--- title: Building Compliance Insights | Focus BRC description: Expert insights on ESM compliance, AESMR obligations, contractor performance, and building safety for Victorian strata managers and Owners Corporations. Focus BRC. --- [Skip to content](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources#main-content) [![Focus Building Risk and Compliance](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/FBRC%20with%20white%20background.png?width=586&height=141&name=FBRC%20with%20white%20background.png)](https://focusbrc.com.au/) - [Services](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/services) - [Resources](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resource-hub) - [About](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/about) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Services](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/services) - [Resources](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resource-hub) - [About](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/about) - [1300 362 873](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/contact) [1300 362 873](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/contact) # Building Compliance and Risk Insights  Independent thinking on ESM compliance, building safety, and what it actually takes to look after Victorian buildings properly.  [![](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hubfs/Hydrants.jpg)](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/what-should-your-fire-safety-contractor-be-doing-focus-brc) [Owners Corporations](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/owners-corporations), [Building Safety](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/building-safety), [Save Money](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/save-money) ## [What Should Your Fire Safety Contractor Be Doing?](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/what-should-your-fire-safety-contractor-be-doing-focus-brc) ![Picture of Nath Keating](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9d37420799132d3a2368bb19e8e4b16b) [Nath Keating](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/author/nath-keating) 19 Mar 2026, 3:09:48 pm Your building has a fire safety contractor. They attend regularly, service the equipment, and send t... [Read more](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/what-should-your-fire-safety-contractor-be-doing-focus-brc) [![](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hubfs/Media.jpeg)](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/second-opinion-esm-defect-quote) [Strata](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/strata), [Owners Corporations](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/owners-corporations), [Save Money](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/save-money) ## [When to get a second opinion on an ESM defect quote](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/second-opinion-esm-defect-quote) ![Picture of Nath Keating](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9d37420799132d3a2368bb19e8e4b16b) [Nath Keating](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/author/nath-keating) 15 Mar 2026, 10:25:44 pm Your contractor has identified a defect. They have sent a quote to fix it. The strata manager has fo... [Read more](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/second-opinion-esm-defect-quote) [![AESMR](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hubfs/AESMR%20image-1.png)](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/what-is-an-aesmr) [AESMR](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/aesmr) ## [What is an AESMR?](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/what-is-an-aesmr) ![Picture of Nath Keating](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9d37420799132d3a2368bb19e8e4b16b) [Nath Keating](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/author/nath-keating) 15 Mar 2026, 9:45:00 pm If you manage or own a Class 2 building or above in Victoria, you are required by law to produce an ... 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[Read more](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/when-compliant-isnt-safe-an-independent-sprinkler-audit-reveals-1770426446408) [![](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hubfs/fire-alarm-smoke-detector-safety-260nw-2495118681.webp)](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/audit-advice-saved-35000) [Owners Corporations](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/owners-corporations) ## [How Independent Audit Advice Saved an Owners Corporation $35,000](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/audit-advice-saved-35000) ![Picture of Nath Keating](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9d37420799132d3a2368bb19e8e4b16b) [Nath Keating](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/author/nath-keating) 3 Oct 2025, 9:25:01 am When a contractor recently recommended replacing 155 smoke detectors at a Melbourne residential comp... [Read more](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/audit-advice-saved-35000) [![](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Heres%20a%20detailed%20description%20for%20an%20AIgenerated%20photograph%20that%20would%20complement%20your%20articleAI%20Image%20Generation%20PromptScene%20DescriptionA%20modern%20bright%20Australian%20office%20environment%20showing%20a%20professional%20female%20strata%20manager%20in%20her%2030s40s%20sitting%20a-1.png)](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/the-hidden-metrics-that-define-great-strata-management) [Owners Corporations](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/owners-corporations), [AESMR](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/aesmr) ## [The Hidden Metrics That Define Great Strata Management](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/the-hidden-metrics-that-define-great-strata-management) ![Picture of Nath Keating](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9d37420799132d3a2368bb19e8e4b16b) [Nath Keating](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/author/nath-keating) 18 Aug 2025, 2:04:01 pm A data-driven approach to portfolio compliance excellence [Read more](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/the-hidden-metrics-that-define-great-strata-management) [![](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20a%20modern%20highrise%20building%20interior.jpeg)](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/importance-of-systems-interface-testing-for-building-safety) [Strata](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/strata), [Owners Corporations](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/owners-corporations), [Building Safety](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/building-safety) ## [Importance of Systems Interface Testing for Building Safety](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/importance-of-systems-interface-testing-for-building-safety) ![Picture of Nath Keating](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9d37420799132d3a2368bb19e8e4b16b) [Nath Keating](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/author/nath-keating) 24 Jan 2025, 1:07:18 pm As an essential safety inspection business with 25 years of experience, we have witnessed firsthand ... [Read more](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/importance-of-systems-interface-testing-for-building-safety) [![](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20the%20charred%20remains%20of%20Grenfell%20Tower%2c%20a%20oncemagnificent%20highrise%20now%20blackened%20and%20hauntingly%20skeletal%20against%20a%20cloudy%20sky.jpeg)](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/grenfell-tower-fire-key-findings-and-accountability-from-the-inquiry) [Building Safety](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/tag/building-safety) ## [Grenfell Tower Fire: Key Findings and Accountability from the Inquiry](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/grenfell-tower-fire-key-findings-and-accountability-from-the-inquiry) ![Picture of Nath Keating](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9d37420799132d3a2368bb19e8e4b16b) [Nath Keating](https://www.focusbrc.com.au/resources/author/nath-keating) 24 Jan 2025, 12:40:23 pm On the 14 June 2017, 72 people lost their lives when the Grenfell Tower housing approximately 600 pe... 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