Unacceptable Solutions is a 7-part mini-series that explains the cladding crisis to owners and professionals and points the way forward to safer buildings and restoring property values written and presented by Michael Teys.

Learn more about the origins of the cladding crisis and the shocking statistics of the 60 cladding fires we studied. To borrow from the Midnight Oil anthem for aboriginal land rights, ‘How do we sleep while our beds are burning?’

In the early hour of November 25th, 2014 at Melbourne’s Lacrosse tower, a fire began with a smoldering cigarette on the balcony of apartment 805 left atop a plastic food container.

When your apartment suffers water damage, the last thing to ask is who should claim on their insurance. The first thing is who’s responsible, then ask what, where and why.

As the combustible cladding blame game escalates focus will turn to the role of strata managers in the supply chain.

This final episode draws parallels to similar situations like New Zealand’s leaky building syndrome of the 1990s to discuss how Australia can best move forward on the pathway to rectification.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy that began the search for truth about flammable cladding in the construction industry

If there is one group of property owners who have fared badly in the cladding crisis, second only to the fire victims and their families, it is the owners of strata titled apartments. Learn as we explain how their situation is unique and differs from corporate property owners in three ways.

In light of the fire risks associated with external cladding, and regardless of the building materials used, now is a good time to review fire safety of every building.