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High-rise apartment owners in Australia are faced with a myriad of building defects, with combustible cladding considered as just the “tip of the iceberg.” Many apartment owners also need to pay to fix some of the widespread problems, brought on by water penetration and incomplete safety systems. An article from Financial Review discusses the crisis…
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Crown’s harbourside casino tower in Sydney was only built in 2020, but it has already been investigated after a water leak was discovered. The $2.2 billion building became the tallest in Sydney when it opened its doors in December 2020. The tower includes a 350-room hotel, 82 luxury residences, more than a dozen bars and…
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The tragedy of the 12-storey Miami apartment collapse brought pressing questions to many in the construction industry. A range of possible causes were considered, from structural defects to environmental influences. What could have triggered the sudden collapse of the 40-year-old block? This article from the BBC has detailed some of the probable causes. The ground…
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In recent years, New Zealand has been facing a huge challenge – solving the ‘leaky building’ crisis, as laid out in this article. Peter Dyer, author of Rottenomics: The Story of New Zealand’s Leaky Buildings, recently estimated the cost of fixing the problem to be $50 billion. The amount is equivalent to one-sixth of the…
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Here are the article’s main findings: As stated in this article published in The Age, more than 50 per cent of Victorian apartment owners reported that they live in homes with building defects, according to a new survey of 3,593 people by Australian Apartment Advocacy. Water penetration from outside, poor waterproofing, defective plumbing and structural…
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Over the past decade especially, it’s come to our attention that many internal and external wet area designs and waterproofing installations are actually non-compliant to the National Construction Code and waterproofing Australian Standards. It’s because of this lack of compliance that buildings all over the nation are increasingly presenting symptoms of “leaky building syndrome”, which…
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It’s no secret that Australian cities are experiencing a boom in apartment construction. There were 667,394 apartments, flats or units built nationwide from the end of 2000 up until March 2018, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Based on data gathered by a study by Griffith and Deakin universities, we’re scared to…
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We’re all familiar with the tragic story of the Miami Beach condo collapse. But did you know that almost three years before its collapse, a consultant warned there was evidence of major structural damage? “Failure to replace the waterproofing in the near future will cause the extent of the concrete deterioration to expand exponentially,” Frank…
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Strata buildings in New South Wales have been facing a number of dangerous problems. Among these issues are serious defects brought about by structural and waterproofing issues, and in the process, the average repair bill has skyrocketed. Research found that buildings in two out of five strata in New South Wales struggle with risky problems…
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