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It is with great pleasure that we present the 21st edition of BuildIT™, the Resource Guide for Builders and Renovators.

Since it was first published 20 years ago, BuildIT has become a highly valued information source for builders, specialist contractors and construction industry professionals.

BuildIT is the foremost information source dedicated to providing the building industry with comprehensive information on building technology and building materials.

BuildIT provides a simple and convenient resource to help the building industry not only locate the right product and information, but also the right expert - all in the one place.

BuildIT is recognised as a publication key decision makers can rely on for detailed, cross-referenced, easy to find information about the products, services, technologies and expertise they need to know about to carry out the business of building and construction.

To meet the needs of such a large and varied sector, the range of product information, technical references and expert advice in BuildIT is the broadest in the publication’s history and testament to its place in the industry.

BuildIT sets out to be 'THE' Resource Guide for Builders and Renovators across the country, large and small, and for the professionals who make such important decisions as how to build, what to specify and where to source products and services. ark:media specialises in providing media, marketing and communication services for building and construction industry associations throughout Australia, and we hope you will find BuildIT a useful and practical tool that you will use again and again, throughout the year.

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Industry Support We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the extensive range of building and construction industry associations who have supplied their expert advice for the 2019 edition of BuildIT.

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Directory 137 Advertisers’ Index

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Hire & Rental Industry Association

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Hire & Rental Air Conditioning

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Architectural Door Hardware Association Architectural Hardware

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Australian Building & Construction Commission

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Australian Cabinet & Furniture Association

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Home Automation

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Indoor Environmental Wellness

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Kitchens

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Landscaping 67-70 LNA Master Landscapers Association

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Australian Engineered Fasteners & Anchors Council 38, 40

Locksmiths 72

Australian Institute of Waterproofing

Master Locksmiths

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Australian Passive House Association

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Master Builders Australia

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Australian Stainless Steel Development Association 102-103

Metal Roofing & Cladding Association of Australia

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Australian Timber Flooring Association

National Construction Code

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Australian Water Association AWA-AGGA

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National Precast Concrete Association Australia National Security Screen Association

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Bathrooms 15-16

Paint & Painting

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Building & Infrastructure Events

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Passive House

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Cavity Frames

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Pest Control

Cladding

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Responsible Wood

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Coatings 3

Roofing 89-90

Commercial Vehicles

Safety Management

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Compliance 9

Scaffolding 100

Concrete 20

Scaffolding Association Queensland

Concrete Institute of Australia

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Screens 92-93

Demolition & Asbestos Industry Association QLD Inc.

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Showers 15

Design & Engineering

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Software 95-100

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Solar 100

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Steel 106-109

Earth Building Association of Australia Earth Moving Energy

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Fasteners 39

Storm Grates & Drains

Finishes 32

Surface Coatings Association of Australia

Flooring

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Formwork

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Tiles & Tiling

Frames & Trusses

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Timber & Wood

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Timber Development Association

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Garage Doors

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Geosystems 86

Water Solutions

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MASTER B U IL D E R S AU S T R A L I A WHO WE ARE

For more than 128 years, Master Builders have built Australian family homes, schools, offices, essential public infrastructure and iconic landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

More than 33,000 Master Builders members represent close to 95 per cent of the Australian building and construction industry. They consist of large national, international, residential and commercial builders, civil contractors, smaller local subcontracting firms, as well as suppliers and professional industry experts.

Master Builders members are recognised for their commitment to excellence and proudly display the Master Builders logo as a quality assurance to their clients.

As the peak organisation representing the building and construction industry, Master Builders provides advocacy, training services, strategic advice on building regulations and policy, workplace relations, legal matters, economics, workplace health and safety and international relations.

Master Builders has offices in all capital cities and major regional cities of Australia.

Our expert staff understand the local market and regulations and can provide you with a range of services and products.

Master Builders Australia promotes the interests, viewpoints and contribution of its members and Australia’s $200 billion building and construction industry.

Master Builders is the only national voice representing all sectors of the industry. Comprised of firms large and small our members include large national, international, residential and commercial builders and civil contractors, smaller local sub-contractors, suppliers and professional industry advisers.

OUR VISION

Building prosperity for all Australians A skilled workforce, greater infrastructure investment, a balanced regulatory system, a strong and growing economy, safe and productive workplaces and affordable housing.

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Master Builders Association of Victoria was established in 1875 by a group of distinguished builders intent on raising standards within the industry. Over our 140-year history, the Master Builders Association of Victoria has consistently provided innovative services for our members and their clients; we exist to serve their needs.

Master Builders was established in 1873, making it the oldest employer association in Australia. With nearly 8000 members in NSW and eight regional offices throughout the state, Master Builders is the only industry body that represents all sectors within the building and construction industry.

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Since being established in 1891 Master Builders Tasmania, has been active in seeking to improve the conditions under which the building industry operates. It’s a non-political and not-for-profit making organisation set up to safeguard and promote the interests of its members in their business of building and construction contracting, to assist them in the execution of their work and to encourage and promote a high standard of workmanship and integrity in the building industry.

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Kitchen Spotlight

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(Sam Degabriele – Managing Director of 30 years) We offer a comprehensive and complete joinery solution for builders, architects and designers and have the expertise to handle the installation of complex joinery. With our full Kitchen, Bathroom and Laundry license and a Builders license, we also offer a complete Bathroom Renovation Service with all demolition, waterproofing, trades, tiling and project management taken care of from start to finish.

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Australian Cabinet & Furniture Association

We are pleased to announce the merger between the Furnishing Industry Association of Australia Ltd (FIAA) and the Cabinet Makers and Designers Association (CMDA) of Victoria, to form the Australian Cabinet & Furniture Association (ACFA).

ACFA will continue to look after our members by providing support on HR and Workplace advice, business improvement solutions, access to compliant documents, award rates, policies and procedures and the up-to-the-minute industry news.

Our relationships with other associations and organisations create networking and collaboration opportunities and our Registered Training Organisation will continue to provide industry-specific courses and qualifications.

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Thank you to all of our members who have come along for this exciting journey. We look forward to the opportunity to continue to support you and your business now and in the future.

ACFA’s mandate is the 3Ps: • Protect the interests of our members • Promote our members and our industry • Provide support services to our members, for industry, by Industry For further information on our benefits and services or to become a member go to www.acfa.net.au or phone 1300 342 248 and speak to one of our friendly team members.

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ACFA Industry Awards 20th September 2019 The ACFA Industry Awards will be taking place in 2019. We are excited to be holding this year's Awards Night at Dockside Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour.

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Thermostatic showers popular in the UK and many European countries for nearly 30 years are now available in Australia through Therm-Oz Showers Pty Ltd. The Australian standard for this type of shower valve (AS4032.4) is now in the WaterMark scope and the AS/ NZS3500.4:2018 Plumbing code. The Therm-Oz thermostatic shower valve is fully WaterMark approved, Licence WMK26224 and can be legally installed, with a five-year guarantee.

Cool-Touch technology ensures a low surface temperature of the valve, safe to touch or hold while showering.

The surface temperature will not exceed 20째C when operating at 38째C.

A thermostatic shower mixes water to a set constant temperature, even if other taps, toilets or washing machines are in use. If the cold-water supply to the shower were to fail, the shower will instantly shut off, preventing any chance of scalding.

This new product is a safer choice for your home and more water efficient, as water is not wasted while manually adjusting temperatures. There are no electrics; it is simply a far more efficient way of mixing hot and cold water.

The shower is turned on with a simple twist of the right handle, using a quarter turn ceramic disc valve. The temperature is controlled by rotating the left handle and limited to 38째C as a safety feature by an override stop button. Depressing this safety button allows the user to rotate to a higher temperature up to 45째C maximum, or rotate the handle in the opposite direction for a cooler shower.

The Therm-Oz thermostatic shower valve is available with or without the chrome slide rail, handset, hose and soap dish. There are many choices of shower kits and combinations available such as overhead rain heads with a diverter for a handset.

Therm-Oz is ideal for families with young children, the elderly as well as those who require assistive care while still giving that desired European styling for family bathrooms and ensuites.

For new building projects the thermostatic shower valve is supplied with a fixing bracket that allows the

Therm-Oz also offers a Reno Kit that replaces any two-tap manual shower over to thermostatic with no pipework or tiling alterations. It can be fitted vertically or horizontally and is suitable for all tap spacings between 230mm down to 80mm apart. These are RK-CT100 without slide rail and handset kit, and RK001 supplied with slide rail and handset kit.

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ABCC kicks off wages and entitlements education campaign The Australian Building and Construction Commission has launched a new awareness campaign to ensure workers in the building and construction industry are paid their rightful wages and entitlements.

The Australian Building and Construction Commission has launched a new awareness campaign to ensure workers in the building and construction industry are paid their rightful wages and entitlements.

More than 1.2 million Australian workers are employed in the sector and while most bosses are paying their staff correctly a number of employers have either unknowingly or deliberately underpaid their workers.

The ABCC has recovered $262,398 in wages and entitlements for 186 workers in the 2017-18 financial year. So far this financial year more than $175,000 has been recovered for 30 workers. The figure is expected to increase as a result of the ABCC’s ‘It’s worth checking’ campaign.

The campaign calls on contractors covered by the 2016 Building Code to check they are abiding by relevant awards and enterprise agreements.

The campaign is also focused on helping workers understand their rights and giving them an avenue for assistance.

ABCC Commissioner Stephen McBurney said wages and entitlements will be a major focus of the agency’s educational activities over the coming months.

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“Our experience in relation to wages and entitlements audits shows that most employers are willing to work with the ABCC to ensure their workers are paid their due entitlements, and where errors have been detected, rectification has been agreed,” Mr McBurney said.

“Our preferred approach on all of our compliance activities is to work with industry to address problems when they arise, and to ensure building industry participants understand and comply with their rights and obligations.

“As part of this new awareness campaign, ABCC officers are out in force on construction sites providing education materials and advice on wages and entitlements.”

Mr McBurney said the campaign was built around a simple threestep process involving workers and employers: • Knowing their workplace arrangements – these are the terms and conditions under the Fair Work Act and are summarised on the ABCC website.

• Checking their relevant wages and entitlements.

• Contacting the ABCC if they think there is something wrong or need help.

The awareness campaign follows recent compliance activities looking into the labour hire sector––a significant employer of building workers. Similar to the ‘It’s worth checking’ campaign the compliance activities in the labour hire sector were designed to help improve compliance and drive behavioural change.

Issues that were reviewed and rectified include: • where the wrong enterprise agreement is used – for example, the labour hire company uses the Enterprise Agreement of the host company rather than its own enterprise agreement or the Modern Award • labour hire companies failing to pay the correct allowances, in particular travel allowances for employees covered by the Building and Construction General On-Site Modern Award • labour hire companies paying ‘all-in’ rates.

In one instance a labour hire company in Queensland failed to pay the fares and travel allowances under the Modern Award.

The ABCC provided education to the company and 12 apprentices were backpaid a total of $28,515.

On 18 February 2019, the ABCC announced it has commenced proceedings against a Victorian building company and its director. The ABCC alleges that a worker was underpaid more than $22,500 and had his employment terminated when he asked for his back pay.

The ABCC’s allegations range from a failure by the employer to pay the worker correctly for the hours he had worked, a failure to pay all entitlements owed on termination of employment and terminating the worker’s employment when seeking to exercise a workplace right.Contractors covered by the 2016 Building Code are encouraged to find out more about wages and entitlements and workplace arrangements via www. abcc.gov.au/wages or download the ABCC On Site app available on Apple App Store or Google Play.

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Faster EA assessments for building industry It is now faster for building and construction business wanting to tender for Commonwealth funded building work to have their enterprise agreements assessed against the 2016 Building Code.

Education and compliance campaigns coming your way A key priority for the ABCC is education and awareness. It is committed to working with building industry participants to improve understanding of their rights and responsibilities.

The Code sets out the Commonwealth Government’s expected standards of conduct for all building industry participants working on Commonwealth funded building projects.

The agency conducts many proactive education and compliance activities to ensure employers, employees and other building industry participants are meeting their obligations under Australia’s workplace laws. This includes site inspections, audits and compliance campaigns aimed at assisting you in understanding your rights and obligations.

Compliance with the 2016 Building Code provides industry with access to tender for billions of dollars of Commonwealth Government funded work.

Since the ABCC became responsible for assessing draft and registered agreements in December 2016, the time taken to assess enterprise agreements has reduced from an average of 11 weeks to just two weeks.

The shorter turnaround time has also seen the ABCC reach a major milestone of having assessed more than 5000 enterprise agreements since late 2016.

ABCC Commissioner Stephen McBurney said the reason for the improvement was due to a combination of more resources and the development of guidance materials and assessment tools.

Information at your fingertips on site Employees, site managers, union officials and employers also have access to information when they need it on site thanks to the new ABCC On Site app.

The ABCC also conducts in-depth audits to help assess a contractor’s compliance.

During this process, contractors are notified if the agency is conducting a formal audit.

Contractors may be required to produce documentation and the ABCC may interview relevant people and conduct site walks to assess compliance.

As part of the audit process ABCC Inspectors may contact subcontractors to discuss on-site practices and any other issues relevant to the audit.

“We have streamlined our processes and put relevant, easy to understand information at the fingertips of businesses and individuals.

Inspectors may also review rectification of issues from previous audits and compliance activities.

Do you know if you’re getting the right wages and entitlements in the building and construction industry?

For more information on how the ABCC performs site visits or for advice, visit www.abcc.gov.au

Site inspections can occur at any time without notice and establish the level of compliance on a site within a particular scope. Site inspections may include an ABCC Inspector requiring specific documentation for review, conducting a site walk or interviewing relevant people on site.

“The ABCC has committed to making it easier for contractors to comply with the 2016 Building Code and to reduce red tape for businesses,” Mr McBurney said.

“Pleasingly around three quarters of draft enterprise agreements we are now receiving for assessment are compliant with the 2016 Code. Where draft agreements are non-compliant the ABCC provides advice to enable them to be compliant in a short space of time.”

If you identify non-compliance you can take steps to rectify any problems prior to our inspection or audit. You may also need to notify the ABCC.

Upcoming education and compliance campaigns this year include: • zero tolerance to drugs and alcohol • wages and entitlements • security of payment • labour market testing.

What you can do to prepare Contractors can prepare for ABCC compliance campaigns by: • Checking your obligations • Checking your records • Checking with the ABCC

A few simple steps is all you need to get started: Step 1 simply download the app for free from your preferred app store.

Step 2 self-identify – if you are a site manager, an employer or a union official, simply click on the tab that best describes you. You will then be stepped through your rights and responsibilities under a number of common scenarios, such as right of entry, freedom of association, unlawful industrial action or wages and entitlements.

Best of all the app is written in plain, easy to understand English and provides you the information you need when you need it.

You can download the ABCC On Site app available on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

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Are you ready for NCC 2019?

Significant changes to the National Construction Code (NCC) are here!

Read on for key changes, dates and supporting resources available to you.

Key changes • Quantified Performance Requirements through new Verification Methods.

• Consistent Governing Requirements across all NCC Volumes.

• Major structural changes to the Plumbing Code of Australia (NCC Volume Three).

• Amended Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions for fire sprinkler systems and occupiable outdoor spaces.

• Significant changes to energy efficiency requirements for commercial buildings (introduction subject to a transition period).

• Separate heating and cooling load limits for energy efficiency of residential buildings using the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) (introduction subject to a transition period).

• New requirement for accessible adult change facilities to be provided in certain buildings.

• New and improved housing Acceptable Construction Practices including for masonry construction, fire safety and more.

• New and consolidated plumbing requirements for: • heated water temperature control, • cross-connection control, and • rainwater harvesting and use.

• A new Fire Safety Verification Method (FSVM) (delayed adoption date).

• And much more!

Access NCC 2019 from the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) website now at: ncc.abcb.gov.au A snapshot of key dates for the adoption of NCC 2019 NCC 2019 preview

Available now at www.ncc.abcb.gov.au

NCC 2019 adopted

1 May 2019

Energy efficiency transition period ends

30 April 2020

FSVM adopted

1 May 2020

Supporting NCC 2019 There are many new resources and targeted events available to help you understand NCC 2019, complemented by updates to existing resources. Over 40 new resources are being developed including handbooks, videos, case studies and so much more. Also coming soon are targeted events for Volume One energy efficiency changes and the FSVM. Check out the ABCB resource library and social media pages to find out more: www.abcb.gov.au

Significant changes are coming to the National Construction Code in 2019 Are you ready?

Preview available now at ncc.abcb.gov.au

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Paths to Façade Compliance under NCC 2019 With the ABCB’s 2019 National Construction Code (NCC 2019) coming into force in May this year, the three typical paths to achieve façade compliance for fire performance have been confirmed.

Fairview Architectural’s Technical Manager, Ashley How, outlines each of these routes and provides a quick summary of what architects and specifiers need to know: Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) The DtS path to compliance is a prescriptive building code requirement that deems a façade panel compliant without the need for a fire engineer to be involved.

In relation to composite panels, this route involves determining the combustibility of the products in accordance with clause C1.9 of Volume 1, generally referencing the two tests: AS1530.1 and AS1530.3, for noncombustibility and early fire hazard indices.

The DtS method of compliance is not system focussed, however, it requires all materials in the external wall to comply with C1.9 as deemed non-combustible to ensure a performing wall construction.

What is changing for NCC 2019?

• Clarification on the exclusion of sealants, caulking, thermal breaks and similar from the non-combustibility requirements • Additional concessions for combustible sarking less than 1mm in thickness with a maximum flammability index • Bonded laminates retained and being moved to C1.9e(vii) Performance Based Solution The Performance Based Solution path to façade fire compliance requires an appropriately qualified person to assess the performance of the external wall system based on large-scale testing with a focus on the raw data outcome of these tests.

