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Apr 2021
46m 30s

Episode 67: Michael Teys & Craig Penton ...

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
About this episode

Michael Teys is a strata industry consultant with more than 30 years’ experience in strata law and management. He is a strata research academic with City Futures Research Centre at the University of NSW, where he holds an Australian Research Council grant to study the impact of large-scale strata on our cities. 

Craig Penton is the General Manager of Aluminium Facade Systems a division of Alspec. He has worked in the construction industry for 15 years, 6 of which in facades.  His experience has brought great success in the facade industry with their Premium ProClad Suite of products on a range of major commercial and multi-residential projects.

In this podcast, Michael and Craig explain in detail how the issue of cladding has become so convoluted and complex, while at the same time,  providing an insight into just how far we need to go to ensure that all the buildings that still use cladding are once again safe to occupy.

This podcast was brought to you in association with Alspec, proud sponsors of the Commercial series of podcasts. 


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