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Michael Como
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Building Surveyor
Building Regulations Consultant
Bach. Building Surveying & Inspection CQU
Assoc. Degree Construction(Civil Major) USQ
Builder Licence 40505 since 1988-2024
"Forging construction experience since 1977-2024 in Sydney NSW Australia"
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Home-Made Solar Panel Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So…
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Read MoreConsumer Building Guide NSW- Contract Contents – Compliance with Laws
A contract should have a clause that states: · the work, or components, will comply with the Building Code of Australia, to the extent required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and all other relevant codes, standards and specifications that the work is required to comply with under any law, and the conditions of…
Read MoreBuilding Green Homes in New Mexico 2
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Read MoreBuilding Green Homes in Minneapolis 2
Green Building 101 with naturalbuilthomeminneapolis.com. You can find them on youtube. They provide an introduction to green building practices from energy savings to finish materials via the owner Rachel Maloney in Minneapolis USA. Natural Building. “Natural building” is an umbrella term that connotes any sort of building that is accomplished with the use of natural materials primarily,…
Read MoreBuilding Green Homes in Hartfordshire University
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Read MoreConsumer Building Guide NSW- Contract Contents – Insurance & Statutory warranties
Insurance For work under $20,000 home warranty insurance is not required. There must be a statement on the contract about the builder or tradesperson’s legal requirement to have a current home warranty insurance (HOW)> home building compensation fund ( HBCF) policy if the work is for more than $20,000. The builder or tradesperson must provide you…
Read MoreBuilding With Concrete 2
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Read MoreBuilding Green Homes in New Mexico
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Read MoreConsumer Building Guide NSW – Contract Contents- The work
In the building contract, there must be : · An accurate description of the work to be carried out. · plans and/or specifications for the work included together with a clause stating that all plans and specifications for work to be done under the contract (including any variations to those plans and specifications) are taken…
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