ACCORD

Building trust, one building at a time.

Independent building surveying and regulatory advice, trusted on some of Victoria’s most significant developments, from heritage refurbishment to landmark towers.

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40+
Years of combined surveying experience
$1b+
Project development costs to date
100%
Independent, registered & conflict-free

Regulatory certainty, end to end.

We guide projects through the building approval process, resolve the hard compliance questions, and stand behind the outcome.

01 / Statutory

Statutory Services

  • Act as the Relevant Building Surveyor
  • Assess design documentation for compliance
  • Issue building permits
  • Undertake mandatory inspections
  • Issue occupancy permits & final inspection
02 / Advisory

Advisory Services

  • Regulatory advice
  • Drawing mark-ups for compliance & performance
  • Legislative interpretation
  • Resolving complex design compliance matters
  • Fast-tracking the building permit process
03 / Expert

Expert & Specialist

  • Expert witness services
  • Building due diligence audits
  • Protection work representations
  • Performance-based design solutions
  • Refurbishment of existing & historical buildings

Behind some of Victoria's landmarks.

A portfolio spanning commercial towers, social housing, heritage and mass timber, for clients who don't accept guesswork.

Trusted by
Homes VictoriaIconLendleaseModel AustraliaSime DarbyLevandeKnowles Group

The people you’ll actually work with.

A senior team. You deal directly with the surveyors making the call, not a layer between you and the decision.

Andrew Christoforou

Andrew Christoforou

Director · Building Surveyor

Government and private experience; Relevant Building Surveyor for many CBD towers. Strength in refurbishment of existing, historical & mass timber buildings.

Mark Filicietti

Mark Filicietti

Director · Building Surveyor

Specialist consulting for regulatory agencies. Health care, aged care, recreational and modern methods of construction expert. Strength in technical excellence.

Ronnie Raworth

Ronnie Raworth

Building Code Consultant

Responsible for supporting project delivery through the coordination of technical reviews and approvals, ensuring seamless integration and successful execution throughout the project lifecycle.

Tamara Nicholl

Tamara Nicholl

Office Manager

First point of contact, coordinating inspections, documentation and the smooth running of every project behind the scenes.

To redefine the standards of regulatory services, contributing to spaces that resonate with integrity, safety and excellence.

Accord exists to make the building approval process clearer, faster and more certain. We bring decades of combined experience across government and private practice to projects of every scale and complexity.

01Independent and conflict-free, every time.
02Technical depth on the projects others won’t touch.
03Senior people on the tools, start to finish.

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