Australian construction compliance
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Your construction compliance co-pilot.

From detection to prevention — catch defects before they become costly rework.

Agentified Quality Assurance. Review of your photos, drawings, datasheets and specifications against the key standards — the NCC and the Australian Standardsin real time.

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CONNIE is your second set of eyes — raising potential issues, non-compliances and deviations from scope before they become costly rework.

Are you actually building
what's required?

  • Is the colour right?
  • How about the product?
  • Are we doing it as per the drawings?
  • Confirmed on the specification?
  • How about the material data sheet?
  • Wait — how about the standards?
  • Have you checked it?
  • She’ll be right?

They thought so…

The cost of waterproofing defects — real NSW rulings
Rectification ordered · waterproofing rulings$0
[2024] NSWCATAP 25 · 2024$259,436claimed
Fergusons claimed $259,436 against MDR Design and Co
[2024] NSWCATCD 46 · 2024$242,640rectification
Dispute over allegedly defective residential buildin
[2021] NSWSC 150 · 2021$206,082waterproofing
39 waterproofing defects — Supreme Court
[2026] NSWCATAP 211 · 2026$98,374rectification
The NCAT Appeal Panel upheld a first-instance findin
[2025] NSWCATAP 177 · 2025$91,001rectification
The NCAT Appeal Panel upheld a first-instance findin
[2020] NSWCATAP 233 · 2020$10,987rectification
Balcony waterproofing defects were classified as a '
Waterproofing is the #1 defect — 42% of NSW strata built since 2016. Real NSW tribunal & court decisions held in CONNIE · NSW Building Commission 2025
“Audit trails, human oversight, and strong AI governance will become essential for winning and sustaining client trust.”— McKinsey & Company, “How AI is reshaping the future of the AEC industry”
0%
of NSW strata built since 2016 have serious defects
0%
waterproofing — the #1 defect category
$0B
insurance claims — doubled
Jul 2026
mandatory Professional Indemnity insurance begins

Source · NSW Building Commission, 2025 Strata Defects Research Report

Implementation, not a Regulation Problem

The rules have never been clearer. Under the Design and Building Practitioners Act, the standards, the paper trail and the personal liability are all higher than ever. The industry's quality problem isn't a shortage of regulation — it's the pressure of executing to that standard on a real site.

  • Widespread quality defects — serious, well-documented across the sector
  • A shrinking pool of skilled tradespeople carrying more work
  • Stricter regulation and personal liability — the D&B Act put practitioners' names on the line
  • Compressed, high-risk programmes with no margin for rework
  • Documentation overload across every trade and moving part
  • Rising professional indemnity insurance — cover that's harder and dearer to hold
  • No clear ownership when a defect finally surfaces years later

If there was only a way to give practitioners the support to get the installation right the first time — and build a verifiable, time-stamped record of the works, so the people who did the job properly have the evidence to stand behind it. Turning a traditional ITP check-box exercise into a useful tool for success…

CONNIE QA

Addressing the real issue — so the people bringing projects to life have the confidence they’re building it right, catching issues before they become costly rework and protecting themselves with a verifiable track record. And, more importantly, so homeowners have the assurance their life savings buy a home — not a future defect headache.

CONNIECONNIE

Design documents

  • Drawings
  • Specifications
  • Details
  • Finishes schedule
  • Latest revisions & RFIs

Product & material

  • Product specification
  • Material data sheets
  • Technical data sheets
  • Test certificates

Codes & standards

  • National Construction Code
  • Australian Standards
  • Fire Engineering Reports
  • EPA policies

Approvals & contract

  • Base build requirements
  • DA / CC conditions
  • Contract obligations
  • Construction programme

Certification

  • Certification requirements
  • ITPs & hold points
  • Occupation Certificate evidence

Pilot partners wanted

What are you waiting for? Waterproofing and firestopping is LIVE.

We're looking for pilot partners to bring CONNIE QA to every site. CONNIE isn't just another chatbot — CONNIE is your compliance partner. If you haven't got the hint, click the button below, check out the Beta, and let us know your thoughts. We're building something for you, so give us as much critical feedback as you can.

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