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These tests may not only be Australian standards but can also be from available international standards. The qualified person will provide a report setting out in detail how and where the product conforms with the performance requirements of the Building Code of Australia and the specific application of the project.

Fairview’s Vitrashield Metal Cladding System was the first metal cladding solution to receive the classification and it now has three systems that have achieved this status.

Usually this method of compliance comes with some restrictions or additional requirements. For example, a fire engineer may deem a certain product safe provided there are extra sprinklers in the building or if the product is not used above fire exits etc.

For a visual representation of these routes to compliance please refer to our Paths to Compliance diagram below.

What is changing for NCC 2019?

No significant changes have occurred to CV3 in the 2019 NCC.

What is changing for NCC 2019?

New Verification Method CV4 (a verification method is essentially a prescriptive form of a performance solution). CV4 sets out a list of 12 fire scenarios that must be considered when conducting a performance review in accordance with CV4. Controversial, in part due to its required equivalence with DtS, it is voluntary and does not come into effect until May 2020.

CV3 (Verification Method) CV3 is a new verification method introduced into the NCC in March 2018. Achieving façade fire compliance using CV3 requires a full and complete pass of all fields of the AS5113 full-scale testing including the debris criteria.

This provides an ‘EW’ (External Wall) classification. CV3 requires the installation system to be identical to the method and wall build-up used in the AS5113 test, as well as specifying sprinklers and cavity barriers, and compliance with CV1 and CV2 (fire spread to/from a fire source feature).

Probably the best method of determining a façade is ‘safe’ as well as compliant, at present there are few products that have achieved EW classification due to the stiff criteria.

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The Demolition & Asbestos Industry Association (Qld) Inc. (DAIA) Back in 2006 a group of demolition contractors got together to consider forming an association for the demolition industry with the aim of having industry work together on safety and operational matters and to provide a voice when dealing with government departments as well as industry leaders and other associations.

In 2018 the Asbestos Industry Association joined with the Demolition Association to form the Demolition & Asbestos Industry Association (Qld) Inc. (DAIA). Today, the demolition sector provides a wealth of experience, up to date techniques, and advice for all demolition projects.

The asbestos sector provides highly experienced technicians who can identify asbestos and give advice on the safe handling and high quality contractors who will carry out the asbestos removal process. The DAIA encourages and promotes a high standard of workmanship and integrity within the demolition and asbestos removal industries.

The objects of the DAIA are: • To improve the standard of operational practices within the industry for the benefit of workers and the protection of public health and safety.

• To adopt and promote a Code of Eithics for the guidance of members as to the proper professional conduct within the industry.

• To promote and seek the recognition of members as professionals, and to promote public awareness of the demolition, recycling, asbestos removal and associated industries.

• To act as the representative body for member demolishers, recyclers and asbestos contractors in dealings with government and regulatory authorities, other industry sectors and the general public.

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• To provide members with specific information to enhance work practices, including workplace health and safety, and industrial relations information.

• To promote interest in, and progress of, any matter which will improve the technical and general knowledge and efficiency of the industry.

• Provide a single entity for presentation of issues, including submissions to government.

Code of Ethics Our members agree to uphold the association’s Code of Ethics which includes but not limited to: • The safety and wellbeing of contractors, staff, customers and the community first • Demonstrating honesty and professionalism to all parties they deal with • Ensure all advice given is based on the best available scientific, and current industry evidence.

• Maintain and continue to develop relevant knowledge and expertise.

Our membership has over 93 member companies and the association continues to enjoy the support of industry and works closely with government and State bodies on matters affecting our industries.

Members meet, network and learn about industry specific topics at our Information Forums and are provided with regular industry information. Members also enjoy discounts from our Preferred Suppliers.

If you need the services of any of our members, you can find them on our Member’s Directory on our website. www.daia.com.au

DAIA welcomes members from within any industry interested in getting involved with a range of licensed contractors and associated professionals from the following commercial sectors: • Demolition Contractors • Asbestos Removal Contractors • Recyclers • House Removal Services • Waste Management • Testing Laboratories • Environmental Consultants • Occupational Hygienists • Government Agencies • Engineers • Engineering Firms • Training Providers • Machinery and Equipment Suppliers • Private Certifiers • Hire Companies • Safety suppliers • Insurance Agents • Garden Bag Operators

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Flooring Spotlight

Choosing the Right Type of Polished Concrete is Critical Polished concrete is a generic term covering a variety of decorative concrete flooring options which leave the concrete surface exposed as the final floor finish. It is considered a form of sustainable designed flooring, this is because it utilises a material that is normally placed or already there.

Polished concrete is different to any other floor surface, as it creates the perfect balance of beauty and practicality. Diagrind diamond polished concrete floors are low-maintenance and easy to clean, have a long life cycle. Polished concrete floors do not trap mould, mildew, dust mites, bacteria, allergens, or moisture like other floors do which makes them an ideal option for many applications both residential and commercial. These floors are extremely hard wearing and will not chip or dent like traditional floor options.

Diagrind has been involved in many award-winning projects including MBA Newcastle Home of the Year, several other MBA and architecture awards

and international Concrete Surfaces Residential New Build Best Floor in 2017. We specialise in providing finishes for commercial, retail, architectural designed polished concrete, terrazzo, micro-toppings and floor preparation.

Polished concrete can be the perfect addition to your architecturally designed home, and our team has a wealth of experience working with a range of architects and builders all over Australia. Polishable floor toppings or Terrazzo are fast becoming a flooring of choice in many applications such as new builds, homes, retail spaces and government buildings.

These Polishable overlays allow you to achieve a high-end decorative finish to an existing concrete slab or an intricate design using various colours and stones.

These overlays can be designed to suit any need and can be used both internally and externally. The major benefit of using a Polishable overlay such as Rapiset Tru® is you don’t have to protect the floor during the building process and construction slabs won’t need to have step downs installed everywhere to allow for different floor finishes.

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Polished concrete can be achieved using different methods and different contractors will recommend different systems. Some of these methods are the same just with different names and this can be confusing. There are two main types of polished concrete, mechanical/diamond polished concrete or grind and seal. The first the gloss is achieved during the mechanical grinding process and the later from a topical sealer. Both types of polished concrete also have many options to their finish being full stone exposure, partial exposure and zero exposure, full gloss, semi-gloss or matte.

Diagrind can offer a tailored solution to suit your home or business environment. As a team Diagrind has over 20 years’ experience in the concrete flooring industry. Diagrind is a family business and this means you are working with a team that offers a wealth of knowledge and experience with a personal family touch. No matter the size of your project the Diagrind team will work towards getting your project completed on time and on budget. By contacting us early, Diagrind can work with the builders making sure the end product is what you had asked for in the beginning.

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THE CONCRETE INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

Our concrete community Our concrete community continues to grow in response to several new membership initiatives we have developed, two of which are our Mentoring Program and our Members-Only LinkedIn Group, which has recently launched.

By providing our Members with opportunities to engage with the industry, we are providing a sense of community and belonging.

Who we are The Concrete Institute of Australia (the Institute) is a professional association made up of a range of members who share a common interest in professional and knowledge development and staying at the forefront of concrete technology, design and construction in this country.

As an organisation, we think that communication is at the peak of member engagement. We like to engage our concrete community across our suite of social media channels – Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Our concrete community can get #inthemix by following us across our platforms, where we regularly post updates – including industry news, upcoming seminars, new resources, fun facts and throwback Thursdays!

Our mission is to promote and develop excellence in concrete research, technology, application, design and construction.

To join our concrete community, jump onto our social channels.

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in concrete, and interested parties can join either as Individual, Academic, or Company members.

With a stakeholder base of over 10,000 the Institute is viewed by many as the leading construction material professional association in the country.

What we do • Seminars • Site visits • Networking opportunities • Awards for Excellence • Conferences • Mentoring program • Publications • Concrete in Australia magazine • eConcrete – Online learning • Social activities – Golf days, trivia evenings, lawn bowls The activities that the Institute undertake are wide, varied, and all designed to provide members and stakeholders with opportunities to learn and grow professionally. Here is a snap shot of our more recent initiatives. e-Concrete Our recently launched online learning platform, eConcrete, has revolutionised the way our Members are learning about industry trends, current research, digital engineering and award-winning projects. It is now easier than ever to boost your knowledge in certain areas and fulfil CPD requirements without leaving your home or office!

We aim to upload a new eConcrete presentation each week, which is delivered by industry leaders from the world of academia, consulting firms, or industry product suppliers.

To compliment the traditional areas where our Members seek more information, we also like to provide unique learning opportunities. We have included resources which cover areas such as legal issues in construction, or reviews of our own publications so Members can purchase the most appropriate document for their organisation.

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Whilst eConcrete is still in its humble beginnings, we see big things in the area of digital networking and online learning.

