Paul Bailey
Associate
Paul has significant industry experience that he has gained over the last 20 years. He manages our building product/systems certification team and is responsible for the technical application and interpretation of the building code, and related standards, on several projects.
Paul has many years experience in the private building surveying sector in the Northern Territory and Victoria and has worked on many projects. He is a qualified Building Surveyor and has been involved in the approval and construction of buildings throughout Australia including onsite inspections of a project’s construction. As a building surveyor Paul has the skills and knowledge to assess and approve all aspects of a building’s design and construction. Paul is currently a member of the Victorian Building Appeals Board.
Paul has undertaken many assessments of Aged Care Facilities for compliance with the Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing Certification Instrument.
Throughout his career Paul has chaired working parties representing industry and community interests in the disability and aged care sectors.
Prior to joining CH Group he was Technical Manager for the product development team at CSIRO where and was responsible for CSIRO Building Products and Systems Appraisals Scheme, Acoustics Testing laboratory, Surfaces and Finishes Testing laboratory, Waterproof Membrane Testing laboratory, Hydraulics Systems Testing laboratory and Fire Safety Engineering team. As Manager of CSIRO Appraisals, Paul undertook the technical assessment of many products and systems used in the construction of various types of buildings. Paul has represented Australia on the World Federation of Technical Assessment Organisations (WFTAO).
Paul has also been the Manager Technical Development for the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) in Canberra. He managed ABCB teams developing the Building Code of Australia (BCA) in respect of access for people with disabilities, aged care buildings (Class 9c requirements), essential services and construction in flood prone areas. Paul has represented Australia at several Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) Meetings and at the Japan Australia Building and Housing Committee (JABHC). As part of his role at the ABCB Paul has studied and critiqued building codes from many countries including New Zealand, Japan, Canada and USA.
Significant Projects
- Australia Olympic Stadium, Homebush NSW Certification Peer review
- Museum of Science & Technology, Spotswood VIC
- Telstra Corporate Building, Melbourne VIC
- Wagga Wagga Civic Centre, NSW
- Sandoz warehouse, Chadstone VIC
- Various Aged Care facilities, Australia wide
- Various residential and industrial developments, VIC/NT/NSW
Qualifications
- 1993 Unrestricted Certifier, Northern Territory
- 1994 Registered Building Practitioner, Private Building Surveyor, Victoria
- 1994 Certificate of National Accreditation, Building Surveyor – 133
- Member of Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
Education
- 1989 Swinburne Institute of Technology (Melbourne) – Diploma of Building Surveying
- 1998 Victoria University of Technology (Melbourne) – Graduate Certificate in Performance Based Building and Fire Codes
