BUILDING DURABILITY & ASSOCIATED ENTITIES - Key Persons


Edward Shiell

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Consultant of Tecrock Design Pty Ltd
Qualifications: B.Property (Economics) - Bachelor of Property Economics (International College of Management Sydney) Associate to the Managing Director & Owner: Building Durability Pty Ltd; and Research & Applied Technologies Pty Ltd. Senior Consultant: Building Durability Pty Ltd; Tecrock Design Pty Ltd, T A Taylor (AUST) Pty Ltd and Research & Applied Technologies Pty Ltd. Edward Shiell is a Senior Consultant and Associate to the Managing Director and Owner of Building Durability Pty Ltd - Specialist Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers in building asset management, building & construction problem investigation and analysis, building maintenance, waterproofing and conservation of buildings both modern and historic. Edward's personal expertise includes extensive knowledge and experience in the durability of buildings and building materials, in concrete spalling investigation analysis and repair, in waterproofing diagnostics and rectification methodology and in structural facade maintenance & repairs. He is particularly skilled in the analysis of problems related to building fabric, material performance and waterproofing whether these problems are due to product failures, construction defects, design detailing or product and building misuse. Edward Shiell is a Senior Consultant working alongside and an Associate to the Managing Director and Owner of T A Taylor (Aust) Pty Ltd (Michael Palmer) who were established in 1980 and extend from Michal Palmers Grandfather's (Theo Arthur Taylor) company established in 1963 - who continue to provide specialist services with Building Durability and associated entities in the field of defects investigation, maintenance, repairs, and waterproofing of all structures from Civil projects to Commercial properties in New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, The Northern Territory and Around Australia. Edward Shiell is also a Senior Consultant of Tecrock Design Pty Ltd who were established in 1972 and who provide the supply of high-quality specialist materials and also site/project specific detailing support in, New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, The Northern Territory and Around Australia. Edward Shiell graduated from the International College of Management Sydney with a Bachelor of Property, majoring in Economics. Since 2014 he has been working full time within the Building Durability Group of companies developing further practical experience in the construction industry specializing in waterproofing and concrete repairs. Edward has undertaken training for industrial rope access, has training and experience working at heights and confined space entry. Edward has personally undertaken consultancy investigation involving exploratory and intrusive investigative works on major projects for the Liverpool City Council and the City of Sydney Council and intrusive investigation, and rectification works involving water leaks in recently complete commercial high-rise structures and residential single and multi-dwelling structures in NSW, Victoria and QLD. Edward has also been extensively involved in heritage projects with Building Durability Pty Ltd across New South Wales including St Michaels Church in Bathurst, Rosebank House in Liverpool for the Liverpool City Council and the 330 Wattle Street, Ultimo rectification project. He has also been involved in projects on prestigious and heritage listed school buildings such as St. Josephs College, Hunters Hill and St. Ignatius College, Riverview. He has conducted Building Facade Audits for clients including NSW Government, Knight Frank, CB Richard Ellis and other major property owners. Recently Edward has provided 'Consultancy' services for major Commercial Building Companies and Clients including Lendlease, Aqualand, Liverpool City Council, The Council of The City of Sydney, Owners Corporations and Property Manages including Knight Frank, CB Richard Ellis, Australis, and others.

Jeremy Tuckwell

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
Jeremy is a Senior Consultant and Senior Projects Manager/Coordinator of Building Durability Pty Ltd and associated entities - Specialist Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers in building asset management, building & construction problem investigation and analysis, building maintenance, waterproofing and conservation of buildings both modern and historic. Jeremy Tuckwell is a Senior Consultant and Senior Projects Manager/Coordinator working alongside the Managing Director and Owner of T A Taylor (Aust) Pty Ltd (Michael Palmer) who were established in 1980 and extend from Michal Palmers Grandfather's (Theo Arthur Taylor) company established in 1963 - who continue to provide specialist services with Building Durability and associated entities in the field of defects investigation, maintenance, repairs, and waterproofing of all structures from Civil projects to Commercial properties in New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, The Northern Territory and Around Australia. Jeremy, since 2003 has been working full time within Building Durability and associated entities developing further practical experience in the construction industry specializing in problem solving of waterproofing and concrete repairs.

