Associate Professor Paulo Vaz-Serra

Associate Professor Paulo Vaz-Serra

Associate Professor in Construction Management, Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

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Politics & Society

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Are we sacrificing building safety for speed?

With pressure mounting to build more and build faster, it’s crucial to define – both professionally and legally – who is accountable for construction safety

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Building faster isn’t building better

As Australia’s productivity summit focuses on boosting housing supply, are we prepared to sacrifice quality for speed?

Environment

To build more homes we need confidence in building quality

Australia plans to build an extra 1.2 million quality homes in five years, but we don’t have the people or regulatory processes to achieve this

Environment

Lifting standards in Victoria’s building industry

Victoria’s regulatory system leaves home-buyers vulnerable, but the Government has an opportunity to raise the bar for builders