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Approved by the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service (the Secretary), under clause 9(1)(c) of the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021.

The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 (the DBP legislation) were established to raise the standards of building design and building work.

These are Guidelines issued by the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service (the Secretary), under Schedule 3 of the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021.

This document provides a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence on health problems associated with building moisture and biological agents.

This Certifier Practice Standard is prepared by the Commissioner for Fair Trading under section 14 of the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 (B&DC Act); Section 14 provides that a registered certifier’s conditions of registration may require the certifier to carry out certification work in accordance with specified standards or methodologies prepared by the Commissioner.

Industry report on reforms to improve fire safety in new and existing buildings.

The XLam Product Guide outlines what customers and contractors should expect from XLam CLT.

The information in this guide is based on testing methodology and certification owned by XLam.

The information provided in this guide is for use in the design and specification of XLam manufactured Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) only.

This Acoustic Design Guide explains the principles of sound transmission between habitable spaces in buildings and how the required standards of insulation can be achieved in XLam construction; specific wall and floor assemblies are based on extensive laboratory testing of XLam panels.