Defect Evasion Playbook

The Defect Evasion Playbook (DEP) is a satirical series modelled on C.S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters, written from the perspective of "Uncle Dodgy Bilda" — a fictional disreputable builder advising his nephew on how to evade accountability for building defects. Through ironic inversion, the series documents systemic failures in Australian building regulation, consumer protection, and defect resolution across Victoria and New South Wales. Originally published as a LinkedIn article series under Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0.