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AS/NZS 1547:2012 On-site domestic wastewater management 2012 cover

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AS/NZS 1547:2012 On-site domestic wastewater management

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Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand

Version: Second Edition 2012. (Current)

AS/NZS 1547:2012 provides the requirements for treatment units and their respective land application systems to achieve sustainable and effective on-site domestic wastewater management, to protect public health and the environment. This Standard identifies the performance statements that cover the overall design and sustainable management of on-site domestic wastewater systems.

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… 11 AS/NZS 1547:2012 EPA Victoria. Guidelines for environmental management: Use of reclaimed water. Victoria: EPA Victoria, 2003. McKenzie, N, Coughlan, K, and Cresswell, H. … impacts on ground water quality of on-site watershed management using alternative management practices. 1995. Retrieved from http://www.venhuizen-ww.com/ (November 2011). NEW ZEALAND … and regulations of the relevant authorities and, in New Zealand, with the New Zealand Building Code, and in Australia with the National Construction Code. While some legislation is …

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… AS/NZS 1547:2012 R3 190 REFERENCES/GUIDELINES USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SETBACK DISTANCES ANZECC and ARMCANZ. National water quality management strategy – … Council, 2004. Department of Local Government and Planning. Queensland plumbing and wastewater code. Queensland: Department of Local Government and Planning, 2006. Department of Local … Use of reclaimed water. Victoria: EPA Victoria, 2003. EPA Victoria. Septic tanks code of practice. Victoria: EPA Victoria, 2003. McLeod, M, Aislabie, J, Smith, J et al. ‘Viral and …

Apartment energy efficiency Handbook 2023 cover

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Apartment energy efficiency Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume One that apply to Class 2 apartment buildings.

Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard 2012 cover

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Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2012. (Current)

Specifies requirements for flood-resistant design and construction of buildings that are subject to the NCC requirements and that are located, in whole or in part, in flood hazard areas.

Condensation in buildings handbook 2023 cover

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Condensation in Buildings Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the condensation requirements in NCC 2022 Volumes One and Two.

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… spaces Lower temperatures in interstitial spaces around an insulated interior are one of the expected effects noted in Figure 4.4. In cooler spaces, RH will be higher and framing … resistance. This arrangement follows an example in the British Standard BS 5250:2011+A1:2016 "Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings" (Figure F.6). It relies on ventilation to …

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… Condensation in Buildings Handbook summaries below describe the scope of some of these standards and outline the nature of their content. British Standard (BS) 5250:2011+A1:2016 Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings This Standard is a code of practice providing …

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… F References and further reading • ABCB, Housing Provisions Standard: Australian Building Codes Board, 2022 • ABCB, National Construction Code Volume One. Canberra: Australian Building … Code, Volume Two. Canberra: Australian Building Codes Board, 2022. • ABCB, Scoping Study of Condensation in Residential Buildings: Final Report. Canberra: Australian Building Codes … Porirua, NZ • Building America, 2010 ‘Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County’. Best Practices Series, U.S. Department of Energy, vol. 7.1 • Consumer, Building and Occupational …

Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook 2016 cover

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Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the indoor air quality (IAQ) Verification Methods in NCC Volumes One and Two (F6V1 and F6V2 in NCC Volume One and H4V3 of NCC Volume Two).

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… manufacturers with criteria and requirements for continually improving what products are made of and how they are made. The mark provides consumers, regulators, employees, and industry peers … Australia’s Environmental Certification Scheme for carpets, manufacturers must comply with the Code of Practice for Environmental Management which provides performance standards for raw materials, …

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… and Medical Research Council, (NHMRC 1996 rescinded 2002). • NCC 2022 Volume One Building Code of Australia Class 2 to 9 Buildings, Australian Building Codes Board, Canberra (ABCB 2022a). • … abcb.gov.au • • AIRAH airah.org.au • • Australian HVAC&R Industry application manuals and best practice guides. ASHRAE ashrae.org • • National Construction Code and related resources …

AS 1668.2-2012 The use of ventilation and airconditioning in buildings, Part 2: Mechanical ventilation in buildings 2012 cover

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AS 1668.2-2012 The use of ventilation and airconditioning in buildings, Part 2: Mechanical ventilation in buildings

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Standards Australia

Version: Fifth Edition 2012. (Pending Revision)

AS 1668.2 2012 sets out requirements for mechanical air-handling systems that ventilate buildings and car parks, and for ventilation based on the need to control odours, particulates and specific gases. Also known as AS 1668 part 2.

