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Peer review guideline: Assessing the energy equivalence of housing using the peer review process (QLD)

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Queensland Government

Version: 2023. (Current)

Outlines the peer review process which can be used as a compliance option for assessing the energy equivalence (thermal performance) of new houses and major renovations (where practical) in Queensland.

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… Peer review guideline 1. Select expert – a list of peer review experts can be found from www.business.qld.gov.au using the search term … the basis for the expert’s decision e.g. relevant tests, specifications, rules, standards, codes of practice and other publications. 4. Recommended modifications (if required) – where a proposed …

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Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the indoor air quality (IAQ) Verification Methods in NCC Volumes One and Two (F6V1 and F6V2 in NCC Volume One and H4V3 of NCC Volume Two).

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… manufacturers with criteria and requirements for continually improving what products are made of and how they are made. The mark provides consumers, regulators, employees, and industry peers … Australia’s Environmental Certification Scheme for carpets, manufacturers must comply with the Code of Practice for Environmental Management which provides performance standards for raw materials, …

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… and Medical Research Council, (NHMRC 1996 rescinded 2002). • NCC 2022 Volume One Building Code of Australia Class 2 to 9 Buildings, Australian Building Codes Board, Canberra (ABCB 2022a). • … abcb.gov.au • • AIRAH airah.org.au • • Australian HVAC&R Industry application manuals and best practice guides. ASHRAE ashrae.org • • National Construction Code and related resources …

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Housing Energy Efficiency Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume Two that apply to houses.

Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard 2012 cover

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Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2012. (Current)

Specifies requirements for flood-resistant design and construction of buildings that are subject to the NCC requirements and that are located, in whole or in part, in flood hazard areas.

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Bushfire Verification Methods Handbook

Publisher

Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the Verification Methods for building in bushfire prone areas in NCC Volumes One and Two (G5V1 in NCC Volume One and H7V2 in NCC Volume Two).

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… Method 12. England P, Parke R and Zillante G. Evaluation methods for assessing the resistance of elements of construction to bushfire attack, in special seminar series fire-safety … Intermountain Research Station, 1980. 18. Safe Work Australia. Safe design of structures - code of practice. Safe Work Australia, 2012. 19. Standards Australia. AS 1530.4 Methods for fire tests …

Guideline for the construction of buildings in flood hazard areas (QLD) 2012 cover

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Guideline for the construction of buildings in flood hazard areas (QLD)

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Queensland Government

Version: 2012. (Current)

Assists homeowners, building professionals and local governments in understanding the new part of the Queensland Development Code (QDC) for construction of buildings in flood hazard areas.

Condensation in buildings handbook 2023 cover

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Condensation in Buildings Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the condensation requirements in NCC 2022 Volumes One and Two.

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… spaces Lower temperatures in interstitial spaces around an insulated interior are one of the expected effects noted in Figure 4.4. In cooler spaces, RH will be higher and framing … resistance. This arrangement follows an example in the British Standard BS 5250:2011+A1:2016 "Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings" (Figure F.6). It relies on ventilation to …

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… Condensation in Buildings Handbook summaries below describe the scope of some of these standards and outline the nature of their content. British Standard (BS) 5250:2011+A1:2016 Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings This Standard is a code of practice providing …

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… F References and further reading • ABCB, Housing Provisions Standard: Australian Building Codes Board, 2022 • ABCB, National Construction Code Volume One. Canberra: Australian Building … Code, Volume Two. Canberra: Australian Building Codes Board, 2022. • ABCB, Scoping Study of Condensation in Residential Buildings: Final Report. Canberra: Australian Building Codes … Porirua, NZ • Building America, 2010 ‘Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County’. Best Practices Series, U.S. Department of Energy, vol. 7.1 • Consumer, Building and Occupational …

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NatHERS assessor handbook

Publisher

Australian Government

Version: 2019. (Current)

Explains how NatHERS assessments work and is an essential tool for NatHERS assessors.

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… a window with multiple glazing that includes both Group A and Group B components, it is good practice for assessors to identify the individual elements when naming the windows entered into NatHERS software. For example, if as assessor is splitting a window identified as W01 in the … window manufacturer has a glazed hinged door, assessors must use that custom window product code. Otherwise, it is entered as a Group A casement window with the appropriate default window …

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… NatHERS assessor handbook 8.8.1 Loss of insulation Ceiling penetrations, such as recessed light fittings, are modelled in the … have a diameter of approximately 300–350 mm. It is worth noting that the National Construction Code requires internal (ie. without a window or door) bathrooms, WCs and ensuites to have … mechanical ventilation. If an exhaust fan is not shown on the documentation, it would be best practice for assessors to check with the client and confirm whether an exhaust fan should be …

An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry 2020 cover

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An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry

Version: 2020. (Current)

This research primarily aims to investigate an inclusive list of factors impacting on quality management system deployment in the construction industry building sector by focusing exclusively on the external factors and the critical success factors of project level in order to develop a comprehensive framework of quality management system deployment.

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… Government policies All respondents referred to the impact of government policies on the process of QMS execution. PB2 stated that: "Government policies … that vary, or have a state-based bias across different locations; examples of this would be the Codes of Practice which have state-based requirements. As an example, in the Case Study 2 project, …

Apartment energy efficiency Handbook 2023 cover

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Apartment energy efficiency Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2023. (Current)

Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume One that apply to Class 2 apartment buildings.

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Peer review guideline: Assessing the energy equivalence of housing using the peer review process (QLD)

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Queensland Government

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Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

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Housing Energy Efficiency Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

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Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard

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Australian Building Codes Board

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Bushfire Verification Methods Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

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Guideline for the construction of buildings in flood hazard areas (QLD)

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Queensland Government

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Condensation in Buildings Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board

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NatHERS assessor handbook

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Australian Government

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An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry

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Apartment energy efficiency Handbook

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Australian Building Codes Board