The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal's decision relating to the combustible cladding fire at the Lacrosee Tower in Melbourne's Docklands was delivered in March 2019, over 4 years after … [Read more...]
Examining common themes in the Shergold Weir and Hackitt Reports
The Building Confidence report prepared by Professor Shergold and Bronwyn Weir for the Building Minister's Forum in Australia was released in April 2018. Two weeks later, the UK government released … [Read more...]
Aluminium Composite Panels – ‘attachments’ and ‘bonded laminated materials’
I recently read with interest the following article claiming that in most cases combustible cladding identified in cladding audits around Australia are likely to have been installed on buildings in … [Read more...]
Registration for trade contracors and amendments to facilitate the state-wide cladding audit program
Last week the Minister for Planning, the Hon Richard Wynne, introduced the Building Amendment (Registration of Trades and Other Matters) Bill 2018 into the Victorian Parliament. The Bill makes … [Read more...]
Building Ministers Forum Expert Assessment Released
I am pleased that the Building Ministers Forum has favorably considered our Assessment of building regulation systems and 24 recommendations which, if implemented would represent a national best … [Read more...]
Welcome to our new website and blog!
After a couple of months of planning, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new website. We hope you like its fresh new look. We’ve designed the website to allow you to find the … [Read more...]