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Still Useful, Or Just Familiar? Some thoughts from Airbnb's Mick McConnell
You may have seen a recent LinkedIn post by advertising luminary and successful hyphenate Mick McConnell . Â It's a thought-provoking...
Michael Nixon
4 days ago3 min read
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CPD diary tips
With the EOY approaching here are some tips for completing your CPD "Diary" for the AIQS. Photo Credit: Unsplash For New Members: - The...
Michael Nixon
7 days ago2 min read
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Cartherics Thrives in New Labs
A definite highlight of my work in the past 3-4 years has been assisting the researchers at Cartherics in establishing a home for their...
Michael Nixon
Jun 51 min read
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The joy of self publishing
My contemporary and fellow ex-Try Construction (and Arcadis) QS Faye Allen FRICS has written a book "Building Women, How everyone in...
Michael Nixon
Jun 41 min read
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Getting out to get on.
As a young man, I was told that "getting on" depended on "getting out", specifically on getting out of "the Valley" (Rossendale) and...
Michael Nixon
Jun 42 min read
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Direct Admission Route APQS Tier 3
There is a New Direct Admission Route to APQS Tier 3 for AIQS Members with the CQS designation and at least two years relevant...
Michael Nixon
Jun 42 min read
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Quantity Surveying in Botswana
Later today, two of my colleagues from AIQS and I will evaluate the professional competency of a Quantity Surveying candidate in...
Michael Nixon
Jun 34 min read
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A Holistic Vision for a Safer, More Human Workplace
Melbourne MCEC 2025: reflections on this years health and safety show. Melbourne Health & Safety Show. Â At this years Health and Safety...
Michael Nixon
May 232 min read
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Volunteering in the digital age
Volunteering is not in decline but it’s in transition – and needs to be more flexible, inclusive and digital, according to a Volunteering...
Michael Nixon
May 222 min read
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Bridging the Carbon Gap: Smoothing Collaboration Between Quantity Surveyors and Sustainability Consultants
This week, the VIC/TAS branch of the AIQS hosted its first in-person CPD event of 2025. "Greenstar fundamentals for Quantity Surveyors. ...
Michael Nixon
May 164 min read
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ESG and Sustainability: Lunch and learn with 3P Impact
🌱 What motivates meaningful sustainability in projects? 🌱 That was the powerful question at the heart of today's PMI Lunch & Learn with...
Michael Nixon
May 132 min read
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The lighthouse keepers allegory
Some thoughts on a recent LinkedIn post from Craig JL MacDonald FRICS. Craig makes a valid point. Venting rarely reflects well on the...
Michael Nixon
May 132 min read
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2025 Mother's Day Classic
Help us raise funds to support life-saving breast & ovarian cancer research. This is NOT a photo of my daughter Ruby (21) or her sister...
Michael Nixon
May 111 min read
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Buses, Men, and CPD Events!
"Bloody men are like bloody buses — You wait for about a year And as soon as one approaches your stop Two or three others appear. You...
Michael Nixon
May 101 min read
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Sydney Build Expo 2025
This years Sydney Build Expo attracted over 30,000 people (over the two days) and featured more than 600 speakers across 15 conference...
Michael Nixon
May 91 min read
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Ep: 164 The Takeoff Podcast
This week host Mick Donaghy of GEDON was joined by three leading practitioners to talk about Quantity Surveying (specifically the PQS...
Michael Nixon
May 72 min read
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The ODEC Method
Applying the Scientific Method to Everyday Mysteries and Building Diagnostics. Earlier this week, I caught up with Beyond Condition ...
Michael Nixon
May 64 min read
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Clear Timelines, Clear Communication: Your Best Defense Against Construction Claims.
My two cents on when to engage a delay analyst. Cutting through on LinkedIn has a lot to do with being provocative and this linkedin Post...
Michael Nixon
May 32 min read
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