For more information on our interactive online learning platform, visit: www.concreteinstitute.com.au/eConcreteLearning

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Awards for Excellence in Concrete Established in 1971, our Awards for Excellence in Concrete program recognises and publicises the many significant contributions to excellence in concrete design, construction and materials in Australia. Our program is held every two years and runs alongside our biennial conference program.

Industry conference – Sydney 2019 The Concrete Institute of Australia delivers an engaging and informative conference, held every two years around Australia. Led by a specialist organising committee of industry leaders, every effort is made to ensure that delegates receive value and take home a wealth of knowledge.

Each year, we look forward to viewing entries that push the boundaries and explore the diverse capabilities of concrete. Our judging panel routinely consists of specialists from several areas – architecture, structural engineering, academia and the Institute’s very own National President.

Our 2019 conference will be held at the state-of-the-art ICC, right within the heart of Sydney. We are looking forward to local and international keynote and invited speakers covering industry trends, current research and remarkable case studies.

The Institute’s Awards program provides the perfect opportunity for organisations who dare to explore the extremities of concrete and innovate with such a diverse construction material. Awards for Excellence are granted on the basis of design, durability, novelty, research and technology, with a range of project entry categories to suit both the organisation, and the nature of the project.

For more information on our Awards for Excellence in Concrete program, visit: www.concreteinstitute.com.au/Recognition-ofExcellence/Awards-for-Excellence

Mentoring Program Our recently launched mentoring program provides the ideal opportunity for experienced industry leaders and newcomers to connect and transfer their knowledge and skillset. Since launching, we have seen several mentoring pairs blossom as they progress through the mentoring journey.

Our conference is open to those with an interest in concrete or the construction industry, with passes available for those who wish to visit our world-class exhibition hall. Filled with a range of leading industry suppliers and consultants, Concrete 2019 will be one not to miss.

For more information on Concrete 2019, please visit our conference website: concrete2019.com.au

For more information on the Concrete Institute’s Mentoring Program visit: www.concreteinstitute.com.au/Mentoring-Program or email: member@concreteinstitute.com.au

The program has been a welcome addition to our list of Membership benefits, with mentoring partnerships formed all across Australia. Our Membership Services Manager has ensured that the application process is quick and easy, and every effort is made to ensure applicants are matched with their ideal industry pair.

We are very pleased with the outcome of our Mentoring Program, and the diversity of participants it has attracted. We have seen mentoring pairs form between consultants, graduates, suppliers, designers, contractors and academics, and we look forward to growing and developing our mentoring program to benefit the concrete community.

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Beyond the basics to design for the future

It wasn’t that long ago that solar-powered batteries, voice-activated appliances and electric vehicles were something you might only see in sci-fi movies. Now, this kind of technology is part of everyday life in a growing number of homes, businesses and institutions as technology develops at an exponential rate.

According to Synergy Energy Solutions Manager, Aidon Thomas, getting ready for a new energy future starts from the ground up, with the design of residential and commercial buildings.

“Things are changing, becoming more efficient, more streamlined and more intelligent, ready for new products, services and tools,” he says. “Residential and commercial customers need buildings designed for the future, to integrate the technology and new ways of living and working it will bring.”

Here are Aidon’s recommendations of key things to consider when designing future-proof buildings.

Start with the basics The principles of solar passive design have become a fundamental part of any building design – and for good reason. In a residential building, for example, around 40 per cent of a home’s energy costs come from heating and cooling, so homeowners need a home that’s set up to help them save energy into the future. Having the right block orientation, roof and wall materials and effective windows can make a significant difference in keeping the heat out in summer and trapping warmth in winter.

Allow for automation Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home are already at work in homes and businesses across Australia – and this seems to be just the beginning for smart spaces. Automation systems use wireless internet connections to help manage energy and appliances from anywhere at any time. This technology can help a building to become more efficient by powering appliances only when needed and providing real-time data on how energy is used around the home or business.

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Make way for battery storage Many builders already allow space for solar panels in the roof design of their homes and commercial buildings, but it’s likely that more customers will also be looking for battery storage space in the future.

The uptake of battery storage in homes and businesses has generally been restricted by the high upfront cost and having the space to safely store a battery. As the technology continues to develop, it’s likely that battery storage will become more affordable, and more streamlined batteries will be easier to configure into the design of new buildings.

Drive ahead with electric vehicles With major car manufacturer Volvo announcing its plan for all new models released from 2019 to be available as either a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery electric vehicle, there’s little doubt that electric vehicles will be a major part of our daily lives in the future. Building designs can account for this, for example, by including appropriate electrical cabling in a home garage design to allow for an electric vehicle to charge. Shopping centres, restaurants, entertainment precincts, local councils and workplaces will also find a growing desire for charging spaces and the associated cabling, which can be built into their designs.

“Emerging technology suggests that a new intelligent energy future is already here,” says Aidon. “At Synergy, we don’t believe in doing things the same way because that’s how they’ve always been done. We encourage our customers – particularly those in the construction industry – to look to the future and join our exploration of what’s possible in energy-efficient, smart building design.

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In 1990, a small group of New South Wales precast concrete manufacturers recognised the need for a national industry body. 28-years later, the precast industry now has a vibrant and highly regarded peak body to represent its interests within the wider construction sector.

Today, National Precast’s membership comprises members both large and small, in all product categories, and across all states.

National Precast’s Chief Executive Officer, Sarah Bachmann, says that with a change in membership category structure and a solid package of services now on offer, membership is continuing to grow.

“Our work stands out for all the right reasons as we strive to promote, protect, and empower the precast industry,” Ms Bachmann comments.

Representing while raising the bar Through representation and advocacy work, National Precast represents its members and the precast industry in more than 20 forums. The Association is in conversations with the likes of Standards Australia, Austroads, state roads’ authorities, Safe Work Australia, state workers’ compensation authorities, and sustainability organisations, providing input on Standards, codes, and specifications.

The Association’s efforts also focus on maintaining a level playing field across supply chains.

“We have built a strong reputation, having forged relationships with government, as well as allied industry and professional bodies across the country. They now come to us seeking input, which is a long way from where we began,” Ms Bachmann details.

“Not only are our members up to date with latest regulatory and standards changes; several are involved first hand in research, high tech testing, and the development of new products and practices. They are constantly evolving and improving.”

While historically, precast isn’t a new phenomenon, times are changing.

With advances in precast mixes and manufacturing methods, turning a lacklustre project into a celebration of design has never been so obtainable.

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“Use of BIM is on the uptake, there’s more factory automation and the use of cement replacements is common. At the same time, form liners and staining present alternatives to the need for custom moulds and colour pigments,” Ms Bachmann explains.

“Photocatalytic coatings are also now available in Australia and can offer further sustainability and maintenance benefits.”

Raising the industry’s profile Since its inception, National Precast has driven the promotion of precast concrete as a best practice construction solution.

This has been done through alliances with related industry bodies, partnerships with industry media, educational initiatives, development of publications like the Precast Concrete Handbook, involvement in exhibitions, and a website packed with valuable tools and resources.

“National Precast is about adding value, whether that is to our members as they run their businesses or to the broader industry,” Ms Bachmann says.

“That can mean helping precasters to solve problems or helping designers to understand precast’s sustainability benefits and the ever-evolving aesthetic options.”

The power of a unified voice Thanks to a small team, a committed Board of Directors and an invested membership, National Precast punches above its weight across many spaces.

“These are exciting times. The message about the benefits of using more products that are manufactured off-site is fast gaining momentum, and precast concrete has been making a valuable contribution in that regard for years,” Ms Bachmann says.

“The future looks bright for the industry; it’s a good place to be. That goes for precasters too.”

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A snapshot of award-winning member projects Public buildings and infrastructure become iconic by striking a permanent pose and Australian precast concrete is doing just that with award-winning projects on national and worldwide scales.

Cadogan Song School The Cadogan Song School at St George’s Cathedral in Perth is a stunning precast concrete structure. South Australian-based National Precast member, SA Precast (Specialty Architectural Precast), manufactured all precast concrete elements for the project. These included curved beams, spires, lattice feature wall panels, the first storey supporting columns for the second storey shells and the shells for the second storey that form the colonnade. The elements were manufactured with a white cement and featured a lightly textured off-form finish.

Awards • National Award for Heritage – 2018 WA Architecture Awards • Margaret Pitt Morison Award for Heritage – 2018 WA Architecture Awards • Julius Elischer Award for Interior Architecture – 2018 WA Architecture Awards • Commendation, Mondoluce Lighting Award – 2018 WA Architecture Awards • Kevin Kavanagh Trophy – 2017 Awards for Excellence in Concrete • WA State Award of Excellence, Commercial Buildings – 2017 Awards for Excellence in Concrete Optus Stadium Optus Stadium is an international-renowned infrastructure project that comprises impressive precast concrete elements. An architectural wall façade featuring 4,000m2 of precast panels manufactured by Western Australian-based precaster, Delta Corporation, creates a wonderful first impression for stadium visitors. When Optus Stadium opened in January 2018, it was met with local and international acclaim. In recognition of this, the project has won a range of national and international awards.

