This report presents worked examples of a draft Verification Method developed by the ABCB for the sizing of cold and heated water supply pipework.
This updated report presents an order of cost estimate for the proposed changes to the National Construction Code of Australia (NCC) to include mandatory minimum accessible housing provisions for n
This Public Report provides a progress update on delivery of the Building Confidence Report (BCR) National Framework by the ABCB's BCR Implementation Team, up to December 2020.
FCRC-PR 96-02 (Volume 2) BCA Fire Provisions Restructured
FCRC TR96-08 Case studies of fires in retail buildings
Evaluation of fire resistance levels: techniques, data and results.
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, Response of Occupants close to Fire, involved the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineering, risk-assessment methodolo
Report The ABCB commissioned Professor Mark Taylor, Macquarie University, to conduct a literature review of known causes that contribute to brass fittings leaching lead into drinking water.
There have been several major building regulatory reforms over the last two decades, this report examines the success of these reforms and identifies future productivity opportunities for the secto
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Fire-risk: Summary Report, provides a summary of the development and use of the individual models that make up the Fire-risk model (formerly known as CESARE
Fire Code Reform Project (Project 2) This report, Fire Performance of Floors and Floor Coverings, was undertaken to provide quasi-performance based recommendations to characterise the fire hazard f
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, Determination of Interface Height From Measured Parameter Profile in Enclosure Fire Experiment, involved the development of a Fundamental
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 5) The First Edition, Fire Engineering Guidelines, describes an appropriate engineering methodology for the design and assessment of fire safety buildings by compen
Appendices 1-8 This document contains the appendices that are referred to in the Scoping study of Condensation in Residential Buildings.
This report takes into account the particular instructions and requirements of our client.
This report is a study, developed by Turner and Townsend, that investigated the proposed Slips, Trips and Falls Building Codes.
This report investigates the distortional buckling behaviour of light gauge cold-formed steel compression members under simulated fire conditions.
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 1) This Final Report on the Restructure of BCA-90 Fire Provisions, Volume One was undertaken to restructure the present fire-safety provisions of the BCA into a tab
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 6) This Technical Report, BCA Fire Safety Requirements for Shopping Centres, involved investigation into factors affecting fire-safety in low-rise, sprinklered shop
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, A Stochastic Model for CO Toxicity in Building Fires, involves the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineering, risk-ass
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, The Effects of Sleep Inertia on Decision-Making Performance, involved with the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineeri