Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
05/07/2026
Sustainability in apartment buildings is now a strata obligation as well as a saving. Solar, common-area energy, embedded networks and where to start.
Sustainability in apartment buildings is now a strata obligation as well as a saving. Solar, common-area energy, embedded networks and where to start.
Contractors are where most of a building’s money is spent — and lost. How to get good trades at fair prices, and the practices that quietly control costs.
Blanket pet bans are gone in NSW strata — now the job is managing pets well. Common areas, noise, waste and keeping the peace, from BMA’s Andrew Veron.
The first year sets a new strata building’s trajectory for a decade. What good building management establishes early — records, contractors, defects and systems.
Waste is one of the biggest daily jobs in an apartment building — and FOGO is coming. What NSW’s food-waste changes mean for strata, and how to prepare early.
Water leaks are the most common and most disputed problem in strata. Where they come from, who’s responsible, and the first moves that limit the damage.