Authored by Dr Nicole Johnston (Strata Knowledge) & Michael Teys, and supported by Aluminium Specialties Group Pty Ltd (ALSPEC), a report, Investigating Building Product Selection Processes and Information Transparency, has been published.
This report is divided into five parts. Part one provides an overview of the relevant academic and grey literature relating to building product non-conformance and non-compliance. Part two outlines the study’s methodological approach including the methods used (product reviews and semi-structured interviews). Part three provides the results and findings of the products review and interviews. Part four discusses these results and provides concluding remarks. The final part of the paper highlights the study’s limitations and offers some direction for future research-based on the results and findings of the study.