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ABCB Water efficiency consultation document
The ABCB Office is seeking industry input on proposed changes to water efficiency requirements in NCC Volume Three. Since 2015, the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA) has mandated minimum water efficiency standards. With improved fixtures and fittings, it’s now time to review if further reductions in flow rates would provide additional benefit. Have your say about water efficiency in the PCA….. Comments must be made by the end of January 2024
New resource for waterproofing in houses
For NCC Volume Two, the DTS Provisions for wet areas and external waterproofing have been divided into 2 provisions. This change is to improve readability and clarity of the provisions.
Our resource will step you through the waterproofing requirements in more detail to help you comply with the NCC.
For NCC Volume Two, the DTS Provisions for wet areas and external waterproofing have been divided into 2 provisions. This change is to improve readability and clarity of the provisions.
Our resource will step you through the waterproofing requirements in more detail to help you comply with the NCC. Read more about our new resource for waterproofing in houses
An innovative approach to sustainable mass timber
A new office building constructed using mass timber represents a new way of thinking about sustainable infrastructure.
T3 Collingwood, located in the inner-city suburb of Collingwood in Melbourne, represents a new approach to sustainable infrastructure.
Built by Icon and developed by American investment firm Hines, T3 Collingwood is believed to be Melbourne’s tallest hybrid timber office building. Eight of its 15 storeys are entirely timber and the building site spans 2120 m2.
The building, which is aiming for a six-star Green Star rating and a 5.5-star NABERS Energy rating, showcases the opportunities associated with timber construction in Australia’s carbon reduction efforts.
T3 Collingwood is named for the ‘three-T’ philosophy Hines took to the project; the sustainable use of timber, transit and technology was prioritised to reduce carbon emissions.
It is designed to both accommodate for the needs of business tenants, and support social and environmental concerns by prioritising cycling and pedestrian spaces surrounding the building.
Snowy 2.0’s ground-breaking innovations
With more than 40 km of tunnels and an immense underground power station, this hydroelectric project required some impressive innovation.
As developer of the Snowy 2.0 pumped-storage scheme, Italian infrastructure group Webuild and its client, Snowy Hydro Ltd are extending the legacy set decades ago by the original Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme by applying innovative solutions to one of the most challenging engineering endeavours in the world.
They are expanding a network of hydropower plants established under the original scheme and operated by Snowy Hydro Ltd, making Snowy 2.0 the largest committed renewable energy project in Australia.
His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AS DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley welcomed IBQC members to Government House, Canberra, on the 14 November 2023.
His Excellency very graciously hosted this auspicious event to celebrate the achievements of the IBQC since it’s inauguration. It was wonderful to see so many luminaries attend the event and it was a truly delightful occasion.
His Excellency launched the IBQC on the fourth of February 2020 at the University of Canberra. This heralded the creation of the international thought leadership hub tasked with developing best practice guidelines for the development of building regulations in both developed and emerging economies. To read the IBQC Linkedin of this article and subscribe to the IBQC Linkedin please follow the links.