About the December 2023 edition
The December 2023 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine focuses on building repairs, energy efficiency, and EV infrastructure as key themes for NSW strata schemes. Key topics include owner reimbursement disputes, bushfire risk rating and insurability, the gap between strata insurance values and rebuild costs, and reversing committee decisions. The edition also covers EV charging upgrades under NCC 2022, thermal loss identification, energy efficiency improvements, and the NSW Government's $10 million EV Ready Building Grant.
- The owners corporation will not reimburse my money – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- Building repairs: realising your investment – Edwina Feilen, Sedgwick
- If they won't fix the building, are they responsible for resultant damage to walls and window coverings? – Pierrette Khoury, Khoury Lawyers
- Who pays to investigate the cause of cracks? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- Enhancing your property's insurability by improving bushfire risk rating – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Can my neighbours use my parking space while I'm away? – Matthew Jenkins, Bannermans Lawyers
- A roof with a view – Tim Kurniadi, Paynter Dixon
- Is there insurance for lot owners to bridge the gap between the strata insurance value and the actual cost of rebuilding my apartment? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- How can owners reverse a committee decision? – Matthew Jenkins, Bannermans Lawyers
- Empowering EVs: How NCC 2022 and IPD Spark a change in charging – IPD
- How to communicate with your committee – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Identifying thermal loss and improving energy efficiency in buildings – Edwina Feilen, Sedgwick & Stephen Thornton, Voltin
- How do we know if the contract was signed validly? – Tim Sara, Strata Choice
- NSW Govt Announces $10million Grant for EV Ready Building Upgrades – Strata Community Association NSW