Building maintenance, planned
Every asset mapped.
Every dollar planned.
A 3D map of your building, every asset tagged, and a 10-year plan for the money.
Sinking fund · 10-year example
Led by Lenny Carmody · QBCC Open Builder Lic. 1157948
The real cost
Where the money leaks.
Late repairs
×5
Each stage you wait costs five times more.
de Sitter · Law of Fives
Claims denied
$0
paid when damage is from poor maintenance.
CHU · Qld Std Module s180
Surprise costs
71%
of new Qld buildings audited had defects.
Deakin & Griffith, 2019
High premiums
+43%
Gold Coast strata cover vs national, per lot.
CHU StrataMarket 2025
One root cause: no one has the full picture of the building, its assets and what each one will need.
Planned maintenance saves 12–18% vs reactive · US DOE
Full sources in the speaker notes
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The solution · steps 1 and 2
First, we map everything.
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The whole building
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Every asset, tagged
3D model, every level
Units & common areas
Plant rooms & roof
Floor-by-floor plans
QR tag on every asset
Photo + nameplate
Make, model, serial
Condition & life left
Done in months 1–3 · signed off by a QBCC-licensed builder
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The solution · steps 3 and 4
Then we plan every dollar.
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Maintenance & money
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Compliance, on track
Every task categorised
52-week schedule
Annual budget by type
10-year sinking fund
Statutory register
Every due date tracked
Monthly reports
Quarterly reviews
Illustrative figures · your plan is built from your building's own data
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The timeline · 12 + 6 months
18 months, start to finish.
12 months
to map, tag, plan and comply
+6 months
running the plan with your trades
6 reviews
with your committee, one every quarter
Exact dates set at kick-off · led on site by Lenny Carmody
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Investment · 20 Main Beach buildings this year
What it costs. What it's worth.
On-site missions
~252 hours a year, 2–3 visits a week
$44,100
3D model of the building
Every level, unit and common area
$6,000+
Asset tagging & register
~600 assets, a QR tag and photo on each
$6,000+
Baseline condition report
Photo record of where the building starts
$3,000
Quarterly committee reviews
Report + presentation, four a year
$4,200
Plus: 52-week plan · 10-year sinking fund plan · compliance register · monthly reports · contractor checks · QBCC sign-off
Total value
$63,300+
You invest
$4
per unit, per business day
50 units ≈ $50,000 + GST a year
+ one-off setup, months 1–3 (3D model, tags, register)
$6,000
Year one · 50-unit example
Months 13–18 · Implementation
Your plan running with your trades: new contracts, the AGM budget and the first full cycle checked.
[$__ a month]
+ GST
Invoiced monthly · public holidays not charged · exit clause if we miss a mission
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