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Intent-first hero: the H1 mirrors the two jobs visitors arrive with, and the two gates below route them by intent – the two-division IA (Certification / Consultancy) required by the rebuild doc, expressed as UX rather than just navigation. Imagery (Packet G, 13 Jul): the technical elevation drawing was the signature brand asset pre-Packet-G (inline SVG, ~2 KB, zero CWV cost) – superseded per Tim’s G2 instruction, now a large-format logo mark (base64 PNG, ~100 KB, optimised/cropped). LCP remains the headline text node; keep this asset lazy/optimised in the production build so the original CWV rationale still holds. Below the fold, production features authentic team photos prominently plus real project photography – all lazy-loaded WebP.

Rev 4 (user testing #2): gate tags kept for UX/SEO but restyled as defined coloured pills per category, and acronyms spelled out (Complying Development, Construction Certificates, Occupation Certificates). 2×2 on desktop, mini-tiles below 640px. Advantage carries the gold tier accent.

ISO 9001Certified quality system – year one

20+ yrsCertification, fire & regulatory policy

Fast-trackCDC approval pathway

FastTurnaround times, with fast-tracked options

Not sure what you need?

Find Your Pathway

Pick the option closest to your situation and we’ll point you at the right service and the right first step.

This is the “modern feature that earns its place”: a two-tap triage that converts confused visitors (most first-timers don’t know a CC from a CDC) instead of losing them. Buildable as a simple embed on either platform. It also captures intent data via GA4 events.

What best describes your situation?

One tap, straight to the right place.

I’m building or renovatingNew build, extension, granny flat, fit-out
I’m planning a developmentFeasibility, approvals, DAs, SoEEs
I own or manage a buildingCompliance, fire safety, upgrades
I’m in a disputeDefects, certification or compliance disagreement
I want senior advisors on callRegulatory strategy, retained advice

How engagement works

From enquiry to certificate

Rev 4 (user testing #5, #10): step 01 is now a live link opening the enquiry form. Copy leads with the web form (easier for us to handle) with phone as backup, and the response-time SLA is replaced with “fast”.

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Tell us the project →

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Fixed fee proposal

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We do the work

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Approved & beyond

Why Built Smart

Proof, not promises

ISO 9001 certified – in year oneAudited quality management across every engagement

Registered certifiersRegistered under the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 (NSW) – numbers published

Committed turnaroundsFixed fees and timeframes in writing, tracked to the day

Sydney and regional NSWEvery inspection attended in person, not signed off remotely

Private development and Crown building workSenior regulatory policy background beyond standard certification

Insights

Regulation, decoded

All insights →

Article

Dual occupancy rules NSW

The rule that locked dual occupancies out of the fast-track approval pathway was quietly repealed almost everywhere in NSW. Most…

Sep 2026 75 min
Article

Occupation certificate delays

The building is finished. The keys are cut. Settlement is booked. And the one document standing between you and the…

Sep 2026 78 min
Article

Annual fire safety statements

On 13 February 2026 the way NSW buildings must service their fire safety systems stopped being a matter of contractor…

Sep 2026 67 min
Article

Construction Certificates Are Being Replaced

The Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026 renames the two certificates at the centre of almost every NSW project -…

Aug 2026 86 min
Accountability & Risk

Paper castles: how NSW regulation buried common sense

Thousands of pages of reports to approve digging a hole. Somewhere under that stack, the thing all the paper was…

Aug 2026 10 min
Accountability & Risk

When Your Reports Don’t Talk to Each Other, Neither Does Your Approval

A fire report calling for systems missing from the drawings. A compliance report naming a consultant who was never engaged….

Jul 2026 8 min
FIELD NOTES

Why a Site Change That Feels Minor Can Stop Your Project Cold

Moving a wall. Swapping a window. Adjusting a setout. On site these feel like small calls. Against your approval, they…

Jul 2026 8 min
Regulation Decoded

The Fast-Track Assumption: Why Confirming Comes Before Designing

The complying development pathway isn't a shortcut you pick. It's a test your project either passes or doesn't, and the…

Jul 2026 8 min

Rev 4 (user testing #13): insights promoted up the page, above the projects strip and the trimmed services list, so fresh content isn’t buried beneath three variations of the service offering. New order: hero+gates → stats → finder → process → proof → insights → projects → top-6 services → newsletter → CTA.

Recent projects

Work we’ve certified & kept compliant

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Review G6 (imagery): illustrated stand-ins in the brand’s drawing language; production replaces these with real project photography – half-day shoot, lazy-loaded WebP, below the fold so CWV is unaffected. Real photos of real projects are themselves an E-E-A-T signal, and feed GBP + LinkedIn too.

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