The minimum performance requirements that must be met to comply with the regulations for Class 1 single dwellings.
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BCA 2010 will see the introduction of new provisions and changes in both Volumes 1 and 2. In particular, changes to the Australian Standards adopted by both volumes will be made. The new / revised Australian Standards will generally apply to building materials and products.
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A decision on the introduction of 6-star energy efficiency provisions into BCA 2010 was made by the Building Minister’s Forum. The changes will apply to both single dwellings and apartment buildings. Changes will also proceed for the commercial building sector.
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Following the recent bushfires the government has moved to introduce higher building standards in bushfire prone areas Victoria.
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The Victorian Government introduced bushfire regulations in March 2009 which designated the whole of the State as bushfire prone and called up the 2009 edition of Australian Standard 3959 - 2009 – Building in bushfire prone areas as the new construction standard.
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The Building Code of Australia (BCA) has specific provisions that require buildings to be constructed in such a manner that avoids water penetration into the building.
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Standards Australia has produced a standard for the manufacture of garage doors, AS/NZS 4505 – Domestic Garage Doors. This standard specifies the requirements for the design, construction, performance and installation of domestic garage doors.
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BCA 2009 - Volume Two Housing Provisions includes a new provision that has been inserted in Clause 3.12.1.2 (e) relating to ceiling insulation to take account of lighting fixtures including down lights which are now required to be protected under the electrical standards.
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BCA Volume Two – Housing Provisions require a balustrade or other barrier where it is possible for a person to fall through an openable window from a floor or the like that is more than 4 metres above the surface beneath. In BCA 2009, Part 3.9.2 3 Balustrades or other barrier construction has been amended by adding (a) (ii) (c) to specify a height for the balustrade or other barrier at an openable window of 865 mm for consistency with the similar provision in Volume One. Prior to this change, the height of the balustrade or other barrier at these locations was 1 metre.
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The Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2009 has been released by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) and will take effect from 1 May 2009. There are a number of changes to the BCA this year that members should take time to acquaint themselves with.
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Does it sometimes feel like construction legislation and regulations have just been put in place to make your life harder? And does it annoy you that the people who implement these rules have probably never set their loafer clad foot on a construction site? Well our friends at the Cement Concrete and Aggregate Australia (CCAA) have just made the lives of people involved in the pouring of residential concrete that little bit easier.
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There are two main changes in the upcoming BCA 2009 Volume Two that will affect QLD; the removal of the QLD variation to the Sound Insulation section, and the removal of the QLD variation to the Glazing section.
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There is some confusion as to what wall materials can be used behind kitchen splashbacks where a fire resistant material is required because of a gas stove top being installed. This information sheet explains how the gas regulations define fire resistant(non-combustible)board.
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The pre-publication draft of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2009 Volume 2 (Housing Provisions) will provide clarification regarding the interpretation of Clause 3.8.3.3 for sanitary compartments, meaning that in some cases the requirement to design using a ‘lift-off’ door system may not apply.
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HIA receives many enquiries in relation to the residential timber framing manual or AS 1684 as to which is the better document to adopt, the simplified version or AS 1684 Part 4 or the standard version that part 4 was based on, AS 1684 part 2. The following information may assist members to choose.
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