builders & certification

Interest-free loans part of $1b program to fix NSW’s cladding crisis

2020-11-17T12:11:30+11:00

17 NOVEMBER 2020 Apartment owners forced to replace flammable cladding on high-risk buildings across NSW will be able to access interest-free loans as part of a $1 billion government program over the next three years aimed at helping to resolve the crisis. The program, which will be unveiled in the state budget on Tuesday, includes $139 million to establish and offer technical support to owners for the remediation of at-risk buildings. [...]

Interest-free loans part of $1b program to fix NSW’s cladding crisis2020-11-17T12:11:30+11:00

Opal Towers: McKenzie Group and building watchdog had secret deal

2020-11-09T17:33:48+11:00

3 November 2020 The certifiers who passed the notorious Opal Towers as fit to live in have had a finding of professional misconduct against them downgraded in a secret deal with the very government body meant to protect homeowners. The agreement between the Building Professionals Board and certifiers McKenzie Group Consulting was approved by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal with the terms to remain “confidential”, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. [...]

Opal Towers: McKenzie Group and building watchdog had secret deal2020-11-09T17:33:48+11:00

‘Signatures for sale’ days are over, warns Sydney’s new building commissioner

2020-10-07T04:22:52+11:00

24 AUGUST 2020 A week before his new powers come into force, NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler has issued a blunt warning to certifiers of buildings that the days of a small group of them choosing to act as "signatures for sale" are over. Mr Chandler will have the power from September 1 to enter and inspect building sites, prevent the issuing of occupation certificates, call for documents and order work [...]

‘Signatures for sale’ days are over, warns Sydney’s new building commissioner2020-10-07T04:22:52+11:00

Back to the future: unit owners hail return of public certifiers

2020-10-07T04:31:44+11:00

22 JULY 2020 Unit owners have welcomed moves for the return of public certifiers to improve building quality in the ACT, but say architects and engineers also need to be involved in project delivery from start to finish. Owners Corporation Network ACT president Gary Petherbridge said Mr Ramsay was on the right track with public certifiers for multi-unit developments and developers having to be fit and proper persons to be in [...]

Back to the future: unit owners hail return of public certifiers2020-10-07T04:31:44+11:00

‘They should help’: Sydney cladding crisis leaves big bills for owners

2020-10-07T04:34:22+11:00

13 JULY 2020 The large yellow cladding on the side of the 19-storey Distillery apartment tower in Pyrmont has made it one of the most recognisable residential high rises in the inner Sydney suburb. Yet the flammable nature of the cladding has also made it an expensive problem for its owners, who are finally nearing the end of a three-year saga to remove it that has cost them more than $3 [...]

‘They should help’: Sydney cladding crisis leaves big bills for owners2020-10-07T04:34:22+11:00

The Office of Building Commissioner’s Director, Matt Press is now hiring a program manager and project officer

2020-10-07T04:35:31+11:00

28 JUNE 2020 The Office of the Building Commissioner (OBC) has just finished the initial appointments to commence the Occupation Certificate Audits from 1 September 2020. The talent pool of applicants was very impressive. Experienced Designers, Contractors and Certifiers with 15-years experience will soon be in the field to work with the Building Commissioner. A powerful new tool is being built inside BRD to provide a single view of all projects [...]

The Office of Building Commissioner’s Director, Matt Press is now hiring a program manager and project officer2020-10-07T04:35:31+11:00

Sydney’s ‘worst’ apartment tower for defects forces industry shake-up

2020-09-07T14:32:35+10:00

17 JUNE 2020 The NSW Building Commissioner has revealed an apartment tower in western Sydney, which he says is probably the worst he's inspected, compelled him to convince the state government to give him the powers to clean up the industry. David Chandler has warned developers he will use his new powers to stop them forcing people who buy off-the-plan to settle on apartments in buildings with significant defects. With structural flaws [...]

Sydney’s ‘worst’ apartment tower for defects forces industry shake-up2020-09-07T14:32:35+10:00

Building watchdog’s powers to be bolstered in bid to clean up industry

2020-10-07T14:44:04+11:00

1 JUNE 2020 The NSW building commissioner is set to gain strong powers to stop builders from forcing off-the-plan sales of apartments with defects after Labor signalled it would support a proposed shake-up of the construction industry. After abandoning attempts late last year to pass key legislation, the Berejiklian government will reintroduce an amended bill to the upper house on Tuesday, and introduce another to the lower house which will, if [...]

Building watchdog’s powers to be bolstered in bid to clean up industry2020-10-07T14:44:04+11:00

Upper House report slams Government on cladding, defects and reforms

2020-09-21T21:58:54+10:00

5 May 2020 A NSW Upper House committee has slammed the NSW State government over alleged failures in three key areas all of which are directly related to apartment living. The government is accused of failing to properly address issues with flammable cladding, dragging its feet on legislation required to give Building Commissioner David Chandler the powers he needs to clean up the building industry, and leaving apartment owners in sub-standard [...]

Upper House report slams Government on cladding, defects and reforms2020-09-21T21:58:54+10:00

New rating system could help buyers avoid dodgy apartments

2020-09-21T22:12:11+10:00

31 January 2020 The New South Wales government is planning to introduce a new ratings system for builders and developers in an attempt to protect consumers from buying dodgy apartments. The tool will create a risk profile for every planned project based on the track records of the builders, designers, developers and certifiers involved in the development. And the legal reforms accompanying it will give the government stronger powers to stop occupancy [...]

New rating system could help buyers avoid dodgy apartments2020-09-21T22:12:11+10:00
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