[200William-EC SP67851] EXT - Re: Automatic Defibrillator for the building

Matt Perkins matt at spectrum.com.au
Thu Dec 5 10:05:10 AEDT 2019


Those tiles a pretty extreme in bright sunlight will soften things a bit.

Matt




On 5/12/19 9:50 am, Cathy Rechichi wrote:
> Love the deck ..
> will look and feel a lot softer up there
> Cathy xxx🙏
>
>
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> Please excuse typos
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> Cathy Rechichi
> PRODUCER AT LARGE
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> On 4 Dec 2019, at 2:53 pm, Creighton, Adam 
> <creightona at theaustralian.com.au 
> <mailto:creightona at theaustralian.com.au>> wrote:
>
>> the deck looks a great idea actually.
>> even if it's just on one side (the tiles on the other side are fine)
>>
>> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 14:13, Marquis <Marquis at bfms.com.au 
>> <mailto:Marquis at bfms.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi EC,
>>
>>     We conducted recent water testing on the terrace to confirm if
>>     the membrane was leaking and it’s not. Above the membrane is a
>>     layer of insulation, tile bed then tiles. Water is getting under
>>     the insulation and tile bed causing the tile bed to break down
>>     and the tiles to hog. DWRS have advised that patch repairs can be
>>     undertaken but the issue will certainly continue over time. To
>>     permanently rectify the tile hogging issue it is recommended to
>>     replace the insulation, tile bed and tiles. If this work was to
>>     proceed then it would be best to replace the membrane at the same
>>     time.
>>
>>     *Patch Repair Scope of Works*
>>
>>     - Remove two rows of hogged tiles between the planter boxes and
>>     the entry door
>>
>>     - Remove 6 tiles around the floor drain
>>
>>     - Remove the existing tile bed
>>
>>     - Remove foam and drainage cell from around floor drain
>>
>>     - Install new foam and drainage cell around the floor drain
>>
>>     - Install new tile bed
>>
>>     - Re-glue tiles
>>
>>     - Install expansion joint
>>
>>     - Re-grout tiles
>>
>>     DWRS - $6,200.00 + GST
>>
>>     Note - DWRS are unable to complete these works until after
>>     January 20.
>>
>>     Another option we could look at is removing the insulation, tile
>>     bed and tiles and installing a frame and decking system on top of
>>     the membrane. I would need to research if it would be much
>>     cheaper than retiling the area. See the following link for reference:
>>
>>     https://www.outdure.com/blog/building-floating-deck-membrane-simple-fast-affordable/
>>
>>     Kind regards,
>>
>>     *Darren Vignes*
>>
>>     Building Manager
>>
>>     *<image001.png>*
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>>     *
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>>     200 William St Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
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>>     *M: 0488 388 313
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>>     <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com>> on behalf of Katherine French
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>>     *Date: *Wednesday, 4 December 2019 at 11:30 am
>>     *To: *MQ 302 - Matt Perkins <matt at spectrum.com.au
>>     <mailto:matt at spectrum.com.au>>
>>     *Cc: *"MQ 405 - Adam Creighton (EC)"
>>     <creightona at theaustralian.com.au
>>     <mailto:creightona at theaustralian.com.au>>, "ec at 200william.com
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>>     *Subject: *EXT - Re: [200William-EC SP67851] Automatic
>>     Defibrillator for the building
>>
>>     Hi, thank you all so much for everything you’re doing to keep the
>>     building safe and looking good. So grateful to you for the
>>     opportunity to learn about all this not having lived in an
>>     apartment block before.
>>
>>     Hope you have a great week in your various pursuits.
>>
>>     Katherine.
>>
>>     Sent from my iPhone
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>>
>>     On 4 Dec 2019, at 10:54 am, Matt Perkins <matt at spectrum.com.au
>>     <mailto:matt at spectrum.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>         Agreed.   BTW any idea where that roll of astro turf arrived
>>         up there  on Level 7 i noticed it last week.
>>
>>
>>         Matt
>>
>>         On 4/12/19 10:32 am, Cathy Rechichi wrote:
>>
>>             I spoke with Darren about making it safe by removing and
>>             filling with foam or something that expands and contracts ..
>>
>>             anything to make it look and be safe ..
>>
>>             Cathy xxx🙏
>>
>>             Sent from my iPhone.
>>
>>             Please excuse typos
>>
>>             Cathy Rechichi
>>
>>             PRODUCER AT LARGE
>>
>>             0411464628
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>>
>>             On 4 Dec 2019, at 10:29 am, Matt Perkins
>>             <matt at spectrum.com.au <mailto:matt at spectrum.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>                 I think they are sticking up because the membrane is
>>                 bulging up.  Darren can you refresh our memory.  Was
>>                 there a quote just to repair the tiles and if so how
>>                 much was it. I thought it was a job lot because of
>>                 building insurance etc etc.
>>
>>                 Matt
>>
>>                 On 4/12/19 10:11 am, Creighton, Adam wrote:
>>
>>                     Matt thanks so much for all this and fantastic
>>                     job on the fire charges!
>>
>>                     re: tiles I didn't mean the whole thing just a
>>                     patch up job for the 5/6 tiles so they don't
>>                     stick up. Darren says the membrane is fine.
>>
>>                     have a great week everyone.
>>
>>                     best,
>>
>>                     Adam
>>
>>                     On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 21:20, Matt Perkins
>>                     <matt at spectrum.com.au
>>                     <mailto:matt at spectrum.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>                         On 3/12/19 6:56 pm, Creighton, Adam wrote:
>>
>>                             This is a laudable thought Matt.
>>
