172. Exposing Australia’s Building Defects Crisis, with Dr Nicole Johnston
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This week, I’m speaking with Dr Nicole Johnston, the lead researcher on the June 2019 report: An Examination of Building Defects in Multi-Owned Properties. Published the week of the Mascot Towers evacuation, this report has formed the basis of many discussions since about how we might fix this current crisis – which has finally been recognised as such. We cover:
- what the most common building defects are and how they are impacting the daily lives of residents
- how we are getting it wrong when it comes to rectification of defects
- how developers are stifling the ability of owners corporations to exercise the legal rights available to them at the beginning of a building’s life
- the confusing role that strata managers play in facilitating early communications with developers about defects
and more.
Links mentioned:
- Get the transcript here!
- The Report: An Examination of Building Defects In Residential Multi-owned Properties
- Dr Nicole Johnston’s Deakin University Staff Profile
- Multi-owned Properties Research Hub Website
