BUILDING MATERIALS – AUSTRALIA

Housing industry at loggerheads over stone ban

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Original article by Angus Thompson
Brisbane Times – Page: Online : 12-Dec-23

Lendlease has advised that it will cease using engineered stone in its new development projects in Australia; the construction group is also reviewing its use of the product in other countries. Mirvac has also backed ban on engineered stone, which has been linked to a lung disease called silicosis. However, the Housing Industry Association recently advised its members that they can continue to use engineered stone, although it has recommended that they consider alternative products. Meanwhile, lawyers have warned that employers are likely to be in breach of health and safety laws by continuing to expose their workers to engineered stone.

CORPORATES
LENDLEASE GROUP – ASX LLC, MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, HOUSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Melbourne cladding still in place after fire

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 16-Jun-17

The tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London and the possible links to its external cladding has led to concerns about buildings with similarly dangerous cladding in Australia. Cladding on one such building, the Lacrosse building in Melbourne, was directed to be removed after it was affected by a potentially lethal fire in November 2014, but the cladding remains. Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne says many apartment buildings in Australia could have the same cladding problems as the Lacrosse building.

CORPORATES
VICTORIA. DEPT OF JUSTICE AND REGULATION, LU SIMON BUILDERS PTY LTD, VICTORIA. BUILDING APPEALS BOARD, VICTORIA. BUILDING COMMISSION, MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE, CSIRO, GREAT BRITAIN. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, GREAT BRITAIN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF HOUSING AND PUBLIC WORKS, ELENBERG FRASER PTY LTD, CHARTER HALL GROUP – ASX CHC, CITY OF PORT PHILLIP, CITY OF MELBOURNE, METROPOLITAN FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD

Apartment owners burnt by cladding cost

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 39 : 27-Oct-15

The City of Melbourne’s Municipal Building Surveyor has ruled that cladding panels on the exterior of a Docklands apartment building must be replaced within 12 months. The imported cladding used on the 23-storey LaCrosse tower does not comply with the Building Code of Australia’s fire-safety standards. The full cost of replacing the cladding must be met by apartment owners and the building’s body corporate.

CORPORATES
CITY OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE