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  • DesignFire safetyNews
    By Sean Carroll
    January 12, 2021
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    Urban planner and designer recommends more tree canopies to reduce heat

    Hatch RobertsDay, an urban planning and design practice, has found that current environmental planning and engineering standards have unintentionally resulted in an unsustainable reduction in urban ...
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    By Sean Carroll
    December 17, 2020
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    USG Boral committed to restoring confidence in the build quality of projects

    USG Boral has said it’s committed to working closely with the design and construction industry to restore confidence in the build quality of commercial and multi-residential ...
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  • Business MattersFire safetyNews
    By Sean Carroll
    November 26, 2020
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    Insurance, building standards for natural disasters under microscope at today’s round table

    Master Builders Australia and the Insurance Council of Australia are hosting a joint roundtable on the insurance and building standards and their resilience for natural disasters ...
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  • Fire safetyNews
    By Sean Carroll
    July 10, 2020
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    Principal fire safety engineer to boost VBA fire safety programs

    The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has appointed respected fire engineer Dr. Weng Poh to the position of principal fire safety engineer to extend its fire safety ...
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  • Fire safetyNews
    By Staff Writer
    July 9, 2020
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    Maintaining fire safety equipment and systems in unoccupied buildings

    COVID-19 has had a far-reaching impact on businesses, which resulted in a mass shutdown of buildings and facilities considered ‘non-essential’. However, many people fail to realise ...
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  • Fire safetyNewsSafetyStandards and Regulations
    By Sean Carroll
    June 4, 2020
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    Bushfire building report prompts improvement action

    Building and Energy’s General Inspection Report Three – Bush fire building requirements in Western Australia evaluated work  carried out by building surveyors, bushfire consultants and builders ...
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  • Fire safetyNews
    By Sean Carroll
    May 25, 2020
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    Donated thermal imaging cameras to support RFS & CFA crews in Australia

    Following one of its most devastating fire seasons in the past six months, Australian emergency services were put to the test to contain the spread. One ...
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  • Fire safetyNewsSafetyStandards and Regulations
    By Sean Carroll
    February 18, 2020
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    Key bushfire standard open for all Australians to access

    Standards Australia’s chief executive Adrian O’Connell and Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews MP has announced a joint funding agreement for access to AS ...
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  • Fire safetyMaterialNewsTimber
    By Sean Carroll
    October 2, 2019
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    Bamboo explored for Australian construction

    University of Queensland Ph.D. student Mateo Gutierrez suggests exploring the use of bamboo as a sustainable flooring and furniture option. However, the material isn’t a part ...
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  • Fire safetyNewsSafetyStandards and Regulations
    By Sean Carroll
    September 26, 2019
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    Identification of cladding products: the focus of new guidance

    The technical specification for labelling of Aluminium Composite Panel (ACP) products was published this week. It provides minimum requirements for the marking of ACPs to enable ...
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