BUILDING
Our established team specialises in providing the highest level of consultancy services for a full range of developments including: residential, retail, commercial, mixed used, health and aged care, educational and government projects, and land development across all states within Australia. Our involvement often continues throughout a project, beginning with the design and development phase where we provide advice on compliance issues assisting with design solutions, through the assessment of the necessary approvals documentation for building certification sign off and liaison with referral authorities on issues relating to building approval.
As a team of building surveyors we understand and interpret building law. With our multi-discipline team we offer a comprehensive integrated service that is unique within the industry and delivers value adding to clients, capitalising on professional expertise providing input into the design, planning and functionality of buildings. Our skills are in building legislation, technical codes and construction standards, detecting and diagnosing problems with design issues, construction techniques and materials and site inspection processes. We also provide building regulation advice, building audits, due diligence reports, access reports and fire safety upgrade audits. Our ability to provide clients with integrated specialist advice is both time-saving and cost effective.
Our specific services include:
BUILDING ASSESSMENT AND REGULATION ADVICE
- Building Code of Australia assessments
- Pre and post DA compliance audits
- BCA audit reports on existing buildings
- Fire Safety upgrade strategies
- Performance based compliance advice
- Preparation of alternative solutions
- Management of Council fire orders
- Consent Authority liaison, process management and negotiation
CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATION
- Construction Certificates
- Complying Development Certificates
- Compliance Certificates
- Crown Building Works Certificates
- Management and co-ordination of submissions
STRATA SUBDIVISION
- Private Certification for issue of strata certificates by registered certifers.
- Private Certification of subdivision (where permitted by council) by registered certifiers.
PRINCIPAL CERTIFIER SERVICES
- Critical Stage Inspections
- Building Inspection and compliance reporting
- Compliance management
- Occupation Certificates
EXPERT WITNESS
- Acting as BCA expert witness in Land & Environment Court
- Acting as Access expert witness in Land & Environment Court
FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING
Input into Fire Engineering briefs and reports as Certifier stakeholder
- Identification of building design initiatives
- Liaison and negotiation with consent authorities including Council and Fire & Rescue NSW
- Fire safety risk analysis
FIRE SAFETY MAINTENANCE AND ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY STATEMENTS
- Assessment of fire safety measures in existing buildings
- Annual fire safety statements
- Project management of annual maintenance
- Review and compliance advice on Fire Safety Schedules