As an engineer, one thing I really appreciate when it comes to living in developed countries are various standards. They give you repeatability, predictability, security, ensure well-being of both businesses and consumer, and many other positive things. There are many posts on this forum, for example, that highlight how potentially unsafe $10 imported extensions cords can be, etc.
It’s all great, except, there seems to be no standards for housing.
As a customer, I’m not even asking about complex things like “R-value”, thermal resistance of your property. It would seem you cannot get something as simple as reliable measurement of your house/apartment dimensions. The apartment I’m renting and 3 identical apartments above my head (two of which sold recently), their measurements varied, depending on the source, between 92m2 to 110m2 – and I’m talking internal dimensions only, excluding balcony/garage. For bit larger houses, around 300m2+, I’ve seen measurements vary by over 50m2, depending what website you’re on. In many cases, I’ve seen obvious errors in measurements of properties – two adjacent bedrooms, same width on the plan, different numbers. Google search “How to obtain technical documentation of your house” returns no meaningful results. REA asked for technical documentation comes with nothing. I know there are constructions standards, but they seem to be general guides for builders, with details typically not obtainable for your specific building.
In the country full of standards, where car manufacturers are sued for misleading information about car fuel consumption, and my power cord must be compliant, why there’s no technical standards/documentation available for customers paying $1m+ for their house?
Exactly!
But the rusted on problem is the current model is SELF REGULATION. Which (because of zilch policing) is NON regulation, which is why self regulation NEVER ,ever works.