Research Notes

Design & Preparation

Australian Standards – Compliance with Fences & gates
Backflow Prevention Guide NSW Fire safety guidelines
Backflow Prevention Guide VIC Fire resistance
Balustrades Fire services
B.C.A. – History of Fireplaces & heaters
BCA Area Map Fire ratings – Guidance notes
BCA Volume 1 Fire and Sound rated wall and floors
BCA Volume 2 Fire and Sound rated external walls
Brick, Blocks & Mortar Mixes Flashings
Brick, brick veneer, blockwork Flooring
Building process – Index Footings & slab construction
Building Terminology Footings preparation
Building Approval Process – NSW Foundation site classification
Building Approval Process – QLD Framing – wall, bracing, tie-down
Building Materials Glazing
Bush Fire Attack Level Insulation in Buildings –  benefits of
Building Regs – ACT Landscaping
Bush Fire Compliance Liveable housing design
Bush Fire Zones – Windows & Doors Masonry accessories
Bushfire Prone Zones – QLD Mechanical services (air con & extraction)
Bushfire Prone Zones – NSW No go zones
Bushfire Prone Zones – VIC Plumbing Regulatory Authorities _ Vic
Bushfire Prone Zones –  SA Painter
Commercial Character Code Paving
Completed Residential Building Inspection Piling
Concrete & Reinforcement Properties Property development
Consumer Building Guide Reinforcing & concrete  placement
Construction Plan – Prepare & Implement Retaining walls
Dampcourse, Weepholes, Termites Roof-  insulation & ventilation
Design for Adaptable Housing – Disability Roof – conventional
Design for Health & Amenity Roof – metal
Design & Construction Manual Class 1 Buildings Roof – tile
Design & Construction Manual Class 2 & 3 Buildings Roof – drainage, gutters, downpipes
Design and Siting Standards – Under 450sm Sand & cement render
Design and Siting Standards – Lots over 450sm Site set-out / Surveying
Design and siting standards – Duplex Site surface drainage
Design steel beam guardrails TMR Smoke alarms
Design – preventing structural damage Stair construction
Design – structural engineering class 2&3 Steel framing
Design tables  – structural steel in buildings Structural principles applied
Determining Wind Speed Sub-floor ventilation, structure
Development code part 11 (Qld) Swimming pool compliance
Development code part 12 (Qld) Termites
Dial B 4 U Dig Tiles – floor & wall finishes
Disabled access Timber durability
Door & jambs Timber mouldings
Driveways class 1 & 10 Trusses
Electrical services Working near underground assets
Energy efficiency Waterproofing to wet areas
Environmental controls & waste management Water supply & waste water
Excavation & fill for Retaining walls  class 1 & 10 Wet area materials
Excavations and backfilling  

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