Type
Version:
2018.
(Current)
Short Description
This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia.
Type
Version:
2022.
(Current)
Short Description
This study provides evidence of a decline in suicide rates among Australian construction workers over the last two decades; this decline may be attributable to the combined effects of population-wide, male-specific, and sector-specific suicide prevention efforts over this same period, suggesting that the continuation or expansion of such efforts may lead to further declines.
Type
Version:
2023.
(Current)
Short Description
The Australian construction industry is facing a mental health crisis; poor mental health indicators are significantly higher than the all-industry average. This paper addresses the knowledge gap by reporting the results of a systematic review of peer-reviewed mental health research and reveals significant misalignment between existing research and Australian government regulation.
Type
Publisher
Australian Building Codes Board
Publisher
Australian Building Codes Board
Version:
2022.
(Latest)
Short Description
Contains Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions that are considered to be acceptable forms of construction that meet the requirements for complying with Parts H1 to H8 of NCC Volume Two.
Type
Publisher
Standards Australia
Publisher
Standards Australia
Version:
Fourth Edition 2020.
(Current)
Short Description
Identically adopts EN 81 3:2000+A1:2008, specifying safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric service lifts with traction or positive drive, or hydraulic service lifts defined as lifting equipment, serving defined landing levels, having a car which is inaccessible, suspended by ropes or chains or supported by a ram and moving between rigid vertical guide rails or guide rails.
Type
Publisher
Sustainability
Publisher
Sustainability
Version:
2022.
(Current)
Short Description
This research aims to identify the most suitable sustainable construction method for high-rise building construction in Australia; results show that the off-site construction method and robotic construction technique significantly improve the construction performance of high-rise construction in Australia.
Type
Version:
2020.
(Current)
Short Description
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.
Type
Publisher
Australian Building Codes Board
Publisher
Australian Building Codes Board
Version:
2022.
(Latest)
Short Description
NatHERS compliance pathway for energy efficiency.
Type
Publisher
Standards Australia
Publisher
Standards Australia
Version:
Second Edition 2015.
(Current)
Short Description
Provides requirements for planning, construction, design, casting, transportation, erection and incorporation into the final structure of prefabricated concrete elements in building construction; applies to prefabricated concrete elements including, but not limited to, wall elements, columns, beams, flooring and facade elements used in building construction.
Type
Publisher
Standards Australia
Publisher
Standards Australia
Version:
Fifth Edition 2018.
(Current)
Short Description
The AS 3600 Concrete code; AS 3600 2009 specifies minimum requirements for the design and construction of concrete building structures and members that contain reinforcing steel or tendons, or both; sets out requirements for plain concrete and pedestal footings.