Our team of experts can analyse damage to property and provide independent, thorough, and professional reports on proximate causes, whilst separating maintenance related items, pre-existing conditions, and general age-related issues, as well as reporting on contributing factors in relation to non-compliance with the Building Code of Australia, the National Construction Code, and the Australian Standards.
Our team of experienced builders and quantity surveyors can recommend cost effective remediation processes and provide quantified scopes of work for use in construction tenders. We can also provide our clients with accurate, fair, and reasonable pricing for remediation works by preparing detailed cost estimates that reflect current market conditions, in an industry where construction costs are constantly evolving. Our team can also conduct cost analysis of quotes, tenders, and invoices to ensure that they are fair and reasonable and to minimise contract variations. The aim of these services is to reduce construction time, reduce disputes with property owners, and to provide a robust level of cost control to our clients.
We can complete quality assurance audits during remediation works, as well as post repair inspections to ensure that works meet the required standards, specifications, and regulations. Our team helps to identify and prevent any defects, errors, or non-compliances that could compromise the safety, performance, or durability of property, as well as helping to reduce disputes between property owners and our clients.
At EBCA, we can provide specialist advice and general assistance with technical enquiries on causation, repairs and compliance with the Building Code of Australia, the National Construction Code, and the Australian Standards.
Our team of engineers provides independent, expert advice on a wide range of building issues by utilising their years of industry experience to provide sound, practical recommendations on how they can best be rectified.
By leveraging our network of highly skilled consultants, EBCA can respond rapidly to natural disasters and commence inspections in a timely manner. We can rapidly scale up to handle an increase in volume of work and our team is happy to travel as required to service our clients.
Our experienced team can project manage the construction of a variety of different residential, commercial, and industrial property.
EBCA can attend compulsory conferences, mediations, and dispute resolution services to provide an impartial expert opinion on the cause of identified damage. We work with all parties in a calm and professional manner to help facilitate the resolution of disputes.
We offer an emergency service where we provide on-site advice and reporting on structural damage following events such as storms, fire, and impact.
At EBCA, we offer a complete service to our clients. We can arrange for external consultants such as geotechnical engineers, plumbing experts, architects, quantity surveyors and building surveyors to assist during the insurance restoration process.
EBCA can provide expert witness services to our clients by leveraging our network of expert consultants, each of which has extensive knowledge of the building and construction industry and a thorough understanding of the Building Code of Australia, the National Construction Code, and the Australian Standards.
Our team of licensed and qualified engineers can prepare engineering drawings and computations for reinstatement works following insurable events. We can provide documentation for costing purposes and for the purposes of obtaining building permits.
We can conduct desktop audits and reviews of pricing of works, vetting of invoices, analysis of incomplete works, and analysis of works in dispute.
Our team can conduct regular inspections of a variety of properties and report on their condition. We can also complete dilapidation reports prior to building and construction works taking place, to mitigate disputes with neighbours and property owners in relation to damage that was allegedly caused during remediation works. Our team can also work with our clients to formulate hazard mitigation plans to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to property from hazard events.
Our team of specialists can conduct leak detection assessments, using thermal imaging cameras, fluorescent tracer dyes, CCTV cameras, moisture meters, and other specialty equipment to determine the existence, location, cause, and extent of a variety of different types of leaks.
We use specialist equipment to complete detailed floor level surveys. Our team will then superimpose recorded levels onto floorplans provided by our clients, or we can prepare floorplans using specialist equipment and software. We then report on the proximate cause and effect of any deviations in recorded floor levels.
Our team can employ the use of drones to analyse property in hard to reach or unsafe places, such as steep roofs, fire damaged buildings, and large or complex structures. All drone operators are duly trained and certified.
We work with our clients to understand their specific needs and we are more than happy to undertake other assignments as required to provide a tailored and individualised service.