{"id":21267,"date":"2019-02-11T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T23:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/?p=21267"},"modified":"2019-02-11T10:29:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T23:29:02","slug":"reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Reform still needed to ensure building safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 Victorian Chapter is calling for a heightened focus on reform in the wake of the Spencer Street apartment building fire overnight.<\/p>\n

Chapter President Amy Muir said building quality and safety must be a priority for the government.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is extremely fortunate that last night\u2019s fire at the Neo200 apartment block did not result in any serious injury or loss of life, and for this we are thankful,\u2019 Ms Muir said.<\/p>\n

\u2018As investigations continue into the cause of the fire and whether non-conforming building products played a role, this incident serves to highlight once again the pre-eminent importance of quality and safety in our built environment.<\/p>\n

\u2018Last year we saw both the Shergold-Weir report, Building Confidence<\/em>, and the Senate Economics References Committee<\/a> inquiry into non-conforming building products put forward recommendations for reform.<\/p>\n

\u2018While the Victorian Government has put in place some changes since Lacrosse, much more remains to be done if the community is to have confidence that the building and construction industry is properly regulated and compliance is appropriately enforced.<\/p>\n

\u2018With state, territory and Commonwealth building ministers meeting on Friday, this most recent incident should provide greater impetus for more urgent action.<\/p>\n

\u2018We will continue to campaign for reform to ensure that the government prioritises the quality and safety of our built environment.<\/p>\n

\u2018Likewise, we will continue to push for meaningful change to the building procurement process to ensure that cost alone is not the sole consideration, rather long-term safety and quality are counted as key determinants in the decision making process.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is imperative that we are building cities for people – not for short term gain but rather to provide sustainable and quality living environments for our growing population.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 Victorian Chapter is calling for a heightened focus on reform in the wake of the Spencer Street apartment building fire overnight. Chapter President Amy Muir said building quality and safety must be a priority for the government. \u2018It is extremely fortunate that last night\u2019s fire at the Neo200 apartment block … Continue reading Reform still needed to ensure building safety<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-media-releases-2019"],"yoast_head":"\nReform still needed to ensure building safety - News & Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reform still needed to ensure building safety - News & Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 Victorian Chapter is calling for a heightened focus on reform in the wake of the Spencer Street apartment building fire overnight. Chapter President Amy Muir said building quality and safety must be a priority for the government. \u2018It is extremely fortunate that last night\u2019s fire at the Neo200 apartment block … Continue reading Reform still needed to ensure building safety\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News & Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AusINSArchitects\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-02-10T23:29:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/09\/aia-default-social.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lauraj\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AusINSArchitect\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AusINSArchitect\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lauraj\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"lauraj\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/ba36d8044092dc6fefde134fd8c70c0f\"},\"headline\":\"Reform still needed to ensure building safety\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-02-10T23:29:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/\"},\"wordCount\":294,\"articleSection\":[\"breaking news\",\"Media Releases 2019\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/\",\"name\":\"Reform still needed to ensure building safety - News & Media\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-02-10T23:29:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/ba36d8044092dc6fefde134fd8c70c0f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Reform still needed to ensure building safety\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/\",\"name\":\"News & Media\",\"description\":\"The Australian Institute of Architects\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/ba36d8044092dc6fefde134fd8c70c0f\",\"name\":\"lauraj\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ead4d46ef89ee944a66c0f66575abba9537165a8f63d818243fd6c9a696294?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ead4d46ef89ee944a66c0f66575abba9537165a8f63d818243fd6c9a696294?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"lauraj\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/author\/lauraj\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Reform still needed to ensure building safety - News & Media","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Reform still needed to ensure building safety - News & Media","og_description":"The Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 Victorian Chapter is calling for a heightened focus on reform in the wake of the Spencer Street apartment building fire overnight. Chapter President Amy Muir said building quality and safety must be a priority for the government. \u2018It is extremely fortunate that last night\u2019s fire at the Neo200 apartment block … Continue reading Reform still needed to ensure building safety","og_url":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/","og_site_name":"News & Media","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AusINSArchitects","article_published_time":"2019-02-10T23:29:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/09\/aia-default-social.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"lauraj","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AusINSArchitect","twitter_site":"@AusINSArchitect","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"lauraj","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/"},"author":{"name":"lauraj","@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/ba36d8044092dc6fefde134fd8c70c0f"},"headline":"Reform still needed to ensure building safety","datePublished":"2019-02-10T23:29:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/"},"wordCount":294,"articleSection":["breaking news","Media Releases 2019"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/","url":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/","name":"Reform still needed to ensure building safety - News & Media","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-02-10T23:29:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/ba36d8044092dc6fefde134fd8c70c0f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/reform-still-needed-to-ensure-building-safety\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Reform still needed to ensure building safety"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/","name":"News & Media","description":"The Australian Institute of Architects","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/ba36d8044092dc6fefde134fd8c70c0f","name":"lauraj","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ead4d46ef89ee944a66c0f66575abba9537165a8f63d818243fd6c9a696294?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ead4d46ef89ee944a66c0f66575abba9537165a8f63d818243fd6c9a696294?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"lauraj"},"url":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/author\/lauraj\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/575"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21268,"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21267\/revisions\/21268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}