Tag: building defects

How does the property developer fit into the revisionist Design and Build Act? Does it really solve The Defects Dilemma and what else is needed? . Dr Jonathan Drane of…

Lawyers will often go to the engineer as a first point of contact for a complex legal case involving building defects. Dr Jon Drane explains expert witness selection and Expert…

A terrifying Apartment tower fire where a small family just escapes. The Sharba Abbcof fire engulfed the building and a family just survived the experience. Finding themselves suddenly on the…

Optimum Search City Research Centre is conducting research into the systemic causes of building defects in the high rise multi-apartment tower sector. The research project is called The Defects Dilemma…

This is a repost of a 2018 petition created to apply for an extension of time to the legislative processes in play at the time which was being rushed through…

Building Defects: An Engineer’s View. Choosing the right experts for a building defects legal case. Is the engineer the right choice? Five years ago I was asked by Engineers Australia…

Building Defects Dilemma’ Gets Ministerial Recognition. The ‘Defects Dilemma Initiative’ which helps bring peace of mind to high rise apartment owners due to fear of dangerous defects, today obtained a…

Building Defects: A Builder’s View- by Dr Jonathan Drane. This paper gives a plain English history lesson on how the property development and construction processes have decayed over the past…

Building defects and Property Development Processes- A history of decay leading to building defects. This is a history note and an update to place an important national event within the…

Property Developers and Defects- the defects dilemma by Dr Jon Drane. A little history of private property  development and its effect on defect levels in Australia. Defects have plagued buildings…