Environmental Science and Building Consultancy
A unique consultancy investigating and reporting on environmental & construction matters - commercial and domestic
About Us
Knowledgeable, Experienced, Accredited Consultants
Knowledgeable, Experienced, Accredited Consultants
Knowledgeable, Experienced, Accredited Consultants
- We are a team with the combined skills of Environmental Consultants, Building Surveyors and Structural Pest Management Specialists.
- We offer a comprehensive range of services to construction teams, planners, architects, developers, property managers, home owners and buyers. We are here to help with due diligence reporting, environmental
- We are a team with the combined skills of Environmental Consultants, Building Surveyors and Structural Pest Management Specialists.
- We offer a comprehensive range of services to construction teams, planners, architects, developers, property managers, home owners and buyers. We are here to help with due diligence reporting, environmental compliance, building compliance, and prior to purchase considerations.
For example:
- Environmental Science: Environmental Impact Assessment, Land Condition Reporting, Site Investigation, environmental management plans.
- Building Surveys: Condition of structures, NCC compliance, BASIX and NABERS consults, Pest and Building inspections.
Be Confident In Your Property Transaction
Knowledgeable, Experienced, Accredited Consultants
Knowledgeable, Experienced, Accredited Consultants
- Know your site - When you buy, sell or manage a property our services provide the information you need to be confident in your decisions. You should consider:
- its environmental setting,
- the condition of the land,
- the condition of the structures on the land,
- the site history and character of the locale,
- attention to liabilities such as
- Know your site - When you buy, sell or manage a property our services provide the information you need to be confident in your decisions. You should consider:
- its environmental setting,
- the condition of the land,
- the condition of the structures on the land,
- the site history and character of the locale,
- attention to liabilities such as asbestos, ground contamination, noise and other environmental criteria placed on record, planning and other regulatory issues.
2. Know your risks -
- are structures conforming to building codes?
- have there been any polluting events that have affected land quality?
- have there been any structural problems associated with water ingress, tree roots, termites, borers and fungal decay?
3. Know your liabilities -
- what do the observable and known characteristics of your site mean in terms of its potential use, value, maintenance requirements and potential remediation?
4. Make informed decisions -
- consider the costs of attending to inherrent risks and liabilities associated with:
- land condition
- condition of structures
- development control / regulatory issues
We Notice the Little Things
Knowledgeable, Experienced, Accredited Consultants
We Notice the Little Things
- Aided by the latest innovations in inspection and investigation technologies (some outlined below) we will provide you with a high quality, best value service.
- Data pack sourcing for baseline assessment
- Remote sensing - e.g. Gasclam groundgas monitoring
- Auto data logging, e.g. noise monitoring
- Photo Ioniser VOC detection, soils characte
- Aided by the latest innovations in inspection and investigation technologies (some outlined below) we will provide you with a high quality, best value service.
- Data pack sourcing for baseline assessment
- Remote sensing - e.g. Gasclam groundgas monitoring
- Auto data logging, e.g. noise monitoring
- Photo Ioniser VOC detection, soils characterising, confined space monitoring
- Environmental conditions monitoring (e.g. air pressure, temp, humidity, water quality, light, noise)
- Geophysics equipment e.g GPR and ground resistivity
- Thermal imaging (property inspections)
- Temp and moisture detection (property inspections)
- Termatrac termite detection (property inspections)
Our Services
Environment
Our Environmental Science team is led by Michael Way, Principal Environmental Consultant, with more than twenty years of experience.
Brief outline of environment team capabilities:
- Environmental impact assessment and land contamination assessment in accordance with technical guidance and legislated requirements.
- Land condition reporting can include Phase One desktop studies and site investigations concerning 'Contamination of Concern' that may include issues with Asbestos, Heavy Metal Compounds, Pesticides, Hydrocarbons, Ground gas. We will undertake the research, conduct a site survey / recon, conduct tiered risk assessments, scope and oversee invasive site investigation in a Geo-Environmental context. We also scope remediation requirements.
- Noise, light and visual, air, soil and water - assessment of impact (before and after development) and advice regarding mitigation.
- Phased construction environmental management plans - flora and fauna protection, soil erosion, water quality management.
Construction
Our Building Surveyors are qualified to assess building compliance matters, manage projects, and work with certifiers to assist in the development process that often appears daunting to the proponent or other development stakeholder. Our skills also includes being able to assess Geotechnical aspects of a construction project that can often be integrated with our Environmental Science assessments.
Property Inspections
We are here to ensure that due diligence inspections meet your needs, are conducted in accordance with guidance such as AS4349.1 and AS4349.3 by an appropriately qualified, experienced and licensed professional. We also conduct water and energy consumption assessments. As indicated above we undertake land condition reporting. The combined skills of the environental science consultant team, the building surveyor team and structural pest specialists, provides our clients with a unique opportunity to understand the risks and liabilities inherrent in a property - by using the integrated and coherent services of one consultancy.
Accreditations and Affiliations
WPA-Australia has an association with a company in the United Kingdom
WPA-Australia has an association with a company in the United Kingdom
WPA-Australia has an association with a company in the United Kingdom
We share ISO 9001 and 14001 corporate objectives
WPA-Australia has an association with a company in the United Kingdom
WPA-Australia has an association with a company in the United Kingdom
Association for Consultancy and Engineering
ASBC, CWIM, CIEH, The Geological Society, etc.
ASBC, CWIM, CIEH, The Geological Society, etc.
Through its association with WPA-Environmental in the UK WPA-Australia has the benefits of affiliate membership. The Association for Consultancy and Engineering [ACE] represents the interests of professional consultancies and engineering companies, large and small, operating within the built and natural environment.
ASBC, CWIM, CIEH, The Geological Society, etc.
ASBC, CWIM, CIEH, The Geological Society, etc.
ASBC, CWIM, CIEH, The Geological Society, etc.
Our consultants individually have professional accreditations and affiliations specific to their professional requirements. Continued professional development is a prerequisite for such professional memberships and fellowships.