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Site planning and design for bushfire
Published: 25 February 2021 | Edited: 19 June 2023A summary update has been provided for this note in June 2023. This summary reflects updates to this topic on the National Construction Code 2022 ...
Project time management in design and documentation
Published: 24 February 2021 | Edited: 7 December 2023Read time: 6 minutes (This note replaces Time allowances - delays in design and documentation) Project time management is a core aspect of an ...
The value of copyright in architect designs
Published: 13 November 2018 | Edited: 9 February 2023Read time: 3 minutes Changes to Australian Standard AS 4122 General conditions of contract for engagement of consultants and the introduction of ...
Read time: 20 minutes Decades of advocacy to achieve progress toward sustainable outcomes have highlighted an urgent need to reframe our ...
Read time: 2 minutes For the purpose of this note, junior ambulant toilets are defined as toilets in early childhood centres for children who have a ...
Adapting building designs for climate change is about managing the unavoidable. While there is debate around what level of adaptation is needed, ...
In Australia, heatwaves are the deadliest natural hazard and a major driver of peak electricity demand and blackouts. Heatwaves are exacerbated by ...
Residential passive design for temperate climates
Published: 28 February 1997 | Edited: 28 February 2011The primary intention of passive design is to create a thermally comfortable building with reduced demand on mechanical (active) forms of heating, ...
Adaptive comfort: passive design for active occupants
Published: 30 September 2011 | Edited: 16 November 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. The adaptive model of thermal comfort shifts attention from engineered comfort ...
Design for disassembly – themes and principles
Published: 11 July 2024 | Edited: 29 July 2024Issue 03 July 2024 Read time: 20 minutes Abstract The disassembly of buildings to recover materials and components for future reuse is not widely ...