Awards • Project of the Year – The Stadium Business Awards 2018, London • George Temple Pool Award – 2018 WA Architecture Awards • Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture – 2018 WA Architecture Awards • Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture – 2018 WA Architecture Awards • Mondoluce Lighting Award and Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture – 2018 WA Architecture Awards

South Metropolitan TAFE, Murdoch Another Delta Corporation project, the new T Block building at the South Metropolitan TAFE in Murdoch is a fine example of a contemporary design that enhances the overall campus experience. T Block offers students and staff a remarkable venue where learning meets the workforce. Most notably, the building features a precast concrete screen façade that has fulfilled structural and aesthetic ambitions. The design is a uniquely-shaped lattice with a smooth Class 2 off-form finish to all surfaces.

Awards • Best Educational Building, $20-50 million – 2018 Excellence in Construction Awards Bendigo Hospital At $630 million, Bendigo Hospital is Victoria’s largest regional hospital, which fuses Bendigo’s natural environment and vernacular architecture with a holistic approach to healthcare. Stage 2 of the project included the construction of a multi-level car park and a conference centre, which comprise precast floor planks, beams, columns, stairs, and wall panels manufactured by Melbournebased National Precast member, Hollow Core Concrete.

Awards • Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture – 2018 National Architecture Awards Wynyard Walk A major pedestrian walkway now connects Sydney’s Wynyard Station to the bustling Barangaroo waterfront precinct and the CBD. National Precast member, Asurco Contracting, manufactured glass reinforced concrete (GRC) panels for the walls and ceiling of the tunnel at its South Australian factory. This process involved the framing, mould-making, manufacture, installation, and coating of the elements.

Awards • Public Design Award – 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards • State Award for Infrastructure Projects – 2017 Awards for Excellence in Concrete Read about more projects at www.nationalprecast.com.au National Precast Concrete Association Australia Phone: 08 8294 0833 Email: info@nationalprecast.com.au

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For those who wish to see the products in situ, ROCKCOTE’s Gold Coast Design Centre is a one stop shop for interior and exterior render, texture and paint finishes. It serves to help customers select the right products for projects and acts as an educational resource for students, industry professionals and academics eager to learn more about sustainable building methods and natural finishes. An onsite qualified Interior Designer is available.

Fast forward to today and ROCKCOTE now boasts over 100 products with everything a builder, DIYer, architect, designer, plasterer or painter could want to create beautiful buildings including coloured renders and textures, renders, patching compounds, primers, premium paints, membranes and clear finishes, walling systems, natural paints and plasters, and even pizza ovens.

Bob explains “ROCKCOTE’s ethos is based on the belief that beautiful buildings can be achieved without costing the earth, meaning that products can be high performance and people and planet friendly.”

“Our new commercial quality paint, Signature Trade Premium boasts a low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) and no RCS (Respirable Crystalline Silica) formula while our Natural Materials range of plasters and finishes uses raw materials such as volcanic ash, clay and other renewable materials to create truly stunning results.”

The company has an impressive portfolio of projects specified with ROCKCOTE products. High profile commercial and residential projects include Canberra’s Hotel Hotel (pictured above), the National Portrait Gallery and Museum, upmarket restaurants, retail chains such as Nando’s (pictured right), Kookai and City Beach,

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The last word goes to Bob Cameron.

“Our business culture is defined by the maxim, Reseek and Develop. By embracing ancient knowledge, traditional skills, natural materials and mimicking Mother Nature’s processes, we create beautiful, quality products that in turn create naturally beautiful buildings. There’s really no other way.”

See www.rockcote.com.au or phone 1300 736 668 for distributors and stockists.

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The Earth Building Association of Australia The Earth Building Association of Australia (EBAA) is an organisation formed to promote the use of Unfired Earth as a building medium throughout Australia.

EBAA is a broad based organisation which has members that include builders, specialist contractors, tradespeople and ownerbuilders, specialist manufacturers and suppliers, architects and designers, consultants, educators and students, with a common interest in the use of Unfired Earth.

The formation of EBAA commenced in 1990 at a gathering held in Maldon,Victoria. A subsequent meeting took place in Mildura, Victoria in 1991 which elected the first Committee of EBAA. Since then the primary focus of the Association has been communicating constructively with all levels of Government concerned with the regulation of Building practice in Australia as well as educating and informing our membership and the public.

Our association has a strong national focus and is the peak body for Earth Building practitioners, both private and commercial, in Australia. Membership is open to all with an interest in earth building.

Aims and Objectives • To represent the interests of members in the advancement of unfired earth technology within Australia and internationally.

• To promote the informed use of unfired earth as a building material within Australia.

• To establish an information and referral network for those wishing to use earth within the building industry.

• To uphold the interests of earth building in public or private forums.

• To act as an information source in any process to establish rules, regulations or code of practice which effect the use of unfired earth as a construction material.

• To promote earth building technologies which are environmentally benign.

• To liaise with other groups or individuals, both in Australia and internationally, who have interests in promoting earth building. www.ebaa.asn.au

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External walls of two-storey rammed earth home in Perth, Western Australia.

This is the first modern rammed earth home in Perth. Designed and built by Ramtec in 1981 and winner of Home of the Year Award and Innovation Home of the Year Award.

Western Australia now leads the world in modern contemporary rammed earth.

Earth Building Earth Building is the practice of building using unfired earth material. Earth is used to construct walls, floors, roofs and even furniture, fireplaces and ovens. It is a building technology with an 11,000-year-old history and tradition, which is utilised worldwide.

Today it is estimated that between one third to one half of the world’s population are housed in earth homes.

The common feature in all earth building techniques is that the earth material is subsoil that is composed of clay, silt, and sand where clay is the binder or cementing ingredient and that the drying process is through the evaporative effect of sun drying.

The methods and techniques used are as varied as the people of the earth, the resources available to them and the climates in which they are used.

There are at least 12 methods of earth building used and these can be further divided into a total of at least 18 techniques.

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Rammed Earth University: Charles Sturt University Campus at Albury Wodonga.

The scene of the EBAA International Conference 2017 and proposed for 2021.

Architect Marci Webster-Mannison

Earth Building Techniques Perhaps the best known techniques are: Mudbrick/Adobe Mud brick is the most popular name used in Australia to describe bricks made from various compositions of soil and dried at air temperature in the brick production stage.

There are almost as many ways of making mud bricks as there are mud brick makers. With puddled mud bricks, the moisture content is quite high and the texture is that of mud or dough.

The material is poured or moulded in simple bottomless moulds.

The mould is often lifted off immediately and the brick left to dry through evaporation. When dry mudbricks has a density of around 1750kg/m3.

Pressed Earth Bricks (or CEB, Compressed Earth Brick) With pressed earth bricks the moisture content is lower and the consistency is that of damp soil similar to rammed earth. The material is pressed into shape using a hydraulic ram and released immediately and able to be moved to a drying area. Pressed earth bricks often have a density of 2100 kg/m3.

Rammed Earth (Pisé) Rammed earth is damp or moist earth, with or without any additive, that is rammed (tamped) in place between temporary moveable formwork. It is a solid masonry wall which does not have, and does not need, any cavity. Since the 1970’s cement has been used as a stabilizer in rammed earth and with the addition of a waterproofing additive stabilized rammed earth has proved itself capable of competing with other forms of masonry walling on price, serviceability and speed of construction. It has become popular with architects and engineers winning many awards along the way. Australia leads the world in modern rammed earth construction, both in quality and volume of projects built. When dry rammed earth has a density of around 2100kg/m3.

Whereas traditional Pisé was often rendered to hide the marks of rudimentary formwork modern rammed earth both stabilised and unstabilised are most often left as off form finishes to expose the true natural beauty of the finished earth wall.

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Cob Cob is similar to rammed earth in that it produces a monolithic or one piece wall though it is different to rammed earth in two ways.

The earth material has more clay and straw is added to control potential for cracking as the wall dries through evaporation.

The process requires less water than in mudbrick though more than that used in rammed earth. The wall can be free formed and trimmed to shape later or built within simple shutters. It isn’t so much tamped but pressed gently or walked into the wall until a lump (or cob) of earth material becomes part of the wall.

When dry cob has a density of around 1450 kg/m3.

Light Earth/Clay Straw Light earth is a technique that is relatively new to Australia.

It was first popular in much colder climates though it has found some popularity in colder parts of Victoria where it is being used to reduce heating loads and more easily comply with energy regulations. Light earth is produced through wetting straw with a wet clay slurry that is gently tamped into temporary forms in between a timber stud frame. It is often finished with earth render inside and clay or lime render outside completely covering the timber frame in the process. It has a dry density of 600kg/m3 and is too weak to be loadbearing.

Wattle and Daub Wattle and daub is an earth building technique that like all of the above techniques was popular in the early Australian colonies though it is rarely used today here though popular elsewhere.

A timber frame was prepared with timber lattice often utilizing Acacia sticks woven together and a mixture of wet clay, dung and straw was daubed (placed by slapping handfuls) onto each side of the lattice.

