cladding

Why this apartment with cladding is safe but not sellable

2022-11-23T17:07:31+11:00

13 November 2022 The curse of the crisis that rendered apartments unsellable has moved into a new phase as the regulator grapples with the technical and reputational risks of giving buildings a green tick to go back into the pool of tradeable properties. Strata advocates say regulators need to be quicker to act. “If they can taint the title they have a duty to remove the stain if there is adeemed [...]

Why this apartment with cladding is safe but not sellable2022-11-23T17:07:31+11:00

Hundreds of buildings with cladding deemed low priority despite possible ‘unacceptable fire risk’

2022-04-20T11:13:40+10:00

The state government taskforce into dangerous flammable cladding has deemed more than 500 buildings a low priority, despite their facades potentially posing unacceptable fire risks. NSW Auditor-General Margaret Crawford made the finding in a review of reforms targeting unsafe cladding since the material supercharged London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in 2017. Crawford said identification of buildings in the immediate aftermath was hampered by a lack of building records, but found [...]

Hundreds of buildings with cladding deemed low priority despite possible ‘unacceptable fire risk’2022-04-20T11:13:40+10:00

Managing contractor appointed to oversee removal of flammable cladding

2021-08-04T10:31:00+10:00

3 August 2021 Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson today announced the appointment of Hansen Yuncken as Managing Contractor of NSW’s cladding remediation program. Mr Anderson said Hansen Yuncken will oversee the delivery of Project Remediate, providing expertise and assurance to Owners Corporations as they go through the remediation process. Media Release - Released by: Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation > Read the full release here

Managing contractor appointed to oversee removal of flammable cladding2021-08-04T10:31:00+10:00

Combustible cladding could become ACT’s ‘second Mr Fluffy’ without full audit

2021-09-30T18:24:08+10:00

21 July 2021 The ACT Government has been warned that unsafe cladding could become the Territory’s “second Mr Fluffy” if a full audit is not carried out and more support is not offered for rectification works. President of the Owners Corporation Network, Gary Petherbridge, has raised concerns about the government’s duty of care to around 90 residential apartment buildings which may have combustible cladding, describing government offers of concessional loans as [...]

Combustible cladding could become ACT’s ‘second Mr Fluffy’ without full audit2021-09-30T18:24:08+10:00

Combustible cladding could become ACT’s ‘second Mr Fluffy’ without full audit

2021-07-29T13:03:44+10:00

21 July 2021 Sydney developer Toplace has agreed to be liable for any structural defects in its new Skyview towers complex for 20 years, in order to get buyers into their apartments. The agreement is the first of its kind and is expected to set a new benchmark of accountability for developers across the state. Dominic Gianni The Riotact.com > Read the full article here

Combustible cladding could become ACT’s ‘second Mr Fluffy’ without full audit2021-07-29T13:03:44+10:00

St Kilda apartment building evacuated over combustible cladding fears

2021-05-12T15:44:58+10:00

10 May 2021 A bayside apartment building in Melbourne has been evacuated over safety fears due to combustible cladding. The Port Phillip Council municipal building surveyor has ordered residents of a St Kilda apartment building with combustible cladding concerns and other fire safety matters to leave within two weeks, Mayor Louise Crawford said in a statement. Jack Paynter News.com.au > Read full article here

St Kilda apartment building evacuated over combustible cladding fears2021-05-12T15:44:58+10:00

London, U.K. high-rise blaze raises new concerns about cladding

2021-05-12T15:50:14+10:00

7 May 2021 LONDON -- Fire broke out Friday in a London, U.K., apartment tower which has cladding similar to that used on another housing block in the city where 72 people died in a 2017 blaze. London Fire Brigade said about 125 firefighters tackled a fire that spread to three floors of a 19-storey building in the city's Docklands. The fire brigade said "firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have carried out [...]

London, U.K. high-rise blaze raises new concerns about cladding2021-05-12T15:50:14+10:00

High-rise owners to get government advice about safe replacement cladding

2021-04-21T12:59:03+10:00

19 April 2021 Owners of high-rise buildings in Sydney will finally receive advice from the NSW government as early as Monday about what products they should use to replace flammable cladding found on their towers. The long-awaited findings from a report by the state’s cladding product safety panel are set to be released, helping to end years of uncertainty in NSW about whether replacement products are safe or too risky. “Owners [...]

High-rise owners to get government advice about safe replacement cladding2021-04-21T12:59:03+10:00

Only a small fraction of buildings with flammable cladding have been fixed, and owners are feeling the strain

2021-03-23T12:30:28+11:00

22 MARCH 2021 Australia has more than 3,400 buildings with flammable cladding. In Victoria alone, at least 71 of these buildings have been classified as “extreme risk” and another 368 as “high risk”. Despite the tragic evidence of the risks of cladding fires, rectification work had been completed on only 11 of these buildings by February 2021. The estimated cost of making these buildings safe is in the billions. State governments [...]

Only a small fraction of buildings with flammable cladding have been fixed, and owners are feeling the strain2021-03-23T12:30:28+11:00

NSW to Start Removing Flammable Cladding This Year

2021-02-26T08:52:01+11:00

15 FEBRUARY 2021 Construction on the first projects to start under a three-year program to remove combustible cladding from 225 high-risk apartment complexes in NSW will kick off around the middle of the year, the government in that state says. In an announcement last week, NSW Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson unveiled details of the state’s cladding rectification scheme which was announced in last October’s budget. Labelled Project Remediate, the [...]

NSW to Start Removing Flammable Cladding This Year2021-02-26T08:52:01+11:00
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