Relevant resources for engineers

Recommendations 13-16 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures to standardise and improve the

Recommendation 8 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures to improve the engagement of fire a

Recommendation 8 - The model Code of conduct for fire safety engineers, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out minimum obligations for registered practitioners

Recommendation 7 - This document analyses findings from a public survey on preference for building regulator information on auditing and compliance matters for BCR recommendation 7.

Recommendation 7 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures for publication of auditing and com

Recommendation 3 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out the key principles for regulating continuing professional development (CPD) on t

This table lists the work streams and projects of the Building Confidence Report Implementation Team.

Relates to the application of the DTS Provisions for energy efficiency in NCC Volume One for fans.

Shows the performance-based design process when selecting fans based on system resistance and fan efficiency as part of the energy efficiency of a new retail building.

This infographic gives an overview of the project timeframes and working group participants for the NCC 2022 energy efficiency project.

Provides guidance to use this Verification Method in NCC Volumes One and Two.

Provides practitioners with sufficient knowledge to successfully apply energy efficiency requirements for residential dwellings.

Provides guidance to use the Fire Safety Verification Method (FSVM) for buildings in NCC Volume One.

Provides an understanding of the provisions in the ABCB Standard for Construction of Buildings in Flood Hazard Areas. Offers additional advisory information outside the scope of the Standard.

Provides guidance on building related issues on sites prone to landslide hazard.

Provides guidance to develop or approve a scope of proposed remedial work to upgrade an existing building for multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings.

Contains contemporary information for the fire safety design of buildings. Provides guidance to fire engineers on analysis and evaluation strategies of a project.

Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 6) This Technical Report, Analysis of USA Retail Fires, is a detailed analysis of statistics relating to retail fires.

This supporting documents assists in understanding the focus of changes being considered for the 2022 version of the National Construction Code (NCC 2022) in regards to:

As part of the ABCB’s commitment to delivering an NCC that is user-friendly and modern, important changes are being implemented for the 2022 edition of the code.

Assists in understanding and applying Part J5.7, Pump System energy efficiency DTS Provisions.