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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.

Condensation in buildings handbook 2023 cover

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Condensation in Buildings Handbook

Publisher

Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

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

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Page 62

… 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 …

Page 119

… 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 …

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NatHERS assessor handbook

Publisher

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 …

Design Practitioners’ Handbook cover 2021

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Design Practitioners’ Handbook

Publisher

NSW Department of Customer Service

Version: 2021. (Current)

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.

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… Practitioners must assume that when they provide a declared regulated design, it may form part of the set of construction issued regulated designs. Regulated designs and declarations are also … is specific to a particular design, for example, for designs where additional standards or codes were applied to the regulated designs or where the designs incorporated specialist advice. … This is in addition to general requirements upon Design Practitioners under the Code of Practice to work within their competence and expertise. There are offences and penalties 18 …

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… for making Declarations that a practitioner is not authorised to make or for breaching the Code of Practice. To make a Design Compliance Declaration for a design, the person making the …

Community Recovery: Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection. Third edition, 2018. cover

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Community Recovery: Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection

Publisher

Australian Government

Version: Third edition, 2018. (Current)

Provides a comprehensive guide to community recovery in Australia.

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… The 2002 Bali bombings brought the reality of terrorism to Australia with significant loss of life and far-reaching psychosocial impacts on … to winds may have potential consequences for the agricultural and energy sectors and building codes (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [CSIRO] 2015). These changes may challenge the prevailing theories about how we manage recovery. Practices that worked in the past may not work in the future. Changing climate conditions, …

SA HB 39:2015 Installation code for metal roof and wall cladding 2015 cover

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SA HB 39:2015 Installation code for metal roof and wall cladding

Publisher

Standards Australia

Version: Third Edition 2015. (Current)

Provides information and guidelines on the selection, performance and installation of metal roofing and wall cladding.

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… SA HB 39:2015 6 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Handbook Installation code for metal roof and wall cladding SECTI ON 1 GE NERAL 1.1 SCOPE This Handbook provides information and basic … that all rainwater is directed to the stormwater drainage system. The recommendations and best practice methods set out in this Handbook will ensure that— (a) the life of the roof sheeting, …

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… Vessels and for General Applications Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials Insulated Panel Council of Australasia Code of Practice Safe Work Australia Preventing Falls in Housing Construction, Code of Practice, 2012 …

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… SA HB 39:2015 34 SECTI ON 4 ROOF SAFETY 4.1 EYE AND SKIN PROTECTION Codes of practice and guidance material have been developed in each State and Territory. They contain …

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… changes to outdoor work schedules to minimise exposure; (ii) providing training to roof workers to enable them to work safely in the sun; and (iii) issuing SunSmart UV alerts and … AMOUNT OF UV RECEIVED ON A SUMMER DAY 4.2 FALL PROTECTION Various publications, regulations, codes of practice and guidance materials that deal with the risk of falls from heights are available from …

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… SA HB 39:2015 36 Each of these regulations, codes of practice and guidance materials on fall protection have specific criteria for how to manage the …

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… system)]. (E) A ladder is used, which is fit for purpose, appropriate for the duration of the work and set up correctly. 4.3 WORK ON EXISTING ROOFS 4.3.1 General When existing roofs … roof, to warn them of the dangerous and hazardous situation. 4.3.2 Fragile roofs Regulations, codes of practice and guidance material for working on a fragile surface have been developed in each …

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… HB 39:2015 38 4.3.4 On-site storage Particular attention is to be paid to the following: (a) Roof sheeting is normally delivered to the site in strapped bundles if intended for direct lifting … provision is to be made to prevent persons falling in accordance with the relevant regulations, codes of practice and guidance material on fall protection that have been developed and or adopted in …

Page 118

… effective in thermal insulation as they can lock together and form an airtight seal. In a profiled roof panel, the insulation thickness varies depending on the regulations, codes of practice and guidance in each State and Territory, which stipulate the minimum ‘R’ value …

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… SA HB 39:2015 120 B4 ROOF APPLICATIONS B4.1 General B4.1.1 Length The maximum length of insulated panels for roofing … risk applications such as swimming pools, food processing and chill stores, refer to the IPCA Code of Practice (for installing insulated panels) from the Insulated Panel Council of Australasia …

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… support Special care is required at end laps to ensure that both panels have sufficient width of bearing on the purlin flange. B6.3.6 Roof safety considerations The installation of roof and … with OHS Acts and Regulations will require work to proceed in accordance with all relevant ‘codes of practice’ and any Australian Standards that have been adopted by the regulatory authorities as …

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