Australia does not sit across more than one tectonic plate like New Zealand, so does not have as many severe earthquakes. However, Australia still has about 100 earthquakes per year of magnitude 3 or more. Earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more, occur on a
What is the Design and Building Practitioners Act (NSW)? Recent years have shown up some well-publicised building failures both regarding combustible cladding such as Lacrosse Melbourne, structural defects such as the Opal Tower in Sydney as well as th
The BCA stipulates critical elements of a building to be non-combustible, so that in the event of a fire, the failure of these components or elements will not cause or allow, for example, the building to collapse, escaping residents to be trapped, or the fire to travel to other buildings or to other sections of the same building which are on an adjacent level or otherwise separated.
Fire Group numbers or Material Group numbers, are a requirement of the BCA/ NCC 2019, for all internal linings of commercial buildings in Australia.
Since May 2019, the revised test standard for NCC 2019, C1.10, regarding the fire rating of internal linings or materials, has been confusing architects, builders, and contractors as to how they should determine if a timber lining product is Fire Group
Ask any good architect and they will tell you that the difference between an average design and an award-winning design is in the details. “The devil is in the detail”.
Use of decorative timber slats and beams for internal walls and ceilings The combustibility of building materials has been covered widely in the news after some devastating tragedies. A worldwide movement to reform regulatory control and identify the n
Recently, the combustibility of building materials has been covered widely in the news after some devastating tragedies. A worldwide movement to reform regulatory control and identify the necessary levels of required fire safety has begun to ensure ade
