One question we often get from Contractors and Builders about sarking is: am I using the right wall sarking on my building? It’s a good question, especially because the Australian legal requirements have changed over the last few years.
Empowering the visually impaired to navigate life with confidence
Taking place on Thursday 13 October this year, World Sight Day is a global initiative to focus the world’s attention on the importance of eye care.
Buildings that were once solely reliant on human interaction and oversight are now incorporating building automation systems to help manage different aspects of the building operation. This article will look at what products can be automated in a building, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of total building automation.
As per figure 1 handrails complying to BCA clause D2.17, a, iii, like our AR110 and AR140 configurations, must be installed on a substrate that allows a minimum 1000mm between handrails as stated in AS1428.1-2009 clause 6.3 and BCA clause D1.6, B, i.
The World’s Largest Periodic Table
Fully encased in Kingspan products, ECU Sciences building is highly energy efficient and its unique façade is now claimed to be the world’s largest periodic table.
Masterwall and Summit Homes have been working closely together for over 10 years. Find out how their Senior Renovation Designer Ashley Tunley created an awesome two-story extension in Mount Lawley using Masterwall products.
The latest NCC (National Construction Code) 2022 amendments have, again, presented several changes that could affect the compliance and performance requirements for building cladding and façade systems, plus other construction materials and methods.
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London put combustible building materials, legislation, and industry practices under the spotlight, and highlighted the fatal failings of the combustible materials used in the external wall.
Its new XLerator hand dryer gets hands dry in one-third the time, and uses about one-third the energy, of conventional dryers. We were skeptical at first, too. Read on.
Equipping future generations of leaders with the ability to engineer a better world starts when they set foot on a campus designed to provide opportunities for success.
The University of NSW’s Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) is turning waste into building materials in response to Australia’s growing waste crisis.
The concept of the nature park administration envisages that distinctive buildings with recognition value should be built at individual strategically important locations in the “Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage” area.
An aging 1970s office building may not immediately spark visions of a modern innovation hub, but Brandywine Realty Trust recognized this potential in 500 North Gulph Road.
The purpose of the Custodian® range is to provide individual control and comfort while balancing the facility manager’s priorities of safety and security