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Consumer Building Guide NSW – Paying a Deposit
Under NSW home building law, there is a maximum deposit that you can be asked to pay: • If the contract price is $20,000 or less, you cannot be asked to pay over 10% of the contract price as a deposit. • If the contract price is more than $20,000, you cannot be asked to…
Read MoreConsumer Building Guide NSW – Signing the Contract and Cooling-off period
You are ready to sign the contract, once you have made sure the contract contains everything required by law, and you feel confident in your understanding of what you are agreeing to, who will be doing the work and how much it will cost. If the contract price or the market cost of the labour…
Read MoreBuilding with Principles of Energy Efficient Design 2
Commonwealth Government Initiatives In 1992, the Federal Government committed Australia to a National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development. In the first decade of the 21st century, the environment has become an important issue and as such, the Federal Government has put a lot more money and effort into schemes to help the environment. Now each…
Read MoreConsumer Building Guide NSW- Things To Look Out For
Be wary of: 1. A salesperson, builder or tradesperson who encourages you to sign a contract quickly to avoid a price increase. This is usually just a sales pitch. 2. A builder who suggests you get an owner-builder permit while they organise all the building work. This can be a ploy by a builder who…
Read MoreEnvironmental Issues 10
Wastes Climate change is real. It is no longer acceptable to pollute the air, water, or soil-the essential elements on which life depends. Cleaner, non-toxic production is a new necessity. New ecological awareness has been placed on the biological role of these elements for plants and animals and their interdependence with plants and animals in…
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