Design Assessments + Upgrades
We ensure that designs meet building regulations from the concept stage, evaluate new projects, and assess existing structures to ensure compliance and efficiency at the beginning of any project.
Comprehensive Design + Building Upgrade Services
We specialise in providing detailed assessments of designs to ensure compliance with building regulations, including the National Construction Code (NCC), Building Code of Australia (BCA) and all Australian Standards applicable to buildings, from the initial concept stage through to the detailed design stages.
Design Stage Services
Our team of building code consultants covers all phases of the design process, from pre-development to the detailed design phase. We begin by assessing proposed new works for design optimisation and auditing existing structures to identify and recommend appropriate upgrading regimes. We then liaise with councils and advise on performance-based compliance design options. In the detailed design phase, we provide an architectural and services design assessment with detailed drawings of proposed developments against the National Construction Code (NCC).
Building Upgrades
As building codes are revised and buildings change through alterations and refurbishment, voluntary and mandatory fire safety upgrades become necessary. Our extensive experience, great teamwork and innovative approaches allow us to add value to building upgrades. We provide fire safety upgrade strategies and reporting along with inspection and audit services using both regulatory and risk-based methods. Typically covering audits against current code requirements, detailed condition reports, due diligence reports, and fire and life safety audit reports.
Achieving Compliance with Performance Solutions
Our consultants identify areas of non-compliance and highlight opportunities for achieving BCA compliance through performance solutions during the design stage. These alternative approaches can meet or exceed the required performance outcomes of the building code, allowing for innovative design while ensuring regulatory standards are met.
MEET OUR EXPERTS
Stuart Boyce
Senior Vice President, Pacific Region
Stuart Boyce
Senior Vice President, Pacific Region
Masters of Fire Safety Engineering, Graduate Diploma, Building Surveying and Assessment, Associate Diploma, Applied Science, Health and Building Surveying, Registered Certifier, NSW Department Fair Trading, No BDC 0044, Fire Safety Assessment Accredited Practitioner, FPAS - No F004414A, Registered Building Practitioner, Certificate IV, Member, Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, Member, Health and Building Surveyors Association, Associate Member (No 442), Association of Consultants in Access Australia
Senan Mescall
Vice President, Code + Accessibility, Pacific Region
Senan Mescall
Vice President, Code + Accessibility, Pacific Region
Certificate IV in Access Consulting, PGDipSurv Building Surveying, BSc (Hons) Geography, Private Certifier QLD A1248735, Building Surveyor / Building Control Surveyor, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Tamara Blyth
Operations Manager, Code, Pacific
Tamara Blyth
Operations Manager, Code, Pacific
Graduate Certificate in Built Environment
Harley Parkes
Operations Lead, Code, Pacific
Harley Parkes
Operations Lead, Code, Pacific
Grad. Diploma of Building Surveying, Adv. Diploma of Building Surveying, Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), Bachelor of Science (Human Movement), WA Unrestricted Building Surveying Practitioner – BSP 2572, SA Unrestricted Accredited Practitioner - AMR17640990
Reza Karani
Manger, Building Code
Reza Karani
Manger, Building Code
PG Diploma, Building Surveying, Master of Architectural Engineering, Adv. Diploma BIM, AutoCAD & Revit, NABERS Essentials, Lead Auditor ISO 9001, GreenStar Design & As-Built GSAP
Ian Anlezark
Lead Consultant ACT
Ian Anlezark
Lead Consultant ACT
Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Construction Technology), Access Canberra, Principal Building Surveyor (ACT), Former Building Controller, Australian Parliament House (ACT), Building and Development Certifiers Regulation (NSW), Building Surveyor, Unrestricted, Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS), Level 1 Building Surveyor, Principal Building Surveyor (ACT)
Aidan Hopkins
Senior Building Surveyor
Aidan Hopkins
Senior Building Surveyor
Graduate Diploma in Building Surveying, Advanced Diploma in Building Surveying, Accredited Level 1 (Unrestricted) Building Surveyor, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, No. BSP 2893
