When a building manager is on-site, he or she often establishes relationships with strata committees faster than strata managers can, and when there’s an issue, a picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to defect coordination and facilitation, this is more prevalent than ever. We are in the middle of a turbulent time […]
If you think building evacuation is never going to happen to your strata scheme, take a good look at what is happening in NSW currently with a number of buildings in the media and owners displaced in what is considered unprecedented. Many kinds of emergencies can lead to a need for evacuation. In some cases, […]
While facilitating defects, I am astounded how often fire compliance is continually mis- managed. Having a parent who spent his career investigating fires, the words “the fire won’t get you, the smoke will get you well before the flames do” are always front of mind for me. Reviewing fire doors this week in a building, […]
The mental health damage and the sensation of being short changed on people living in apartments is an ongoing topic within the defects industry. From the apartment owners, the legal experts and the specialist engineers, everyone is talking about the moral injury to strata owners. Over the past 2 years, while working alongside Mascot Towers, there were countless examples of mentally frustrated apartment owners who were constantly and continuously being agitated while the end of their second year was looming. While this example may seem a little exaggerated or extreme, the case is similar for all sorts of apartment owners facing defects in their residences. There’s a much-shared opinion that the remediation industry only cares about the profit, while the customers are left to take care of the staggering costs. Our experience is far from this myth. The reality is quite different from this rumor. What is faced by the residents compels the industry […]
Report writing can be a colourful art form sometimes. As a non-expert working within the investigative and more focused on the forensic side of building management, the validity of my investigations requires careful processes and steps taken to ensure what I produce is reliable and not just a narrative. Accurate justifiable reporting; we at Grays […]
One of the Grays Rescue Building Management’s expressions is: if people can reach it, they will touch it. Sliced fingers from low hanging booker rods are one of the more common resident injuries in common property as a result of careless tradesmanship. Both plumbers and electricians are usually the culprits for taking the quick option of […]
Today we are looking at 3D Strata Plans and all of their benefits. As someone who works within the parameters of investigative building management and forensic building management, I personally find 3D strata plans very useful and I am always on the lookout for the program that provides advanced capabilities for mapping and landmarking. In […]
A good practitioner representing an owners corporation understands that remedial works comes with dust and minor scuffs. However, it doesn’t have to be this way, it is up to the principal practitioners and building managers to protect the owners corporation assets and create a situation that the remedial contractors take every precaution to protect the […]
As refreshing as it is to read the story in the Sydney Morning Herald about the cleaning industry starting to clean up its act, will it actually happen or is it just a good news story? I understand too well what this industry is about as I had a cleaner come to me advising none […]