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BUILDING CONNECTION Spring 2019
CONTENTS
FEATURES
REGULARS
10 22COVER STORY
10 IT’S TIME TO RATTLE THE CAGEScaffolding safety in Australia
is based on multi-tiered, multi-
jurisdictional legal frameworks,
as well as a complex array of
Australian/New Zealand Standards!
It begs the question: are our
overweight scaffolding regulations
shaking themselves apart?
06 Editorial 08 Industry news 28 AIBS 34 Joinery Skills 38 Window World 48 New Products 73 Trade stuff 16 ABCB’S REPORT ON MAINSTREAM HOUSINGDr Jane Bringolf summarises
some of the key issues identified
in the Options Paper put out by
the ABCB regarding the Livable
Housing Design Guidelines.
32 SUSTAINABLE SITESFull skips are a thing of the
past for one Adelaide company
which has taken building site
sustainability to a whole new
level thanks to an intuitive
recycling program.
20 FUTURE INSIGHTSWe attended the Future
Building Insights Summit to
discover current and expected
technological, regulatory and
economic disruptions affecting
the Australian building industry.
22 GOING GREENWITH GEOTHERMALWith a vision to expand its reach
and training capabilities, a new
Plumbing Industry Climate Action
Centre is landing in Melbourne’s
southeast. And it’s sporting an
impressive geothermal system.
26 DOGS TAKE BITE OUT OF TERMITE DAMAGEA keen sense of smell and the
ability to navigate tight and
awkward spaces makes our
four legged friends the perfect
termite busters.
26 32 56 TECHNOLOGY 60 TOOLS 64 TRANSPORT