Time, cost and quality are the fundamental elements of a successful (and safe) construction project. When you, as the builder, contractor or owner can see a good balance between these three elements, the project is deemed successful. Though it is the quality of the build that will have the most long-lasting impact.

Throughout the delivery of the project, planning, quality assurance, documentation, communication and teams all make a critical contribution to the quality of the final product. When one is out of sync with the others, it shows.

Around the world, apartment buildings have been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons and each example represents a clear imbalance of the above elements. Grenfell in the UK; Lacrosse, Opal and Mascot in Australia; and Surfside in Miami have all fed into a growing sense that on some occasions, things can go wrong on projects