SCA chief executive Kim Henshaw said state and federal governments needed to get on board to tackle the issue before there was a repeat of the Lacrosse apartment fire in...
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Four Corners Shows Need for Clerk of Works, Architects Say
Following the airing of Monday’s Four Corners program, which detailed a litany of problems with the building and construction sector, the Australian Institute of Architects has...
NSW imposes retrospective flammable cladding ban
The ban also applies to commercial office buildings, industrial buildings or retail buildings four storeys or more in height for Class A construction and three storeys or more in...
ASIC Targets Phoenix Companies in Construction Sector
The Australia Securities & Investment Commission has announced that it will crack down on phoenix activity in the construction industry, placing as many as eight large-scale...
How Can We Stop Dodgy Builders?
From India to Brazil to Egypt and in many other parts of the developing world, problems associated with ‘cowboy’ builders and dodgy and often illegal...
Faulty Construction Products Make Firefighting Difficult: MFP
In its submission to the Senate Committee into Non-Conforming Building Products, Victoria’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Emergency Services Board (MFB) said the risk created by...
Safety first as fireys boycott dangerous buildings
Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade has opened a new front in the controversy over dangerous building materials that fail to comply with tough laws designed to protect...
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Coroner starts work on tower cladding inquiry
A spokeswoman for the coroner confirmed an investigation into the November 25 fire at Lacrosse Tower had begun, with police given up to six months to complete a brief for Coroner...
Push for building product rules after Docklands tower fire
Building Ministers from each state and territory agreed on a number of recommendations to address concerns at a meeting on Friday. Aluminium cladding attached to one Melbourne...