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| Fail Safe Devices - Building Code of Australia
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Matthew McNamara, Manager Building Surveying, advises that the means of activating fail-safe device to unlock an exit door is often misunderstood, especially with regard to shopping centre tenancies (HENDRY)
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| Complying Development Checklist and Guide
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| John Rigney, Director, advises that the Building Professionals Board, together with the Department of Planning, have developed a Checklist to assist council or accredited certifiers when assessing applications for Complying Development Certificates made under State Environment Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008. (BPB)
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| BCA Illustrated - Your Guide
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| BCA Illustrated provides the BCA in both a downloadable Desktop Edition (no internet connection required) and an Online Edition with over 3000 illustrations, issues and explanations all exclusive to BCA Illustrated. Printing or saving clauses and illustrations for clients or personal use are just some of the many features of BCA Illustrated. BCA 2010 is available at our updated website now. (HENDRY)
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| RIS for BCA: Access to Premises - Buildings
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| Roman Cwyk, Senior Building Surveyor, advises that this Final Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared to assess the impacts of a proposal to amend the Building Code of Australia to align with the “Disability Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards (the Premises Standards). The Premises Standards were (ABCB)
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| Glossaries Legal
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John Rigney, Director has compiled a number of very good websites that contain a glossary of legal terms that practitioners should be aware of. Eg. AAA, Cromer, FEG, Ing Direct, LSC and WC. (HENDRY)
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| BCA 2010 NSW Appendix Correction
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John Rigney, Director, advises that the Australian Building Codes Board has issued a subscriber alert to correct an error in the NSW Appendix to the published hard copy version of BCA 2010 Volume One. BCA 2010 has moved the national smoke hazard management (HENDRY)
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| Would You Like A Career With Us?
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| Adrian Righele, our National Manager, advises Essential Property Services is experiencing further client growth and as a result we seek the services of a Safety Measures Manager for our Brisbane and Sydney offices. If you are interested in a career with an innovative company, for Brisbane click here, for Sydney click here.
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| Upgrading Existing Fire Indicator Panels
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| Matthew McNamara, Manager Building Surveying, has been involved in the upgrade of numerous fire panels in a variety of building types and imparts some important consideration for property managers who are considering an upgrade of their fire detection system (EPS)
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| Smoke Doors - Guide
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Adrian Righele, National Manager has compiled from the Hendry Knowledgebase articles and links on smoke doors. Many clients have installed in their building smoke doors to comply with the BCA requirements and with fire engineered solutions, these articles will help your understanding (EPS) (more...) |
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| Playing With Fire
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| Have you considered your risk, liability and the consequences of your current practices for the selection and installation of fire rated cables? The risk of incident may be low, however the catastrophic consequences of building fires is evidenced by fatality statistics (Elect. Conn)
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| Fire Sprinkler Water Saving
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| Fire safety is one of the most important priorities, and a significant element of the state’s fire protection framework is fire sprinkler systems. In order for building owners and managers to ensure the safety of their building in the case of fire, sprinkler systems… (Facility Perps.)
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| Fire and Evacuation Floor Plans
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| Graeme Badrock, Manager Emergency Planning reports that in New South Wales under Occupational Safety and Health Legislation, an employer must ensure that, in the event of an emergency at any place of work at which the employer's undertaking is conducted, arrangements have been made for the safe and rapid evacuation of persons from the place of work. (EPS)
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| Maintaining Electrical Equipment
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| Graeme Badrock, Manager Emergency Planning, advised that employers in every Australian state and territory have a duty of care under relevant safety legislation to enure employees and visitors to the workplace are safe from injury and risks to health. This includes ensuring that plant and systems of work at the workplace are healthy and safe, i.e. maintaining electrical equipment (EPS)
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| Evacuation Plan - High Rise Building
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| APF Magazine has published an article titled “Evacuation Plan for High Rise Building” by John Ng. This feature article includes the definition of a high rise building, facilities for aiding building evacuation, evacuation plans and evacuation drills. (APF)
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| Leases Should Include Obligations for Occupants
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| Graeme Badrock, Manager Emergency Planning, advises property owners and managers should ensure that leases not only cover the safety of occupants in an emergency, but include obligations for occupants to participate in emergency planning (EPS)
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| Measurement of Chemical Emissions
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| People generally spend as much as 90 percent of their time indoors and therefore, the condition of indoor air has a vital impact in human health. Today, buildings are designed to be airtight to save energy, resulting in less fresh air intake and a general build up… (ABSJ)
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| Air-Conditioning Hygeine
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| This article has been written to provide those who maintain and operate Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Systems better understand the importance of Air-conditioning Hygiene. Internal surfaces of a building’s air-conditioning systems are generally “out of sight, out of mind” and unless dust… (Hotel Eng.)
