Bush Fires and Tropical Cyclones, 2005, Hong Kong Governor Barry Schafer provided an update, overview and reflection on both bush fires and tropical cyclones with in Australia. The two main natural disasters that Australia has to contend with are Bush Fires (USA Wild fires, Europe...
Introduction Green building, sustainable architecture, and environmentally responsible building are terms we hear when a building is designed and built to reduce energy consumption, improve indoor air quality, and limit environmental impacts. Such designs may cause anxiety for building officials due to non-conventional building techniques...
BACKGROUND: Due to the change to larger shipping now used for freight the original Melbourne docking facilities were not suitable for modification as the river access could not be dredged to a sufficient depth. New facilities were established at the mouth of the river which...
2003 Introduction When Melbourne’s architectural icon swimming pool from its 1956 Olympic Games was converted into a multi-purpose sports centre in 1981, the fire aspects of the renovation were determined from a performance-based design process, rather than from strict adherence to the then current prescriptive...
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