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Sets out requirements for inspection, testing, preventive maintenance and survey of fire protection systems and equipment.

The objective of this Standard is to achieve the reliable monitoring of fire detection and alarm systems (FDAS) installed in buildings by a remotely located monitoring service and to transfer required signals to a fire dispatch centre.

The objective of this rapid review is to locate and summarise published peer-reviewed review papers, where possible, relating to the retention of biodiversity on private land in urban areas; the main question that this rapid review answers is “How can urban development support biodiversity retention on private lands?”

Specifies the design, installation and commissioning requirements for emergency warning systems and emergency intercom systems used in buildings for the evacuation of building occupants in the event of a fire or other type of emergency.

Sets out requirements for the design, installation and commissioning of fire detection and alarm systems comprising components conforming with the requirements of the appropriate product Standard.

This paper presents various indicators that track the performance of the construction sector.

Sustainable building design should consider durability, affordability, resource conservation, intra and intergenerational social equity aspects, and stakeholder’s perspective throughout its service life; this research has applied life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework to estimate the sustainability performance in terms of a single score, and to identify avenues for sustainability improvement strategies of buildings.

This paper examines sustainable environmental solutions in domestic plumbing.

This report considers the research conducted previously on the current methods for sizing sanitary plumbing and drainage systems used within Australia and takes into account industry observations to propose improvements to these methods

Sets out requirement for the design, installation and commissioning of fire detection and alarm systems comprising components conforming to the requirements of the appropriate component Standards.