New partnership to save time for permit applications
Group Four have partnered up with PSI Global to create an API. Mutual customers of both companies will now be able to use their PSI reference number to pre-fill parts of the building permit application. This will help to: Reduce data entry errors Decrease double handling for permits team Transport property info easily from PSI to Group Four How it works If you have ordered property information with PSI, you can request access to this feature for your company. Simply enter in the matching job number. A quick search box appears and you’ll see the property address that matches the [...]
BAMS: the new way to get a building permit number coming 1 July
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is getting ready to change the way the building permit levy is paid and more importantly, how you get a building permit number. Starting 1st July, the Relevant Building Surveyor (RBS) will need to request the building permit number from the VBA. But before that, the RBS must pay or nominate a party to pay the Building Permit Levy. Until the levy is paid, the building permit number won’t be given. These changes are part of a 3-year building industry reform program by the Victorian Government. The government is hoping to address the following concerns: [...]
National Construction Code 2019 preview released: here’s what you need to know
The National Construction 2019 Preview was released on 1st February with changes coming into place from 1st May 2019. Download a free copy from the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB). At Group Four, we predominately use the NCC Volume Two which impacts Class 1 & 10 construction. So far, these are the changes we’ve identified as the having the most effect on new home construction: Masonry has made its way back into the NCC, whilst still needing to comply with AS 3700 OR AS 4773.1 & AS4773.2 Acceptable construction practice for Steel Framing has been removed from the NCC. Refer to [...]