How long NSW builders have to keep CPD records, and what to keep
Records must be retained for three renewal periods, and the retention clock does not stop when you change phone, laptop or bookkeeper. Here is what has to be in the file and how to keep it intact.
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How long NSW builders have to keep CPD records, and what to keep
Records must be retained for three renewal periods, and the retention clock does not stop when you change phone, laptop or bookkeeper. Here is what has to be in the file and how to keep it intact.
10 min read
How to read building approvals as a leading indicator for your pipeline
Building approvals are not a forecast of your workload. They are a queue that only converts to work once finance, BASIX and planning conditions are satisfied. Reading the queue correctly tells you when to hold subbies and when to chase work.
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Getting your team to actually use the software you paid for
Most construction software does not fail at selection. It fails in the first fortnight on site, when the office buys a system and the crew keeps using paper. Here is how to roll out in an order that survives a wet week.
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BASIX certificate NSW: what builders need before you start
A BASIX certificate is a commitment about the finished house, not a design report. If the built outcome does not match it, the problem lands on you.
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Supervision duties for NSW builders: what you actually have to do on site
Your supervisor’s licence is the easy part. The harder part is running a site so that the decisions you make, the trades you direct and the products you install can all be accounted for afterwards.
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Progress claims in NSW: preparing, serving and enforcing them under Security of Payment
A progress claim that misses a requirement of the Security of Payment Act is not a weak claim — it is not a claim at all. Here is how to prepare, serve and enforce one properly.
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Strip footings and pad footings for NSW residential work: setout, reinforcement and what inspectors check
Strip and pad footings carry load in different ways, and the choice is usually settled by the soil profile and the site, not by habit. What matters on the day is setout accuracy and reinforcement that stays where it was designed to be.
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How to write a SWMS that stands up to an inspector
An inspector does not read your SWMS to learn how to build. They read it to test whether the people on site knew the sequence, the controls and who owned them. Most failures are documentation failures, not trade failures.
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