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Construction Quality Australia Welcomes Kapitol as a Founding Corporate Member
Construction Quality Australia (CQA) is proud to welcome Kapitol as a Founding Corporate Member, marking a strengthened commitment to quality and continuous improvement across the construction industry.
CQA
Mar 28


Construction Quality Australia Announces Its 2026 CQA Board Committee
Construction Quality Australia is proud to announce its 2026 CQA Board Committee.
CQA
Feb 8


New Standard Aconex Document Types
Following submissions from CQA members, Oracle Aconex has created the following new Document Types for technical submissions for products and materials
CQA
Feb 6


Construction Quality Australia Joins the Australian National Building Products Coalition (NBPC)
Construction Quality Australia (CQA) is proud to announce that it has formally joined the Australian National Building Products Coalition (NBPC)
CQA
Jan 22


Quality on Purpose Podcast: Insights into Construction Quality
This next podcast episode features Peter Billimoria speaking to us about ‘Why Quality Fails; the 10 repeatable patterns on our projects’. Peter speaks about procurement, survey, leadership, communication and much more.
CQA
Dec 18, 2025


Built announced as founding CQA Member
CQA is proud to announce Built as a founding corporate member
CQA
Nov 12, 2025


Quality on Purpose Podcast Launched
The Quality on Purpose Podcast Launched today on all major podcast platforms.
CQA
Nov 10, 2025


ICON announced as CQA founding corporate member
Construction Quality Australia (CQA) is proud to welcome Icon Group as a Founding Corporate Member, marking a strengthened commitment to quality and continuous improvement across the construction industry.
CQA
Nov 10, 2025


Welcome to Fosroc - CQA Industry Partner
The CQA Board is delighted to welcome Fosroc Australia as an Industry Partner. The partnership between CQA and Fosroc is a collaboration that reflects our shared commitment to raising the bar in construction excellence, compliance, and long-term performance.
CQA
Nov 9, 2025


Ventia announced as founding CQA Member
CQA is proud to announce Ventia as a founding corporate member
CQA
Nov 2, 2025


Subscribe to the new CQA Quality on Purpose Podcast now!
In just over a week, the first ever episode of the CQA QUALITY ON PURPOSE podcast will be released.
CQA
Oct 30, 2025


The pause to the NCC doesn't benefit us all
The NCC non-negotiable standards that Developers have to comply with - so that Customers receive reasonable quality, durable, energy-efficient homes.
CQA
Aug 31, 2025


Construction Sustainability and Quality - a symbiotic relationship?
Whilst for decades, sustainability management in construction has been "owned" by Health and Safety, this article argues that it is more closely aligned with quality management than with site safety and environmental management.
CQA
Jul 1, 2025


Empowering Quality in Construction: Insights from the CQA × Visibuild Webinar
In our latest CQA webinar, we sat down with Damien Quinn, CEO and co-founder of Visibuild, to unpack the challenges — and opportunities — surrounding quality assurance on construction projects.
CQA
Jul 1, 2025


NSW Government Materials Testing Integrity Project
The Materials Testing Integrity Project (MTIP) is an initiative to implement improvements that strengthen the technical assurance of laboratories undertaking construction material testing on Transport projects.
CQA
Jun 20, 2025


NSW Building Commissioner to oversee repair of hundreds of defective homes in Shell Cove - Waterproofing a key issue
The NSW building regulator has agreed to use an independent third-party manager to oversee the repair of hundreds of defective homes at Shell Cove, south of Wollongong.
CQA
May 18, 2025


Welcome to Visibuild - CQA Industry Partner
The CQA Board is delighted to welcome Visibuild as an Industry Partner. Visibuild is a quality-focused construction management platform delivering complete visibility across the project lifecycle — from planning and delivery through to post-completion defect and legacy management.
CQA
Apr 28, 2025


Quarterly Newsletter - Q1 2025
Last week we sent out our first Quarterly newsletter of 2025 - here is a link to read it online
CQA
Apr 9, 2025


London’s Olympic Village faces £432m fire safety bill after new defects uncovered
London’s former Olympic Village is facing a £432m fire safety bill after new defects were uncovered, its management company has said
CQA
Apr 6, 2025


Victorian Government proposes additional controls for high-risk building types
The Victorian government has opened consultation on a proposal to introduce two additional mandatory inspections
CQA
Mar 24, 2025
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