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BCA Audits

Since the Building Code of Australia does not apply to buildings retrospectively and is being continually revised and improved, building surveyors will advise most buildings in Northern Territory do not comply with the current Building Code of Australia (BCA). A building surveyors BCA Audit performed by building surveyors will alert clients to deficiencies in the building. Any expansion, upgrade or change of use of the building however, can trigger the need for a BCA upgrade by the authorities designed to bring the building into compliance with current requirements. A BCA audit would pre-empt these conditions.

A building surveyors BCA Audit may be required in other instances - a building owner wishing to sell, or a prospective purchaser of a building - may need to know whether the building complies with the current BCA. A building surveyors BCA Audit, covers such areas as fire and life safety, health and amenity, access for disabled, services compliance, services life expectancy, and egress to determine a building's suitability for intended use.

HENDRY building surveyors can provide building owners or prospective building purchasers with a BCA Audit which is an accurate assessment of the status of their building, including indicative costings involved, so that informed decisions can be made regarding an expansion, upgrade, change of use, or sale or purchase of the building.

Where required, HENDRY building surveyors can include in the BCA Audit a strategy for upgrading an existing building to achieve an acceptable degree of BCA compliance, commensurate with community expectations. HENDRY building surveyors can do this individually, or as part of a client-appointed team of structural, hydraulic, mechanical and fire services consultants in providing a comprehensive BCA Audit.

Whether appointed individually or as part of a team, HENDRY building surveyors can provide building owners or prospective building purchasers with a comprehensive BCA Audit containing a suite of services designed to provide an accurate assessment of the status of their building, so that informed decisions can be made.