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Building Management Articles

Lift Upgrade & Maintenance

When should you modernise a lift versus replacing it? There are positives and negatives of each alternative and the existing lift equipment and site conditions would need to be assessed in order to determine the most suitable and cost-effective solution. Typical areas that need to be considered are below. Has there been any prior ...

Engineering reports for strata properties - how they can save you thousands...

Most people have a strong misconception that engineers are far too expensive. How much does a report generally cost? What are the most common building issues you investigate? What can be done to prevent these issues? How often should owners corporations engage a professional engineer to inspect the building? ...

Submitting an Annual Fire Safety Statement

What is required for submitting an Annual Fire Safety Statement can often be very confusing. Often contractors will capitalise on this confusion and suggest that unnecessary works be completed so that they can provide you with a copy of your annual fire safety statement. Hopefully the below listed information provides a little more clarit...

Defect Management - a useful guide for NSW

Defect management can be a difficult process and there is often a great deal of confusion in ascertaining what is and what isn't a defect. To assist you we have attached a guide to the NSW Standards and Tolerances. We have summarised some common issues for your convenience. There are several other defects listed in the document wh...

Flammable cladding may be present in 340 Sydney buildings

Some of the most frequented buildings in the Sydney CBD are among the more than 300 buildings identified as having cladding that poses a potential fire risk.

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Documents obtained by the Greens NSW under the Freedom of Information laws, less than two years after the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, reveal 341 buildings in the City of Sydney contain cladding that is potentially combustible........

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