Modern rammed earth winery at Margaret River in Western Australia.

Rammed earth has been used extensively for wineries in Australia and around the world.

The humidity buffering properties and constancy of temperature arising from the high thermal mass of the rammed earth walls is ideal for wineries, homes, workplaces and public places alike.

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Earth Render Earth render is render composed of clay/ sand/silt often with the addition of dung and sometimes lime. It is sometimes used to coat some forms of earth wall especially the light weight techniques and also other natural building techniques such as strawbale construction.

Note: All earth wall material can be optimised for thermal performance by reducing the silt, sand, gravel components of earth walling material and replacing it with fibre or light weight aggregates.

Mudbrick and cob can be reduced to 1000kg/m3 to reduce conductivity though this also reduces heat capacity which is a valuable attribute for energy efficiency also especially if designing to negate to need for cooling in hot weather. In traditional vernacular architecture it was common for lightweight techniques to be used in cooler climates and heavier techniques to be used in hotter climates. The good sense of ancient design is confirmed by modern modelling of passive low energy architecture.

Appropriate, Renewable, Sustainable Technology Earth building is an appropriate, renewable, sustainable technology. We believe it is exactly what the world needs today to provide safe, durable, comfortable and desirable homes. Those who have owned or lived in an earth home would know and appreciate this.

Earth building is appropriate technology because it is simple and available to everyone – poor or rich alike. The material is durable (100-400 years plus proven in Australia, Europe, England, Middle East) offering longevity rivalling modern western housing (25-50 years, Australia). It is adaptable, being used for footings, floors, walls and roofs utilising many techniques.

It is flexible because it can be moulded and shaped when wet, rammed and pressed when moist but hardens in the sun so that it is durable.

It can be carved, shaved and sawn when dry. The surface when wetted can be reworked to a polished finish if required.

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It can be used to create buildings of any shape or style. It is raw and natural and has low embodied energy and can be used to achieve thermal mass and insulation by adjusting its density and thickness.

The material is non toxic, non allergenic, controls humidity, is fire, rot and termite proof and therefore earth can be used to create safe and healthy buildings. Earth offers great sound isolation.

Many designs and methods of utilising earth have been developed around the world to suit various climates and cultures.

Earth is a very attractive building material, in harmony with the local environment from which the material was found and especially when used with other locally sourced, natural building materials. The aesthetic beauty and also comfort can be enhanced if local vernacular building styles are utilised.

Modern rammed earth country home designed by Ramtec in Western Australia

Local indigenous or traditional building styles often use climate responsive designs and are appropriate in relation to other environmental factors like weather and natural hazards.

Earth Building is renewable technology because the material is often simply borrowed from the earth for the life of the building and can be reused and recycled indefinitely as a building material or returned to the earth. The energy used to dry the earth into bricks or monolithic walls, floors or roofs is solar energy because in earth building the earth is sun dried through evaporation.

The thermal mass of earth can be used to store both warm and cool, balancing diurnal fluctuations in temperature in all seasons. Earth building therefore uses basic solar technology to produce the building and maintain comfort.

Rammed recycled concrete in Cottesloe Western Australia. Recycled concrete used as the rammed earth ingredient for sustainability and striking architecture.

Earth building is sustainable technology.

The use of raw unfired earth as a building material dates back to 9000BC and today it houses one third to one half of the world’s people.

Modern rammed limestone walls, using local cream coloured limestone ingredients within the rammed earth process, under construction in the Perth foothills by Ramtec.

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Architect - Sue Mitchell, Walls - Olnee Rammed Earth, Image - Rene Mitchell-Pitman

The material is abundant and widespread, uses very little energy in the entire process from raw earth to building, is durable, and its properties make it an excellent choice for climate responsive buildings.

These buildings achieve thermal comfort and a degree of free running through consideration and selection of the appropriate method design.

As previously stated, earth can be easily recycled and reused.

Its sustainability credentials outshine any modern material in any life cycle analysis; from the embodied energy in creating the building through the reduced energy used in its long life, in maintenance, heating and cooling, to demolition and reuse.

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Rammed earth used in a modern office setting. Attractive, durable, good acoustics, loadbearing, waterproof, fireproof, humidity buffering, thermally massive, sustainable, built on site with local labour from local materials and reasonably priced.

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Rammed Earth Church at Margaret River, Western Australia. This was the biggest modern rammed earth building in Australia when built in the early 1980’s. Rammed earth walls built by EBAA Founding Member, Ramtec of Cottesloe. Many much larger rammed earth buildings have since been built in every state of Australia.

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How do we meet the challenges of comfortable safe buildings whilst reducing the energy used in construction, heating and cooling of buildings, improve indoor air quality and longevity of buildings and reduce toxic waste to landfill?

How do we raise the living standards of poorer people and maintain ours without depleting resources, increased environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity? How do we future proof our buildings against spiraling energy costs and shortages?

How do we build homes, enjoy our existing lifestyle and reduce our need for fossil fuelled energy and GHG emissions dramatically?

It is a technology that is ancient yet still most relevant.

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For more information contact the Earth Building Association of Australia on 0429 321 104 or visit www.ebaa.asn.au

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Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchors Council (AEFAC)

The Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchors Council (AEFAC) is an industry initiative seeking to enhance the specification, selection, design and installation of structural anchors and fasteners in the Australian construction industry. AEFAC was founded in 2012 and is a consortium made up of seven Founding Board Members, namely Ancon Building Products, Hilti (Aust.), Hobson Engineering Co, ramsetreid, Stanley Black and Decker (Powers), Swinburne University of Technology and Wurth Australia; and four Supporting Members, namely Allthread Industries, ICCONS Pty Ltd and Simpson Strong-Tie Australia and United Fasteners.

The AEFAC has won several awards including The Australian Financial Review Higher Education Award (Industry Engagement) in 2015.

New Australian Standard for Design of Fasteners in Australia Prior to the formation of AEFAC, the industry was fragmented; different terminology, evaluation procedures for products and design guidelines existed among suppliers, making selection of a fastener confusing to engineers and potentially dangerous to the end user.

Frequent construction problems, failures have been encountered in Australia and other similar economies such as in Europe and the US when no guidance for safe design was available. The European and American markets have responded to catastrophic failures by introducing regulation to protect life safety.

AEFAC is being pro-active to mitigate such failures by developing a safety framework in enhancing the specifications, design requirements and installation of anchors through the design provisions for fastenings to concrete. This has been manifested in the publications of Standards Australia SA TS 101:2015 “Design of post-installed and cast-in fastenings for use in concrete” and AEFAC Installer Certification Program.

In April 2018, a full Australian Standard AS 5216:2018 “Design of post-installed and cast-in fastenings in concrete” was published which supersedes SA TS 101.

The SA TS 101 is referenced in the National Construction Code (NCC) 2016 providing deemed-to-satisfy provisions for design of safety-critical fasteners. The two documents (SA TS 101 and AS 5216) are similar in scope and content but some editorial modifications have been made in the transition.

AS 5216 is referenced in the recently released preview of National Construction Code (NCC 2019). The NCC 2019 comes in to effect from May 2019 making AS 5216 the deem-to-satisfy solution for fasteners design.

AEFAC Installers Certification Program Apart from proper design and product prequalification, installation is a critical aspect in the quality assurance framework for anchor performance to ensure that fasteners can perform as per intended design.

Performance of post-installed anchors in concrete and masonry is highly dependent on the way the anchors are installed.

Incorrect installation is a leading cause of anchor failures. AS 5216 and SA TS 101 recommend that installation of safetycritical anchors to be done by competent installers such as an AEFAC Certified Installer.

As part of the industry’s effort to enhance the standard of installation of postinstalled anchors in Australia and bring in line with international practice, the AEFAC Installer Certification Program has been developed to train and equip installers with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform installation at the highest level.

AEFAC has developed Installer Certification Program to verify that certified installers possess the necessary skills to properly install anchors as per manufacturer’s recommendations. The training and certification are intended for safety-critical applications. Safety-critical applications are defined as applications whose failure may cause injury or death to human beings and lead to considerable economic loss.

The awards are for its work in improving safety standards and training for industry. The collaboration of AEFAC and Swinburne University of Technology has also won Swinburne University of Technology’s Vice-Chancellor’s Industry Engagement Award 2015. This award was to recognise achievement towards fostering deeper engagement at Swinburne, in creating new and innovative opportunities, ideas, relationships and partnerships for the future.

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In addition to SA TS 101 and AS 5216, the AEFAC Installer Certification Program is referenced in Standards Australia Bridge Code AS 5100.1: 2017.

The AEFAC Installer Certification Program is also referenced in TMR’s specification MRTS86 in QLD and VicRoads Section 680 specification.

AEFAC has partnered with several universities around Australia to provide relevant training. Currently, AEFAC is developing an online training program which would be more accessible to the installers and supervisors and will help to increase the number of certified installers.