>>                             I'm not opposed, although just aware of
>>                             what other things we have to fork out for
>>                             over summer.
>>
>>                             Should the tiles be patched up on the
>>                             western side? They stick up a lot and
>>                             someone could trip/slip.
>>
>>                             what do others think?
>>
>>                         Repair of the tiles was voted on at the AGM
>>                         as part of the roof repair it was voted down
>>                         im not sure where we go from here. Any fixes
>>                         involved restoration of the membrane etc I
>>                         dont know what the path forward is there.
>>                         Open to suggestions.
>>
>>                             BTW, on a separate matter, I think we
>>                             need to consider some sort of review of
>>                             the BMC costs. They seem extraordinarily
>>                             high.
>>
>>                         Happy to go through your points.
>>
>>                             $60k on elect,
>>
>>                         This is mostly hot water. Our building
>>                         derives almost all of it's hot water from
>>                         electricity. It uses efficient heat pump
>>                         technology to produce hot water which is more
>>                         economical than gas generally.  We use gas
>>                         for a backup to our hot water capacity.  The
>>                         rest is lifts. Cooling tower and lights. 
>>                         There is a proposal to change the lights to
>>                         led. which would save a little bit We might
>>                         get it down to $55k There's not much left
>>                         there. Remember every apartment's bulk of hot
>>                         water charges are in that figure.
>>
>>                             $15k on water,
>>
>>                         That sounds quite normal for a building of
>>                         our size with a cooling tower. During the
>>                         summer months over spray and evaporation
>>                         counts for a lot. Avis have their own meter
>>                         and I dont believe there is anywhere beside
>>                         Sydney water we can get our water from. So
>>                         unsure what we can do here. (other then
>>                         turning off the HVAC) Most more modern
>>                         development use heat pump split systems
>>                         rather then cooling towers. But we are stuck
>>                         with how the building was built.
>>
>>                             $15k on fire services when 22 Macleay St,
>>                             a 6 story building, pays $1k.
>>
>>                         There have been a large amount of
>>                         restorations to the fire this year. The
>>                         building was not complaint for a number of
>>                         reasons (mostly defects) as well as the fire
>>                         pump died and had to be replaced.  I also
>>                         think our old fire guys were way to expensive
>>                         and also told us work was required that was
>>                         not. I picked up on a number of these issues
>>                         and as result in the last 3 - 4 months we
>>                         have changed fire people. It should be
>>                         greatly reduced next year.
>>
>>                             I'm off to London this Friday to  cover
>>                             the UK election - exciting! - but i want
>>                             to go through every line when i get back
>>                             and work out if we can get cheaper providers.
>>
>>                         Dont forget Andrew needs to agree if he does
>>                         not it's deadlock and nothing happens.  It's
>>                         hard to get him in a room let alone to
>>                         agree.  Would be good to see it lower. Most
>>                         of our wasted money I think is not in the BMC
>>                         but in repairs on non - existent problems
>>                         wish hope will improve.
>>
>>                         All the best good luck in the UK.
>>
>>                         Matt
>>
>>                             At the current level of quarterly srtata,
>>                             i worry our flats our near unsellable.
>>
>>                             On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 14:59, Matt Perkins
>>                             <matt at spectrum.com.au
>>                             <mailto:matt at spectrum.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>                                 Hi All,
>>
>>                                  I note that a few buildings im
>>                                 involved with have added an Automatic
>>                                 Defibrillator to be installed in a
>>                                 common area within the building.
>>                                 They can be used in case of heart
>>                                 attack to resuscitate an individual by
>>                                 untrained person. Studies how that
>>                                 people that suffer a heart attack
>>                                 and are not resuscitated with 10
>>                                 minutes usually do not recover.
>>                                 Pricing for these units is between
>>                                 about $1200 for the cheaper models up
>>                                 to $2000 for ones that automatically
>>                                 call the ambulance.  I would be
>>                                 interested in your thoughts on our
>>                                 building getting one perhaps placed
>>                                 on level 7 in the lift lobby.
>>
>>                                 Kind Regards
>>
>>                                 Matt.
>>
>>
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