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… 31 AS 1668.2—2012 3.3.2.2 Type A effluent removal In addition to the requirements of Clause 3.3.2.1, the velocity of the air, as it enters the capture device surrounding the … guidelines and requirements of authorities. In the absence of requirements of authorities, codes of practice and/or relevant Standards, the recommendations of the ACGIH Industrial Ventilation: A …

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… 116 APPENDIX O LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION REFERENCES (Informative) Table O1 provides a list of some Standards that may cover additional ventilation requirements for specific applications. TABLE O1 A2 APPLICABLE AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS AND RELEVANT CODES Title Applicable Standard Pressurized rooms or pressurized enclosures AS 2380.4 Vented … and handling of flammable and combustible liquids AS 1940 Fume cupboards AS/NZS 2243.8 Code of practice for handling combustible dusts AS 4745 Gas installations—General installations AS/NZS …

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… 117 AS 1668.2—2012 BIBLIOGRAPHY AS 1055 1055.1 A2 A2 Acoustics—Description and measurement of environment noise Part 1: General procedures 1482 Electrical equipment for explosive … systems of buildings—Microbial control Part 1: Design, installation and commissioning 4745 Code of practice for handling combustible dusts 5601 5601.1 Gas installations Part 1: General …

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NatHERS assessor handbook

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Australian Government

Version: 2019. (Current)

Explains how NatHERS assessments work and is an essential tool for NatHERS assessors.

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… a window with multiple glazing that includes both Group A and Group B components, it is good practice for assessors to identify the individual elements when naming the windows entered into NatHERS software. For example, if as assessor is splitting a window identified as W01 in the … window manufacturer has a glazed hinged door, assessors must use that custom window product code. Otherwise, it is entered as a Group A casement window with the appropriate default window …

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… NatHERS assessor handbook 8.8.1 Loss of insulation Ceiling penetrations, such as recessed light fittings, are modelled in the … have a diameter of approximately 300–350 mm. It is worth noting that the National Construction Code requires internal (ie. without a window or door) bathrooms, WCs and ensuites to have … mechanical ventilation. If an exhaust fan is not shown on the documentation, it would be best practice for assessors to check with the client and confirm whether an exhaust fan should be …

AS 3999:2015 Bulk thermal insulation - Installation 2015 cover

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AS 3999:2015 Bulk thermal insulation - Installation

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Standards Australia

Version: Second Edition 2015. (Current)

Sets out requirements on installing insulation in both new dwellings during construction and the retrofitting of insulation in existing buildings.

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… gaps, joints and thermal bypass The following requirements apply: (a) Gaps around the edges of insulation segments, on all four edges, both sides or gaps at the top and bottom shall be … and compression shall be avoided as this will reduce the effectiveness of insulation. C3.2.1 In practice, the R-value of a building element will depend the material R-value of the insulation … installation itself. R-values for building elements are specified in the National Construction Code (NCC), so insulation must be conformance is achieved. to a large extent on the quality of …

An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry 2020 cover

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An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry

Version: 2020. (Current)

This research primarily aims to investigate an inclusive list of factors impacting on quality management system deployment in the construction industry building sector by focusing exclusively on the external factors and the critical success factors of project level in order to develop a comprehensive framework of quality management system deployment.

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… Government policies All respondents referred to the impact of government policies on the process of QMS execution. PB2 stated that: "Government policies … that vary, or have a state-based bias across different locations; examples of this would be the Codes of Practice which have state-based requirements. As an example, in the Case Study 2 project, …

AS 1530.8.1:2018 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures, Part 8.1: Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to simulated bushfire attack - Radiant heat and small flaming sources 2018 cover

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AS 1530.8.1:2018 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures, Part 8.1: Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to simulated bushfire attack - Radiant heat and small flaming sources

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Standards Australia

Version: Second Edition 2018. (Current)

This Standard provides methods for determining the performance of external construction elements when exposed to radiant heat, burning embers and burning debris.

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… For most applications (excluding some glazed elements such as toughened glass) these proposed profiles would be expected to be conservative when applied to buildings within the scope of AS … rates for materials and products using an oxygen consumption calorimeter ASTM D2898 Standard practice for accelerated weathering of fire-retardant-treated wood for fire testing ABCB National Construction Code 7 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions apply. 7.1 …

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AS/NZS 1547:2012 On-site domestic wastewater management

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Apartment energy efficiency Handbook

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Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard

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Australian Building Codes Board

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Condensation in Buildings Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

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Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

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AS 1668.2-2012 The use of ventilation and airconditioning in buildings, Part 2: Mechanical ventilation in buildings

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Standards Australia

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NatHERS assessor handbook

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Australian Government

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AS 3999:2015 Bulk thermal insulation - Installation

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Standards Australia

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An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry

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AS 1530.8.1:2018 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures, Part 8.1: Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to simulated bushfire attack - Radiant heat and small flaming sources

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Standards Australia