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FlatChat Podcast: Crackdown on dud developers hits home

2020-10-04T22:38:28+11:00

15 SEPTEMBER 2020 Karen Stiles, Executive Officer of the Owners Corporation Network, joins Jimmy Thomson on Flat Chat Wrap Podcast 91 'First there is the redoubtable Karen Stiles who is the Executive Officer at the Owners Corporation Network (OCN) and, as such, has a seat at the table for some of the most critical discussions being made about NSW strata in decades. Karen has come on to the podcast to explain [...]

FlatChat Podcast: Crackdown on dud developers hits home2020-10-04T22:38:28+11:00

NSW puts first four developers on notice

2020-10-07T04:20:00+11:00

2 SEPTEMBER 2020 NSW building commissioner David Chandler has put a first group of four developers on notice under sweeping new powers, telling them his office will audit their apartment projects to make sure they conform with the approved plans and will not allow them to settle if they do not comply. The first audits, to be followed by another six next month, follow passing of new laws in June that [...]

NSW puts first four developers on notice2020-10-07T04:20:00+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

Making a Building “Trustworthy” And How to Deliver One

2020-10-07T04:26:11+11:00

16 AUGUST 2020 “Trustworthy buildings” are a goal the entire construction industry needs to achieve, according to NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler. There are several aspects to this, and major payoffs to be had in terms of productivity, accountability and building your own reputation. Awards, online product reviews and your own marketing might not be the best way to assure buyers you build trustworthy buildings. According to Karen Stiles, Executive Officer [...]

Making a Building “Trustworthy” And How to Deliver One2020-10-07T04:26:11+11:00

60 Minutes – Buyer Beware Part 1

2020-10-07T04:29:24+11:00

9 AUGUST 2020 Here's an incredible, not to mention shameful, statistic about Australia's building industry. 85% of new high-rise apartment towers are defective. The rate of shoddy workmanship has increased dramatically as governments around the country have encouraged more developers to build more high-density housing as a way of containing urban sprawl. As a result, many unsuspecting buyers, trying to put a roof over their heads, are learning a painful lesson: [...]

60 Minutes – Buyer Beware Part 12020-10-07T04:29:24+11:00

Apartment owners win legal victory over combustible cladding

2020-10-07T04:30:30+11:00

6 AUGUST 2020 A group of apartment owners battling to have combustible cladding replaced on their buildings have won a landmark legal victory – giving hope to the thousands more facing similar dangers. In an Australian first, a major building company which installed timber-PVC Biowood cladding on four multi-storey apartment blocks in Ryde has lost its appeal against being forced to rectify the work. Further, if it doesn’t reach an agreement [...]

Apartment owners win legal victory over combustible cladding2020-10-07T04:30:30+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

2GB – Calls for government to help pay for flammable cladding removal

2020-10-07T04:33:01+11:00

13 JULY 2020 Michael McLaren, 2GB Overnight Program host, is joined by Karen Stiles, Executive Officer of the Owners Corporation Network, a not-for-profit body representing apartment owners, who claims the federal government’s $25,000 Home Builder grants would have been better spent fixing apartment buildings cloaked in flammable cladding which posed a risk to lives. > Full interview at 2GB.com Michael McLaren

2GB – Calls for government to help pay for flammable cladding removal2020-10-07T04:33:01+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
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