Name: GEORGE CAPETANAKIS, LFAIBS
Address: 24 Tyson Street, ASHFORD SA 5035
Telephone/s: (08) 8293 7346
0438 123 617
Fax: (08) 8293 1007
Email: georgecap@adam.com.au
Professional Status:
* Accredited Building Surveyor (AIBS Reg. No 502).
* Registered Private Certifier (SA Reg. No 042).
* Life Fellow Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (Membership No 1041).
* Licensed General Builder & Builder’s Supervisor (BLD5951).
Educational Qual/ns:
* Post Graduate Certificate in Building & Planning (UniSA 1998).
* Certificate in Architectural Drafting (SA Inst of Technology 1971).
* Certificate in Fire Technology (1991).
Current status:
Own professional practice as Building Surveyor/Private Certifier & Consultant (since Oct. 2001).
Experience:
* Extensive involvement in the building industry for over 50 years.
* Employed with the Public Buildings Department for 18 years with direct involvement in the design and construction of numerous public buildings including primary/high schools, courts, libraries and hospitals.
* Employed in the area of building control, as a member of the Building Standards and Policy Branch, or its equivalent, for 17 years (April 1985 – Oct 2001).
* Manager Building Standards & Policy Branch, Planning SA (July 1994-Oct. 2001), responsible for the development and implementation of various building reforms in SA.
* Chair Building Fire Safety Committees for all Councils in SA under the Building Act 1971 (1989-1998). Extensive experience was gained in the assessment and upgrading of various commercial buildings, ranging in complexity from small motels or hotels to large department stores.
* Chair Building Fire Safety Committee for all of Out of Council Areas in SA (1994-2001).
* Member of select national committee for the development of the performance based Building Code of Australia (BCA96).
* Member of Building Codes Committee (BCC) – peak Technical body advising the Australian Building Codes Board (1994-2001).
* Member Australian Building Codes Board (Sept 2000-Mar 2001).
* Member of Aust. Certification Committee for the accreditation of products and systems (1994-2001).
* Member of ABCB National Committee (BCA21) for the development of Future Building Code (1999-2005).
* Chair of ABCB National Housing Committee for the development of Future Housing Code (1999-2005).
* Member of national Building Access Policy Committee – peak advisory body to ABCB on building access matters (2003-2009).
* Member of various Australian Standards Committees (1987-2001).
Other:
* President SA Chapter Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) (1999-2003).
* Member, State Assessment Committee for the Accreditation of Building Surveyors in SA (1994-2001) – Chair 1998–2001
* Chair AIBS National Assessment Panel for the Accreditation of Building Surveyors in Australia (2009-current)
* National Director AIBS Board (2001–2006)
* Chair, Building Surveyors and Allied Professions Board (2002)
* National President AIBS (2002-2004)
* Lecturer UniSA, “Construction Management 1” and “Development Control” (2008-2010)
* Member (AIBS representative), Development Assessment Forum (DAF) (2002-current)
* Commissioner Building Rules Assessment Commission (BRAC) (2011-2013), (2013-2015) & (2015-2017)