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Building Compliance & Consulting Services

Specialist support across building compliance, consenting strategy and complex project issues.

Building Surveying & Compliance Consulting

We provide technical building surveying and compliance consulting support for residential, commercial and complex regulatory projects, including consenting strategy, Code interpretation, CCC readiness and compliance recovery.
  • Issue resolution and compliance rescue.
  • Advice on regulatory pathways, MBIE determinations and compliance risk.
  • Technical building code interpretation and alternative solution analysis.
  • On-site or modular factory compliance QA process set-up and auditing.
  • Dilapidation, condition, defect and insurance reporting.
  • Product compliance assessment.
  • Review and advisory for BC and CCC readiness, strategy and review.

Dispute, Claims & Technical Reporting

We support complex claims, disputes and regulatory matters with independent technical analysis, reporting and strategic guidance across council and compliance processes.
  • Technical support for building-related claims and disputes with technical advice and opinion assessments of Council processes.
  • Review and advice on discovery documentation.
  • Advice on regulatory pathways, MBIE determinations and compliance risk.
  • Evidence briefs and expert technical reports.
  • Legal teams, insurers support and technical advice.
  • Regulatory interpretation and advice relating to compliance pathways.
  • MBIE determination-related advice, technical analysis and strategic support.

Training and Advisory

We deliver specialist training and advisory support on Building Code interpretation, compliance pathways and industry learnings.
  • Industry presentations on compliance strategies, emerging trends and issues.
  • Regulatory interpretation and advice relating to the Building Act, Building Code and compliance pathways.
  • Delivery of specialist training on Building Code interpretation and regulatory compliance risk.
  • Building officials and Licensed Building Practitioner legal appearance preparation.
  • Advisory support for legal teams and clients dealing with complex or novel technical issues.
  • Specialist training and advisory support on recurring regulatory and technical issues.
  • Mentoring and guidance on regulatory process, evidential expectations and compliance strategy.

BCA Support

We support Building Consent Authorities and related teams with competency assessment, QA processes, processing support and regulatory training.
  • Policy and procedure review.
  • Change management projects.
  • IT software implementation project management and SME services.
  • Review of producer statement author competencies.
  • Modular factory QA process assessment and audits.
  • Remote inspection capability.
  • Specialist training and advisory support on regulatory and technical issues.
  • Building officials legal appearance preparation.
  • Res 3 Com 3 competent processing, inspections and certification.
  • Appendix 2 trained to carry out competency assessments.
  • Mentoring and guidance on regulatory process, evidential expectations and compliance strategy.

Industry Support and Advice

We provide specialist reporting, QA process advice, compliance review and broader support across industry and association settings.
  • Specialty reporting.
  • Industry association support/training.
  • On-site quality assurance process advice.
  • Consenting strategies and review.
  • CCC readiness, review and rescue.
  • Modular factory QA/QC advice, assessment and audit.
  • Self-certification compliance quality assurance advice and reviews.
Prefer to speak directly?
021 242 1538
Email: Jeff@fahrensohnbuildingconsultants.co.nz
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