To restore public confidence in apartments, rewrite Australia's building codes
- Written by Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW
Compliance with the National Construction Code provides no guarantee that an apartment won't leak.Shutterstock
A prestige apartment building in Sydney built by a well-known developer is undergoing a second replacement of a terrace waterproof membrane five years after replacement of the first one, which had leaked from completion. The second...
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