Davies in 2029
This is Davies in 2029.
Not where we are today — where we are going. A Vivid Vision is written in the present tense, three years out, as though you are already standing in it. It is how we tell our team, our trades, our suppliers and our clients exactly what we are building, so everyone is pulling in the same direction.
Some of what follows has not happened yet. That is the point.
We see a future where every building is making the world healthier.
Developing and building our own projects — and proving that healthy, high-performance homes are the standard, not the exception.
We develop and build our own properties in Tasmania. Every one of them is a working argument: that a home can be beautiful, durable, cheap to run and good for the people inside it, all at once.
We build to Passivhaus principles as a matter of course, and to full certification where the project warrants it.
Three promises, and the profit that keeps them.
- For our clients — to build high-quality, unique and healthy dream homes.
- For our team — to build a workplace that is fun and fulfilling.
- For everyone — to build a climate-positive business that creates a healthier world.
And to make a profit doing it, because a business that does not make money cannot keep any of these promises.
To build, lead and inspire.
Guiding homeowners to improve their quality of life and the health of the planet through the construction of quality buildings.
The spaces we inhabit have the potential to transform our lives. Design and construction is how we work; crafting your dream home is why we work. A better quality of life starts with a better quality home.
We set an exceptional standard within the industry and encourage the construction of more high-quality homes — including by builders who will never be our clients. Raising the floor for everyone matters more to us than protecting what we know.
The construction industry carries a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions, material waste and global warming. We believe that spending our working lives improving the planet's health is the most meaningful way to spend that time, and we intend to be part of the solution.
GROW
- Get better every day
- Respect for people
- Own your actions
- World-class quality
Four words that decide who we hire, what we tolerate and how we behave when a job goes wrong. We hire for alignment first and skills second: skills can be taught, values are who you are.
And one mantra that has outlived every rewrite of this document: be bold, have fun, keep quality number one.
A vision, not a description
This page describes Davies in 2029, written in the present tense as though we are already there. Some of it has not happened yet.
United by our passion for quality, we are a community of highly trained experts at the top of our game.
Our culture is what turns a brief into a high-quality, bespoke, healthy home. We run an integrated environment where architects, designers, software developers, marketers, carpenters, machine operators and many more share knowledge and pursue one mission.
It is built on workplace autonomy and professional accountability, held together by honesty, trust, teamwork and mutual respect. Our pride comes from the quality of what we make.
We are fiercely competitive on the outside, striving to be the best — and internally grateful for what we have already built, without pinning our happiness on far-off objectives.
Family and friendship are the foundation of the place. Davies is the workplace for people at the top of their careers who want to do the best work of their lives.
Our people are the company.
Building high-quality dream homes demands an equally high-performing team. Our people — their experience and their judgement — are the company.
Our internal training program turns team members into Davies Master Carpenters: an eight-year pathway with rigorous examination on Australian Standards, building science and building biology, among other subjects.
We attract talent through mindful hiring, a seamless onboarding, and development that does not stop. Our learning platform builds expertise through internal certification, so the knowledge stays in the business rather than walking out the door.
Our suppliers and contractors are partners, not line items. They contribute to product development, to sustainability, and to the standard of the built environment across the state. We work with our trades, not around them — and we pay on time.
Decisions made now impact future generations. Creating quality homes paves the way for flourishing communities ahead.
We will plant one million trees by 2050, in partnership with Align.
We build homes that last: standing strong for a century, comfortable, energy efficient, recyclable at end of life, and built with minimal waste.
We are working towards carbon-neutral, climate-positive living spaces with dramatically reduced on-site construction waste, and we measure the carbon footprint of both our operations and the homes we build rather than estimating it.
We support the UN's global goals, and we are working towards B Corp certification as the independent measure of whether our conduct matches our claims.
#TheDaviesExperience — client satisfaction sits at the heart of the work.
We are known for a collaborative approach that builds genuine relationships between architects, designers, builders and clients. Transparent communication cultivates trust, and trust is what makes an exceptional home possible.
Our team talks about our clients the way our clients talk about us.
Clients value the single point of responsibility: architecture, finance, approvals, construction and product selection under one roof, which takes the stress out of the journey rather than shifting it onto them.
Luke Davies — The Future Builder.
Luke Davies — The Future Builder reaches a large and growing audience across multiple channels, and that reach lets us engage a global community that keeps expanding.
Our book, Dream Home, in print and audio, sets out the foundation for crafting a dream home, and supports a podcast series that merges expertise from other industries with the Davies philosophy.
Davies is among Australia's most respected and most reviewed builders, and is regularly sought out for expert comment on healthy homes, building quality and the industry's direction. We hold national building and architectural accolades from the MBA, HIA and AIA.
Davies is the dream home builder. Born to be a Tasmanian icon and infused with the island's brand: clean, fresh, natural and pure.
A vision, not a description
This page describes Davies in 2029, written in the present tense as though we are already there. Some of it has not happened yet.
Our marketing delivers clarity and value, and inspires others.
Davies produces the best educational marketing in Tasmania: consistent, valuable, daily. Our content is a trusted reference, and our online presence helps people make well-informed decisions about the biggest purchase of their lives.
Our sales process is streamlined and effective, converting well because the team genuinely believes in what we build. It is forward-thinking, value-driven and purpose-oriented, and it never pressures anyone into a home that is wrong for them.
If you can plan it, you can build it.
Davies is stable, consistent and reinvests in the assets and technology needed to build the future.
Our HQ is defined by the people inside it, and by an atmosphere of calm determination in a flourishing industry. The flagship office is state-of-the-art: abundant natural light, airy, built to the same high-performance standard we hold our clients' homes to, because it would be absurd to do otherwise.
Our physical environment supports work-life balance. Our vision, values, mission and purpose are on the walls and on the screens, and our workstations are set up so people can do their best work comfortably.
If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right.
- Feasibility — site, constraints, budget range, and an honest go/no-go
- Early Contractor Involvement — the builder pricing the design while it is drawn
- Design and engineering — detailed 3D modelling and complete documentation
- Pre-construction — selections, specification and a fully resolved price
- Construction — lean methods, weekly communication, an agreed construction period
- Handover and aftercare — a relationship that does not end at the keys
We invest the time to get it right, and we deliver on time and on the agreed construction period. Our commitment to training, combined with our own software and systems, makes us leaders from concept to completion.
Every outcome has a process behind it. The Davies Operating System is robust and forever evolving.
We are a technology company that just happens to build dream homes.
Our industry-specific software carries a project from first conversation to handover, holding cost control and clear communication the whole way.
We build a digital twin of every home, so costing and construction detail are accurate rather than estimated. The model lets us solve problems before anyone picks up a tool.
Clients walk through their future home virtually and understand exactly what they are getting. That alone removes a great deal of on-site change, because clarity up front is cheaper than a variation later.
We run electric and hybrid vehicles wherever they can do the job, because a business arguing for healthier homes should not be careless about how it gets to site.
A vision, not a description
This page describes Davies in 2029, written in the present tense as though we are already there. Some of it has not happened yet.
At the heart of the business is the Aligned Home.
- Architectural design and build
- Passivhaus and high-performance design and build
- Renovations and additions to the same standard
- Project management and property development
- Davies Pavilions — a considered set plan you can modify
- A Davies finance solution supporting clients through pre-construction and construction
Designing and building dream homes where every component is balanced for quality across the six elements of a dream home.
We're about more than making buildings — we're about what buildings make possible.
- Develop and build our own properties in Tasmania
- Build every home to a healthy, high-performance standard as the default
- Grow the team's capability faster than the business grows
- Prove that a construction business can be climate-positive and profitable at once