IntroductionCombining all the strength and endurance of steel into the lightweight elegance and flexibility of timber, the EXPAN prefabricated construction system brings timber into the commercial and...
IntroductionCombining all the strength and endurance of steel into the lightweight elegance and flexibility of timber, the EXPAN prefabricated construction system brings timber into the commercial and...
IntroductionThe NCC defines a healthcare building as a building whose occupants or patients are undergoing medical treatment and generally need physical assistance to evacuate the building during an e...
IntroductionThis Guide explains how to achieve the targeted fire and sound Performance Requirements in the National Construction Code (NCC) for the following mid-rise timber buildings using the Deemed...
IntroductionThe Guide explains how to achieve the targeted fire and sound Performance Requirements in the National Construction Code (NCC) for Class 2 (apartments) and Class 3 (e.g. hotels, motels) mi...
IntroductionDetails of the principles and fire engineering analysis done to support the 2016 changes to the NCC to help you design or determine compliant performance solutionsThis Guide...
IntroductionConsidering robustness early in the design stages can result in a building with enhanced resistance to disproportionate collapse without significant impact on the structure or the time req...
IntroductionWind causes lateral and uplift forces on houses that must be resisted by the appropriately designed and installed tie-downs and bracing detailed in AS 1684.Under normal circumstances, the ...
IntroductionTimber sleepers or round posts and logs can be used to create effective and relatively inexpensive garden edges, steps and walls to terrace sloping sites. Galvanized steel posts can also b...
IntroductionThis guide provides information and options available to comply with the BCA, using timber structural systems for Class 9c buildings. It covers fire and acoustic requirements as well as pr...
