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Cross-Connection Control Handbook

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2023.  (Current)
Assists in understanding cross-connection control and the requirements of NCC Volume Three, the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA).
Understanding the NCC: Thermal bridging in residential buildings 2023 cover

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2023.  (Current)
The following is a general representation and introduction to the DTS Provisions for thermal bridging in residential buildings.
Sound transmission and insulation in buildings 2023 cover

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2023.  (Current)
The Sound Transmission and Insulation in Buildings Handbook assists in understanding the sound transmission and insulation requirements in the NCC Volume One and Volume Two.
Whole-of-Home Efficiency Factors Standard 2022

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2022.  (Latest)
This ABCB Standard provides WOH efficiency factors for Class 1 dwellings, Class 2 sole-occupancy units and Class 4 parts of buildings in the energy efficiency provisions of the NCC; It applies in each NCC climate zone and jurisdiction.
Livable Housing Design Standard 2022 cover

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2022.  (Latest)
Provides a set of technical provisions that if complied with will enable dwellings to better meet the needs of the community, including older people and people with mobility limitations
Fire Safety Verification Method Standard 2022 cover

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2022.  (Latest)
Provides a process for engineering the design of fire safety Performance Solutions. The document provides the flexibility required to develop Performance Solutions while still maintaining the level of safety required by the NCC.
Mesothelioma in Australia: cresting the third wave 2016 cover

Version:  2016.  (Current)
Proposes approaches to obtaining the information needed to properly estimate the risk of third-wave asbestos exposures, and guide actions that will crest a likely third-wave with minimum harm and cost to the community.
Understanding and enhancing responses to distress in the construction industry: protocol for a data linkage study 2022 cover

Version:  2022.  (Current)
This research aims to understand the characteristics, including sociodemographic characteristics, health services utilisation and contacts with non-clinical services, of individuals working within the construction industry and who experience distress, and to quantify the costs and benefits of different help-seeking pathways.
Drivers of Productivity: a Case Study of the Australian Construction Industry 2015 cover

Construction Economics and Building

Version:  2015.  (Current)
Wages and research and development expenditure were found to drive construction productivity at the national level and expenditure on research and development and the number of apprentices were found to be drivers of construction productivity in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.
Waterproofing practices in Australia for building construction 2018 cover

Version:  2018.  (Current)
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.