynamic canvases of light and shadow. This session will explore practical detailing tips, Queensland-specific considerations,...
Gold Coast Branch Meeting BDQ invites members to attend the upcoming Gold Coast Branch Meeting, featuring a presentation by Michael Tyrrell from Building Approvals and Advice and Hamish Craig from Scan Built 3D Pty Ltd. Michael Tyrrell from Building Approvals and Advice will present on water proofing in Queensland, the QDC MP4.5, Housing provisions and...
Brisbane Branch Meeting BDQ invites members to attend the upcoming Brisbane Branch Meeting and AGM, which will also feature a presentation from Bondor Metecno. Caroline Bell will present Designing Commercial, Industrial, Manufacturing, and Agricultural Projects, exploring strategic solutions for a more efficient and sustainable built environment. This session will cover the building envelope, trends shaping...
Sunshine Coast Branch Meeting BDQ invites members to attend the upcoming Sunshine Coast Branch Meeting & AGM, featuring presentations by Hamish Craig from Scan Built 3D Pty Ltd and Lachlan Taylor from LevelMaster. Hamish will present Scan Built 3D: Stop Measuring. Start Capturing. LiDAR Scanning and Point Clouds for Building Designers, demonstrating how LiDAR scanning...
Central Queensland Branch Meeting Join the Central Queensland Branch together with our Industry Partner, ALSPEC for a practical session on AS2047-2014 and what it takes to get window and door installations right on site. Presented by Bernie San Diego from ALSPEC, this session will unpack compliant installation practices across residential and commercial projects — including...
South West Branch Meeting BDQ invites members to attend the upcoming branch meeting, featuring a presentation by Karl Morby from our Industry Partner, AWS. Karl will present on AWS's 2026 new product range, exploring the company's commitment to innovation and product development. The session will cover high-performance, energy-efficient framing solutions designed for both residential and...
FNQ Lunch Get Together We'd love for you to join us for a relaxed lunch in Cairns on Thursday 30 July at 2pm! Although this year's Far North Queensland Regional Design Awards won't be going ahead, we didn't want to miss the opportunity to come up and spend some time with our FNQ members. BDQ...
Mackay & Central QLD Regional Design Awards Great design is happening right across Central Queensland - and the 2026 Regional Design Awards is where we stop and recognise it. The awards celebrate building designers who bring creativity, skill, and genuine care for their clients to every project. Whether residential or commercial, large or small, the...
Mackay Breakfast Catch Up We'd love for you to join us for a relaxed breakfast the morning after the Mackay & Central Queensland Regional Design Awards! Come and connect with BDQ CEO Wayne Owens while he's in town for a morning of great company and good conversation. What better way to round out the celebrations...
South West Regional Design Awards Toowoomba has long been a hub of design excellence - and the 2026 South West Regional Design Awards is our annual moment to make that case loud and clear. The evening recognises the building designers across South West Queensland whose work has set the standard this year, with awards across...