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| Property & Facility Management Software
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| fmXpert is a fully integrated Property and Facilities management system. Using the latest technology this system provides a simple user interface, web access, and mobile technology. Key features include Lease Management, Asset Management, Job Management and Document Management.
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| Roll Out of Qualified Licensing
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| An Experienced Persons Licence is a temporary licence, issued to technicians in the fire protection industry until they are able to demonstrate competence in the skills and knowledge required under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse… (FPA)
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| FM Professional Development Courses
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| FMA Australia has been working with “evolve change group” and now offer a professional development program that gives you many options. The program schedule has been designed to allow attendees to complete subjects in one day, or send staff to a variety of sessions. (FMA)
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| Termite Protection
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| Matthew McNamara, Manager Building Surveying, has located a new website that provides very good information on termite protection measures, history, recommendations and scientific reports. Builders and owners of buildings in termite areas would be well advised to view “Boron Solutions” website. (HENDRY)
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| Home Fire Sprinklers: Time For a Rethink
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| What’s going on with fire sprinklers in houses? Installing fire sprinklers into a home is the best way to control the growth of fire, yet despite some very extensive promotion by the New Zealand Fire Service and others, uptake has been slow… (Build Conn)
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| BCA Illustrated - Your Guide
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| BCA Illustrated provides the BCA in both a downloadable Desktop Edition (no internet connection required) and an Online Edition with over 3000 illustrations, issues and explanations all exclusive to BCA Illustrated. Printing or saving clauses and illustrations for clients or personal use are just some of the many features of BCA Illustrated. BCA 2010 is available at our updated website now. (HENDRY)
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| On Your Marks, Get Set, Go
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| From local abattoir to world stage, Sydney Olympic Park has broken away from its industrial Homebush Bay stigma and is now officially its own suburb – or as some say, the mega city of the west. Once Sydney Olympic Park was exclusively known .. (API)
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| Glazing Provisions BCA 2010 Vol 2
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| Glazing Provisions for BCA 2010 use a somewhat different approach than BCA 2009, which prevents a direct comparison of stringencies in simple terms of percentage area change. However, examining the types of glazing needed at typical glazing ratios (ie the proportion of glazing to floor area) is a practical means of comparing outcomes. (ABCB)
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| Acoustic Design In Green Building
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| A number of green building rating systems formalise the implementation of sustainable design practices. Although draft standards with some acoustic requirements are under consideration, quantitative acoustic design requirements are not included in current sustainable design standards. The question arises as to whether a building (AIRAH)
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| Tanks, But No Tanks
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| One day, history may tell us that the proliferation of water tanks in the suburbs of our major cities was nothing more than a “finger in the dyke” while our authorities scrambled to build water recycling schemes and desalination plants (Plumb Conn)
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| rmXpert - Booking Resource Needs
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| Announcing an exciting new product to manage all your resource booking needs, rmXpert will manage all of your resources and equipment simply and efficiently. It can manage meeting rooms, sporting events, bus time tabling, equipment access and more. All your resources managed on line, approved on line with automatic notifications to keep everyone informed. Introductory price includes software, installation and training.
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| Water Conservation in Cooling Towers
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| Matthew McNamara, Manager Building Surveying advises that AIRAH has issued ‘Water Conservation in Cooling Towers Best Practice Guide’. This guide has been prepared to assist the owners and operators of cooling towers and evaporative cooling systems in reducing the water consumption of cooling systems while retaining required performance. (AIRAH)
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| Case Study: Office Lighting Gets Six Stars
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| Rated world class in the sustainability stakes, Sydney’s One Shelley Street has propelled green office design into a new realm. A huge contributing factor in the building’s environmental 6 Star Green Star rating is the lighting control and energy management system. (ABSJ)
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