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MECHANICAL DESIGN AND INSTALL HVAC CHECKLIST

NATSPEC

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This TECHnote provides a checklist intended to assist the architect or building designer in the assessment of proposals for the design and installation of HVAC systems.
IMPACT SOUND INSULATION

NATSPEC

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This TECHnote addresses the use of impact sound insulation in floor systems.
GRASS SEEDING AND TURFING

NATSPEC

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This TECHnote provides guidance on the selection of grass seed mixes and turf species for general landscaping for use in 0252 Landscape – natural grass surfaces.
NATIVE GRASS LAWNS

NATSPEC

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This TECHnote discusses several of the native grass species suitable for lawn applications.
SEISMIC DESIGN ACTIONS ON NON-STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

NATSPEC

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This TECHnote examines the statutory requirements for seismic restraint which must be considered for non-structural components and internal fixings, and the relevant provisions within NATSPEC.
SPECIFYING R-VALUES

NATSPEC

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This TECHnote describes the various meanings of R-Value, its use in the National Construction Code (NCC) Volume One - Building Code of Australia (BCA) Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings, and the ways in which designers and specifiers can document compliance with statutory requirements.
AIRBORNE SOUND INSULATION

NATSPEC

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This TECHnote addresses the use of insulation to reduce the transmission of airborne sound between habitable rooms.
DUCT LEAKAGE AND LEAKAGE TESTING

NATSPEC

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The leakage of air out of and into air handling supply, return and exhaust ducts can have a significant effect on energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.
PAVEMENT STABILISATION FOR UNSEALED ROADS

NATSPEC

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Stabilisation is a process by which the intrinsic properties of a pavement material are altered by the addition of a stabilisation binder and/or granular material to meet performance expectations in its operating, geological and climatic environment.
IMPROVEMENT AND STABILISATION OF UNSEALED ROADS

NATSPEC

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The required intervention levels and timing of maintenance intervention resource may not be sufficient to protect Councils duty of care to provide safe roads.