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Basix Announcement – Boarding Houses
We have talked several times in previous newsletters about the challenges of assessing boarding houses in NSW. This has been because Class 3 boarding houses have, over time, been interpreted as needing a Basix certificate as well as a full Section J assessment under the building code. In attempt to resolve this problem the Dept […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 10/09/2020Read More -
A Closer Look
We have picked out a few key points from each of the new parts of Section J starting with J1.3 Roof and Ceiling Construction. Roof and Ceiling Construction This appears to be a very short section which should be easy to get one’s head around. If you take out all the lines of text […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 31/08/2020Read More -
Solar Train
This is a heart-warming story. Imagine a train that is fully powered by the sun. Sounds ideal doesn’t it? If it could be done it would have to be a world’s first, right? Well, it has been done and somehow it seems appropriate it was done in the seaside town of Byron Bay. Here is […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 31/08/2020Read More -
National Registration Framework
In further response to recommendations of the BCR, the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) have drafted the National Registration Framework (NRF) discussion paper, proposing a nationally consistent registration system which would require mandatory specific NCC training and CPD for each core disciplines involved in the design and construction of a building. To find out more […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 31/08/2020Read More -
Impacts for Occupancy Certificate sign off
The BCR also brings to attention the documentary aspect of compliant work carried out and acknowledges that private building surveyors (private building certifiers depending on your jurisdiction) do not hold expertise in all aspects of building design and therefore often rely on engineers or other expert consultants to design and certify certain components of work. […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 31/08/2020Read More -
Re-building confidence in the Building Industry
There has been a lot in the media about the building industry in the last few years. As a result of the defects exposed by the likes of the Opal and Mascot Towers buildings and residential apartment fires of London’s Grenfell and Melbourne’s Lacrosse buildings, one might say a call for building regulatory reform across […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 31/08/2020Read More
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Boarding Houses - Do they need Section J, BASIX, or both?
We have talked before in this blog about how boarding houses, Classified as Class 3 buildings in... (read article)
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Vanuatu – Update on the Medical Assistance Project
Last year our involvement in the medical outreach program in Vanuatu took an unexpected turn. In March 2015... (read article)
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The Future is in the hands of youth
I recently I saw a TV item on a young nuclear scientist. The snippets I saw stayed... (read article)
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NABERS Energy Rating - A Reality Check
At the design/development stage many developers of office buildings are focused on minimum compliance in order to... (read article)