Re-establishing control of design and certification
An opinion piece by Charles Rickard
read more Defect Free Building in New South Wales
I have been chairman of the multi-disciplinary committee (MDC) of Engineers Australia since 2012. A lot has happened in the last four years. In 2014 Michael Lambert (previously NSW Treasury Official) was appointed by the government to undertake a report into concerning standards in the building industry. This has been a problem for the government […]
read moreTHE COMPETITIVENESS OF GRC GLASS REINFORCED CONCRETE
Pilkington Bros first commercially developed GRC in the 1950’s based on original work by the British Government Building Research Establishment. However, the first nation to really be commercially successful on a large-scale was the Americans. Companies such as GRC Lafayette gained worldwide recognition for the work they did in recreating gothic architecture in GRC in […]
read moreA View on the Australian Building Industry 2012 – Part 1
A View on the Australian Building Industry 2012 – Part 1 After 37 years in the building industry, I suggest building standards have now fallen to a standard below that existing prior to my graduation. In the interest of reducing bureaucracy and facilitating development, we have eliminated well established safeguards on the quality of the […]
read moreA View on the Australian Building Industry 2012 – Part 2
A View on the Australian Building Industry 2012 – Part 2 After 37 years in the building industry, I suggest building standards have now fallen to a standard below that existing prior to my graduation. In the interest of reducing bureaucracy and facilitating development, we have eliminated well established safeguards on the quality of the […]
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