BCA Audit: Building Surveyors

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 Victoria 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 an upgrade (BCA Audit) by the authorities designed to bring the building into compliance with current requirements. A BCA audit would pre-empt these conditions.

BCA 2011 Volume 1 - National Construction Code Series 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. A BCA Audit can also include 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 BCA Audit client-appointed team of structural, hydraulic, mechanical and fire services consultants in providing a comprehensive BCA Audit.

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