Welcome to the last issue of the “Building Bulletin” for 2015; I trust that there will be something of interest to you all in this bulletin.
Our customers constantly tell us that consistency is the most important thing for them; we hope that this bulletin will go some way towards achieving that goal.
Project cost approx $160 million, 2.7ha in area (including car parking)
Approximate construction timeline: 18 months
A new shopping mall consisting of approximately 100 shops (including restaurants and cafes), and offices space located at the end of the North-western motorway. The mall is part of a new metropolitan town centre being developed adjacent to the existing commercial development at Westgate.
The 2014/2015 financial year has seen Licensed Building Practitioner (LPB) complaints increase by 40%, which represents significant growth and indicates greater consumer awareness of the LBP complaints function coupled with a boom in the construction sector.
Frameless cantilevered glass balustrades need to meet the provisions of Building Code clauses B1 (structure), B2 (Durability), F2 (hazardous materials) and F4 (Safety from falling).
The determination discusses the approach used in two different test methodologies for water from asphalt roofing shingles, where the rainwater is being harvested for potable use.
When speaking with a number of builders recently the number one challenge for most building companies and individual builders is the collation of documentation to apply for the code compliance certificate (CCC).