Michael Palmer - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Owner
  • Owner and Managing Director of Building Durability Pty Ltd Specialist Consultants
  • Owner and Managing Director of T a Taylor ( Aust ) Pty Ltd
  • Owner and Managing Director of Tecrock Design Pty Ltd
Qualifications: B.Const (PM) - Bachelor of Construction Project Management (University of Technology Sydney) B.Bus (Mgt) - Bachelor of Business Management (Charles Sturt University - Bathurst) A.I.I: Member of the Australian Institute of Management M.A.I.B: Member of the Australian Institute of Building. Chartered Builder. - Builders Licence in N.S.W, A.C.T & VIC Building Practitioner - NSW BUP0001491 Justice of the Peace. Managing Director: Building Durability Pty Ltd; Tecrock Design Pty Ltd, T A Taylor (AUST) Pty Ltd Michael Palmer is the Owner and Managing Director of T A Taylor (Aust) Pty Ltd who were established in 1980 and extend from his Grandfather's (Theo Arthur Taylor) company established in 1963 - who continue to provide specialist services with Building Durability and associated entities in the field of defects investigation, maintenance, repairs, and waterproofing of all structures from Civil projects to Commercial properties in New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, The Northern Territory and Around Australia. Michael Palmer is the Owner and Managing Director of Tecrock Design Pty Ltd who were established in 1992 and who provide the supply of high-quality specialist materials and also site/project specific detailing support in, New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, The Northern Territory and Around Australia. Michael Palmer graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Management. In 2009 he graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with a Bachelor of Construction Project Management. Since 1985 he has been involved "on site" gaining practical experience from the previous 2 Generations at that time within the Family organisation. Since 1998 he has been working Full time within Building Durability and associated entities, developing further practical experience in the construction industry specializing in waterproofing and concrete repairs. Michael has presented a major paper on commercial building maintenance issues at the 4th International Conference on Building Structures CDS07 held in Venezia Italy in June 2007 and more recently has lectured in various venues on topics related to building durability and waterproofing. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Management, a member of the Australian Institute of Building and has served as a member of the Australian Standards Committee for External waterproofing membranes. Michael is a Justice of the Peace and is a Green Star accredited professional; he is also trained and ticketed for industrial rope access, working at heights and confined space entry. Michael has personally undertaken consultancy investigation involving exploratory works on major projects for the Council of the City of Sydney and investigation and rectification works involving water leaks in recently complete commercial high-rise structures in NSW, VIC and QLD. He has conducted Building Facade Audits for clients including The NSW Government, Sydney Water, Lendlease, Aqualand, Valad Property Group and other major property owners. He has also been involved in projects on prestigious and heritage listed school buildings such as St. Josephs College, Hunters Hill and St. Ignatius College, Riverview. Recently Michael has provided 'Consultancy' services for major Commercial Building Companies and Clients including Lendlease, Aqualand, The Council of The City of Sydney, Owners Corporations, Property Manages including Knight Frank & CB Richard Ellis and others. Michael Palmer is Owner and Managing Director of Building Durability Pty Ltd Specialist Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers in building asset management, building & construction problem investigation and analysis, building maintenance, waterproofing and conservation of buildings both modern and historic. Michael's personal expertise includes extensive knowledge and experience in the durability of buildings and building materials, in concrete spalling investigation analysis and repair, in waterproofing diagnostics and rectification methodology, in structural facade maintenance & repairs and in historic building conservation. He is particularly skilled in the analysis of problems related to building fabric, material performance and waterproofing whether these problems are due to product failures, construction defects, design detailing or product and building misuse.