A New Research Website

There's a new website for this research project where the latest news, information and downloads are available.


Check it out here and let others interested in strata title and climate change know.

Strata Climate Change Questionnaire in Detail

Now that the survey of strata stakeholders has closed here's some information about the process and results.

The questionnaire sought to assess the appropriateness of 16 recommendations designed to better prepare strata titled complexes to deal with an increased incidence of climate change has been developed. These recommendations were structured in a way to direct attention to the range of stakeholders involved in strata title complexes. These stakeholders comprise: government officials, bankers, sinking fund forecasters, insurers, strata scheme committee members, strata title managers, resident managers and developers. The breadth of stakeholders addressed by the recommendations was deliberately broad, as part of an effort to stimulate respondents to generate additional recommendations conceived from a range of perspectives. 

The questionnaire was sub-divided into two main parts. The first part was concerned with the generation of ideas concerned with better preparing buildings for a world of climate change. The second part was concerned with better preparing strata title complexes to undertake disaster management in connection with an extreme climatic event.    

A pilot test of the questionnaire was undertake by circulating a series of iterations amongst the research team and also the 10 member industry reference group that represent a breadth of distinct stakeholder perspectives. 

The online questionnaire was promoted to strata title communities representing the breadth of stakeholder groups in the following ways.

• Emailed to the 220 attendees of the 2011 Strata Strata Community Title in Australia for the 21st Century conference
• A presentation was delivered at the Strata Community Australia National conference in Adelaide on 28th May and a postcard was circulated at the conference
• Unit Owners Association of Queensland promoted the survey in their newsletter
• Owners Corporation Network promoted the survey on their website
• Queensland Body Corporate Association promoted the survey on their website 
• Francesco Andreone (Strata Experts) promoted the survey on his blog
• Teys Lawyers promoted the survey on their website
• Body Corporate Services promoted the survey in their newsletter
• CHU Insurers promoted the survey on their website and at their trade booth at the May 2012 Strata and Community Association conference attended by 350 delegates
• Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association confirmed promotion on their websiteStrata Community Association confirmed promotion on their NSW and QLD websites

This extensive promotional effort has resulted in 595 individuals undertaking the on-line questionnaire. 

The questionnaire can be downloaded here.