The AEFAC Installer Certification Program reflects international best-practice for anchor installer competency. Candidates who are successfully certified through the program have demonstrated that they are competent installers of chemical and mechanical anchors for safety-critical applications.

Certification requires the installer to demonstrate that they are competent at understanding and safely installing anchors according to manufacturer’s installation instructions and any supplementary information supplied by the specifier, understanding what to do when the installation cannot proceed in accordance with the specification, and how safety may be compromised by not following instructions.

A more comprehensive description may be found on the AEFAC website, www.aefac.org.au/certification.php.

Student Module As design of anchoring into concrete is generally not covered in typical engineering courses, AEFAC has developed a short teaching module to provide training materials for undergraduate and postgraduate students at universities across Australia.

This module aims to provide basic training on key aspects of anchor selection and design for safety critical applications and is in harmony with the SA TS 101 and AS 5216.

This training is beneficial to graduates as they enter the workforce where such fastening technology is used in many applications.

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TIMBER THE NATURAL FLOORING SOLUTION Timber flooring, available in many product types, can be laid over a variety of substrates from timber board products to concrete slabs. This makes timber flooring ideal for renovation work as well as new homes and with an extensive product range now available there is a timber floor suited to almost every home owner.

However, with all the choice available, the task could seem a little daunting if it wasn’t for Australasian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA). Their website at www.floorchoices.com.au is an excellent place to start. ATFA is the industry’s peak body for timber flooring and from the website you can ‘freely’ download the ATFA magazine ‘Timber Floors’, find out the benefits of using an ATFA member to do your floor and easily source an ATFA member in your local area. But before going there, let’s have a look at some of the product types and aspects that need to be considered.

Traditional solid timber flooring is often chosen and is available in many Australian species from different parts of the country.

For example, Spotted Gum and Blackbutt from the central east coast, Tasmanian Oak and Victorian Ash from the south eastern states or Jarrah from the west.

These species provide some of the best flooring timbers in the world and can be laid on most substrates. Their natural beauty, adding both warmth and elegance, has made them the feature of many an Australian home.

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Recycled timber flooring provides yet another option, where perhaps an even more rusticated appearance is desired that accentuates the timbers past use as a bridge girder or the like.

It is necessary that floor owners have an understanding of what can be expected during the installation of the floor, its ongoing performance and the care that will preserve its life.

In addition to solid timber flooring, engineered pre-finished products play an important role. Made in either Australia or overseas, they utilise either Australian hardwoods on the exposed surface or some of the many species from around the world. These products are manufactured by bonding a number of layers of timber together and this improves stability to seasonal weather changes. These products can be laid over most substrates either as a structural floor, overlay or floating floor and most have the benefit of not requiring on-site sanding and finishing after installation.

You may live in a drier location, the coastal hinterland or in the moist tropics.You may have refrigerated air-conditioning, heating systems or large expanses of glass with a lot of direct sunlight. To accommodate all these variables, different methods of installation are going to be appropriate to different homes and therefore practices used in your installation will differ from others. For this reason, it is important that you select the correct person to install and finish the floor and it is suggested that members of the ATFA be approached. Members of this organisation have the expertise to guide you on the most suitable products and installation appropriate for your floor and the backup of the association behind them for technical advice and support.

The character of timber floors is determined by the grade which can reflect the entire history of the tree containing striking features such as gum veins, knots and burls. In other grades the cleaner natural lines and figure of the timber will dominant, with fewer and smaller features present and with a subdued finish it almost allows you to see inside the wood.

The installation and finishing should not be rushed as the condition of the timber, climate and internal environment all need to be assessed, possible building issues rectified before installation and sometimes it is necessary to just wait for the timber to settle to the installation environment.

When purchasing a timber floor, you will need to consider the colour, grade, board width and the finish. Photos and samples do not always provide a good representation of colour or grade and it is important to realise that floors of the same species can differ markedly in both colour and appearance. Grading rules do not cover either colour or colour variation and therefore this aspect needs to be discussed with your supplier and installer. Timber flooring comes in a wide variety of colours and tones from rich deep reds to lighter straw browns, some have a vibrant range of colours that naturally blend together and in other instances a mix of species of similar tones are available.

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Timber is a not a man-made product, it is totally natural, renewable and recyclable and as such, with seasonal changes in weather conditions, it will absorb moisture from the air and swell a little, while during drier conditions it will lose moisture to the air and shrink a little.

It is therefore quite normal for timber floors to show small gaps at board edges, particularly during dry periods. This will be less so with an engineered floor. Similarly, where there is intense sunlight on a floor, a wood fired heater or air-conditioning, drier conditions will be experienced and the floor will respond accordingly. All timber flooring products require allowance for seasonal expansion that occurs and in many cases owners will be unaware of the expansion and the expansion gaps that have been provided as these are located under the skirtings, along the walls.

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There are many simple things that owners can do to maintain the character and beauty of their timber floor. Curtains, tinted glass or similar should be used to protect floor areas from intense sunlight and mats both inside and out are an effective means of trapping grit which can scratch floor surfaces.

Heavy items of furniture need to be carefully positioned without dragging them.

Similarly, it should be ensured that the feet of chairs and tables etc have felt pads or protectors applied.

A regular cleaning program should also be considered to ensure that your floor remains in pristine condition. Antistatic mops are effective for collecting dust and grit. When it comes to other types of mopping to provide a deep clean, it is best that your ATFA finisher be contacted.

There are many finishes on the market and different products are suitable for the desired look.

Timber floors renowned for their durability will provide many years of lasting beauty, enhancing both the appearance and value of your home, shop or office. Each solid timber floor is also unique and for this reason these floors are highly valued as the feature of many homes.

If you require more information on timber flooring, whether it be solid tongue and groove, parquetry, engineered, laminate or bamboo, you can visit the ATFA website at www.floorchoices.com.au or contact ATFA for assistance on 1300 36 1693.

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All of our timber floors have a 25-year structural warranty* and 2-year labour warranty for installation work.

Showroom: 375 Gardeners Rd Rosebery NSW 2018 (02) 8338 9709

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Australia’s complete supplier of concrete preparation equipment !

• Concrete Grinding & Polishing • Tiling Beds & Grouting • Floor Preparation • Construction & Demolition

Offering a full range of quality flooring solutions.

P Concrete Grinders P Dust Extraction P Floor Scrapers P Mixing Equipment P Shotblasters

Bamboo | Engineered hardwood | Oak | Hybrid | Vinyl | Laminate | Cork Existing floor removal | Floor preparation | Installation

Servicing Greater Brisbane.

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Showroom 40 Pickering St, Enoggera 4051

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New technology in a new home Major investment by Footers has given South Australia its first ever SF022 AutoEye Truss system – so customers are now benefitting from the world’s most advanced automatic roof truss production system.

After 33 years in Regency Park, South Australia, Footers (previously Footersville) has moved to a new state-ofthe-art, purpose-built facility in Edinburgh to accommodate the new technology. Managing Director Mark Footer said that the new facility positions the company for sustainable growth: “This facility confirms our reputation for quality structural timber in South Australia, and we have the space to accommodate further automated processes as the industry evolves.”

Footers is a third-generation owned and operated SA family business, operating since 1956. As a leading manufacturer of pre-fabricated housing components and related timber products, the firm’s change of both name and location follows a period of sustained growth. Almost 60 staff now work at the new Footers facility, and ambitious growth plans mean that customers will have the broadest possible choice of high quality pre-fabricated frames such as roof trusses and floor joist systems for

residential buildings. The success of the business has also brought much-needed manufacturing jobs back to northern Adelaide suburbs.

Footers is now one of only three companies in Australia – and the only one in South Australia – to introduce Swedish AutoEye technology. This can assemble trusses up to twice as fast as the equipment used in most plants today, and offers unprecedented accuracy. The system uses cameras and robotics to visually identify the roof truss and then picks, places, positions and presses the nail plates to the roof trusses automatically and precisely every time.

“The residential housing construction sector is developing an increasing reliance on pre-fabricated products and components, and this technology significantly boosts our production capacity in that space,” said Mr Footer. “Our new facility and high-tech truss manufacturing technology will enable us to reduce delivery times during peak periods from six weeks to as little as one to two weeks. The system is very versatile and adapts to production requirements, meaning we can manage major orders and complex jobs while maintaining output and world-class manufacturing quality.”

Mr Footer said that some staff currently working on truss assembly have been redeployed into other areas. “The new system reduced our labour requirements in truss manufacturing but also created opportunities for some staff to learn new skills, because we still need people to manage the system, robotics and software. The future of home building will see an increase in off-site manufacturing and pre-fabrication. Many components in the construction of residential developments, whether detached houses or higher density multi-unit projects, will be pre-fabricated by manufacturers such as Footers. It enables simple on-site assembly, minimising cost, waste and delays.”

Mr Footer believes that the residential building sector, though cyclical, has a bright future in the region: “It’s generally accepted that South Australia’s population needs to grow and a number of initiatives are driving this. These initiatives will bring increased demand for housing, which will include sub-division of land, medium density and infill development, in turn driven by widespread demand for smaller, more manageable properties and affordable housing solutions.”

