Replies to post #315397 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[fuagf]

What are Australia's other defective towers aside from Sydney's Opal Tower?

"Sydney high-rise in Mascot evacuated after residents spot cracks in building"

Self-regulation/deregulation shudders and innocent tenant hardships in Australia.

Su-Lin Tan and Michael Bleby
Updated Jan 9, 2019 — 12.29pm, first published at Jan 8, 2019 — 12.28pm

How unique is Sydney's Opal Tower crisis? The evacuation of all residents is unusual – and an occurrence probably not seen in Sydney since a gas explosion on the 29th floor of a residential tower at Bondi Junction's Eastgate complex in 2009.

But building defects aren't unusual. While developers argue that the structural failures that triggered cracks in precast concrete panels in the Sydney Olympic Park are an isolated occurrence, building defects are all too common in Australian construction. A 2012 report .. https://cityfutures.be.unsw.edu.au/research/projects/governing-the-compact-city-the-role-and-effectiveness-of-strata-management-in-higher-density-residential-developments/ .. by UNSW's City Futures Research Centre found that 85 per cent of strata title owners in NSW said there were defects in the construction of their building.

https://www.afr.com/property/what-are-australias-other-defective-towers-aside-from-sydneys-opal-tower-20190102-h19n02