What are the biggest problems found in Victorian buildings? 

What strategies are being pursued by the Victorian Building Authority to improve the quality of new apartment buildings?  

With around 800,000 dwellings being created over the next 10 years in the State, the regulator is looking at options to improve data collection and to improve building quality.   

Will these initiatives work?  And how should practitioners avoid some of the common problems they've been finding in buildings so far?   

In this seminar, Daniel Sloan of the VBA and Hank Van Ravenstein of LCI Consultants will explore what's happening now, what practitioners should look for, and what the future holds.  

Hank is a Principle at LCI with over 35 years of experience in the building construction and regulatory compliance in Australia. Having been involved in a diverse range of projects, he has specialised in regulatory compliance, maintenance service contracts, and in undertaking audits of the building, works and contractors works to ensure compliance meets the contract conditions and, statutory requirements. 

Hank was one of the first independent building experts to be appointed for both the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the Victorian Government Authority to undertake investigations of buildings with respect to compliance with the Contract, Building Code of Australia, Australian Standards and building practitioners. He has also been a municipal and private building surveyor as legislated under the Building Act.