How to comply with the new regulations for Class 2 buildings

1. The new Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 has higher standards that must be met for any project that includes apartments. 

2. This means that all consultants need to be registered with fair trading and all documents need to be submitted to the NSW Planning Portal. 

3. A list of drawings that must be submitted and the consultants who must submit them can be found in the Regulated Design Guidance Material.

4. In terms of critical paths the façade engineer is one of the most difficult to get sign off from, as they require shop drawings for windows and doors so this needs to happen before they can sign off. In practical terms this means that shop drawings need to be initiated as soon as is practical.

5. Templates also need to be filled out for the project 12 months before its expected completion. These templates can be found here.

6. The builder also is also required to be registered and to have a qualified person registered with fair trading.

7. Here is link to a guide to waterproofing to meet the commissioner's guidelines for best practice.

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