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#3: Material: Timber, in Residential & Commercial Buiding

May 21, 2017

The change in Australia’s building code will mean greater opportunities for use of timber and wood products in multi-storey construction. The changed regulations come in an environment in which innovations such as engineered timbers are driving a broadening of the applications of structural wood products in multi-storey buildings. Lendlease, Bangaroo [Sydney] The first commercial office
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#2: Material: Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

May 21, 2017

Also know as ACC, is a concrete that has been manufactured to contain lots of closed air pockets. Lightweight and fairly energy efficient, it is produced by adding a foaming agent to concrete in a mould, then wire-cutting blocks or panels from the resulting ‘cake’ and ‘cooking’ them with steam (autoclaving). The popularity of AAC
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#1: Australian Standards in Building & Construction (B&C)

May 21, 2017

What are Standards and why do they matter? In Australia, Standards are published documents based on consensus, which can take the form of specifications, procedural requirements, or handbooks. They are living documents which are updated to suit the changing needs of the economy and community. Government regulators and public health authorities often turn to standards
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