The Berkeley balcony collapse could have been prevented by better building laws according to one of the survivors.

Aoife Beary (pictured) from Dublin is calling for the safety records of construction companies to be made public.

The 22-year-old was seriously injured in Berkeley last summer, on a balcony built by a firm who had previously paid out millions for defects.

She appeared before a State Assembly hearing in California yesterday to push for new laws offering greater transparency.

Berkeley survivor tells hearing about the effect the balcony collapse tragedy has had on her and the other familieshttps://t.co/FepV0htI72

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 10, 2016

Six of Aoife’s friends died in the balcony tragedy at Library Gardens.