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High above Western Sydney, satellites are being used by the NSW Building Commission to understand why new homes in Western Sydney are cracking, and why the ground is giving way. Building Commissioner David Chandler is using the technology to try to better understand why there’s an epidemic of new homes cracking and sinking into the ground.
The commissioner has so far found problems ranging from minor subsidence, to major sinking right across the city. Jordan Springs is still the worst and most publicised example. “I think there are some wild west players out there who perhaps thought they could get away with things in the past that they won’t be getting away with in the future,” Chandler said.
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