Further Information: Phone: 08 8424 3500 Email: sales@footers.com.au Website: www.footers.com.au

High quality structural timber High-tech manufacturing with world-class accuracy Competitive pricing and first-rate customer service

Visit footers.com.au

(08) 8424 3500 sales@footers.com.au 67 West Avenue, Edinburgh South Australia 5111

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SCOTTSDALE ISN’T BREAKING TRADITION. WE’RE STRENGTHENING IT. Traditional timber framing and truss fabricators are growing their bottom-line by working with Scottsdale to incorporate LGS fabrication with our technology, machinery and support.

Together, we can strengthen your business without walking away from tradition.

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Framework Spotlight

Diversifying into steel builds bigger business for timber suppliers

As demand for light gauge steel (LGS) framing systems increases, Scottsdale is helping traditional timber framing and truss fabricators shift their production models to include the manufacture of steel framing systems.

Iconic timber fabricator and hardware supplier, Bretts Timber and Hardware, is one of the more high-profile companies that Scottsdale recently partnered with to help expand its business model.

Bretts Manufacturing Business Development Manager, Darren Harris, said the company had successfully incorporated steel construction into its offering, establishing a steel fabrication division on site using the Scottsdale Construction System.

“The major impetus for us moving into steel fabrication was when our largest frame and truss client told us they would be converting over 50 per cent of their projects to steel,” he said. “While we have a 100-year-old history in timber fabrication, the business reality was that we needed to move into steel fabrication to stay competitive.”

Mr Harris said with the assistance of Scottsdale, it took less than three months for Bretts to establish the new steel division and they now operate three machines delivering up to five house lots of steel trusses and frames per week.

“We researched a number of companies that could help us with steel rolling software and equipment, but few could offer expertise in business development. Scottsdale assisted us with the full set up of the new division, from providing the machines and technology to do the physical job but also regarding business set up, staffing and training. The onsite support they provided ensured a smooth transition for everyone in the business.”

Mr Harris said the move had already paid off for Bretts, with the company retaining its largest client and the new steel division contributing a 10 per cent increase in sales in less than a year.

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“We were able to move quickly in the face of change and our major client was happy to keep us as their supplier despite us being new to steel fabrication, because they trusted the Bretts brand and were confident we could deliver via the new steel fabrication system.”

Mr Harris predicts the steel division will generate 25-30 per cent of the company’s overall sales within the next five years.

“While it was a change for our customers, the integration of steel into the building industry is a trend that can’t be ignored. The shift to becoming a hybrid steel and timber supplier has opened up immense growth potential for our company and allowed our customers to take on steel projects that that they previously knocked back.”

With its global headquarters in Brisbane, Scottsdale provides steel fabrication solutions to customers in over 80 countries and to date has sold over 700 steel fabrication machines worldwide. Scottsdale CEO, Jake Gundry, said the company had over 20 years’ experience in delivering market-leading steel fabrication solutions.

“Our technology comprises comprehensive virtual building 3D design software and machine control software and CNC roll forming machines, which allows traditional timber fabricators to incorporate LGS fabrication into their business model,” he said.

“Establishing a factory facility actually requires very little in the way of infrastructure, as there is no major capital plant because our roll formers manufacture 100 per cent of the profile components, with assembly the only other key element. The Scottsdale system runs on a pay-as-you-roll structure to maximise efficiency and ongoing costs.”

As was the case with Bretts Timber and Hardware, Mr Gundry said the company’s approach was to partner with fabricators to facilitate a seamless move into steel fabrication.

“We provide not only the technology and machinery required for steel fabrication, but to also set-up support, including planning and training and ongoing technical support.”

Scottsdale’s Panelised and Truss Fabrication Systems are highly versatile and allow for flexible applications - panels can be used for ceilings, roofs and beams and trusses for floor joists.

The Panelised Fabrication System can build complete steel houses including walls, ceiling, roof frames and floor joists for the residential market. For the commercial construction sector, it can be used to build completed steel buildings, including roofing panels, infill panelling, external rain shield and internal partitioning.

Mr Gundry said Scottsdale’s latest innovation, ScotFrame, provides a total solution for customers who need and depend on traditional methods. ScotFrame is an option

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to use steel frames in combination with timber trusses. The frames are anchored using concrete screws and bolts, a screw or nail connection is then used for a timber ribbon plate to the ScotFrame steel wall top plate and then all standard connections can be used for timber trusses.

“As a business, our aim is to create innovative solutions, like the ScotFrame, that move construction methods and technology into the 21st century and to assist fabricators to stay relevant and grow their bottom line by incorporating LGS fabrication using our technology, machinery and support. Our goal is to strengthen the production models of our customers without walking away from tradition.”

Contact Scottsdale to find out how they can help grow your business.

Website: www.scottsdalesteelframes.com Phone: +61 1300 671 345 Email: sales@scottsdalesteelframes.com

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Architectural Hardware Spotlight

Launching The New McCallum B200 Heavy-Duty Hinge McCallum Australia, Sydney based architectural hardware company, has launched a new heavy-duty B200 hinge in conjunction with the 80th anniversary of continuous operation since 1939.

Since the company’s inauguration in 1939, McCallum Australia has earned the reputation in the hardware and allied industries as an innovative manufacturer of high quality products.

The newly launched B200 heavy-duty hinge is large and simple. It is technically a fast-fix, face-fix, inter-fold, centre-line, universal, non-handed, fixed pin, aluminium, 5x knuckle hinge.

Why is this new McCallum hinge so unique?

• Like it’s predecessor, the A104, Patent Office protection has been applied for.

• Door makers spend less time on site preparing for, and installing, fewer hinges.

• It’s functional, simple and elegant for a large heavyduty aluminium hinge.

• This simple hinge has significant advantages as fewer hinges are handled by all.

Is there a need for a new heavy-duty aluminium hinge?

• Doors often have many hinges. The number of hinges is a function of the door weight.

• Construction codes now require heavy double glazed external doors (NCC part J.) • Australian Standard AS1428 (disabled access) now drives minimum door widths.

• Security glazed doors are becoming more common on secure apartment projects.

• Doors are getting heavier. There is a pressing need for an elegant heavy-duty hinge.

How has this hinge design development been adapted for sensible practical utility?

• Existing parts and extrusions have been used to produce this practical hinge.

• The B200 hinge has been an economical product design process for a unique product.

• Existing tools, tote boxes, trolleys, conveyors are all used for this new hinge.

• Existing fabrication, finishing and packaging lines are used with minimal disruption.

What are the anticipated uses?

• Aluminium glazed doors (internal and external).

• Aluminium internal glazed fit-out partitioning.

• Aluminium security gates and screens.

• Aluminium louvre doors for sub-stations and gas enclosures etc.

• External service closet doors for electrical and data services etc.

• Commercial Rooftop service enclosures.

This hinge continues the tradition of McCallum’s innovative design work. The extensive range of McCallum’s hinges and latches are sought after throughout Australia and McCallum’s representatives and stockists are always pleased to discuss and offer the best advice on client requirements.

For more information, view the catalogues or find your nearest distributors, visit the McCallum Hinges website.

When Quality Counts – Think McCallum.

Phone: 02 9698 5111 Website: www.mccallumhinges.com.au

The unique factors of this hinge include these features: • The B200 hinge is fixed to the door in the workshop.

• This hinge changes the door hanging sequence

McCallum’s New B200 Heavy-Duty Hinge The B200 is a heavy-duty, fast fix, face fixed, inter-fold, five-knuckle hinge with cover plate to conceal face fixings.

• The ‘heavy-duty’ feature reduces the number of hinges required • The hinge has twice the bearing area of most aluminium hinges • The ‘face-fix’ feature speeds installation. It’s easy to fit • This ‘fast-fix’, no mortice hinge, reduces fixing time • The ‘inter-fold’ feature minimises the door gap size • The cover plate conceals the screw fixings in the face

Building on 80 years of innovative hinge making at McCallum, this cutting edge hinge design is the work of Canberra architect Howard Styles and Gary Wu engineer with McCallum Hinges.

• This is a simple centre-line fiveknuckle hinge

To find out more and to view McCallum Hinges’s catalogues, products and where to find them vist the McCallum website.

• The finish can match glazed structures for major work

• This is a universal, non-handed, fixed pin hinge • This robust hinge is designed for severe weather conditions

• The extruded T6 aluminium knuckle is 200mm long

Address: 1/5 Voyager Circuit, Glendenning NSW 2761 | Telephone: 02 9698 5111

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Heating Spotlight

A tradition of style, substance and innovation Installing a fireplace into a new home or project is an effective way to add an element of luxury to any room.

There’s nothing better than the ambience only a fireplace can provide. The addition of a fireplace is an instant way to elevate a space from ordinary to extraordinary.

Our aim is to provide fireplaces which are easy to install and impress with clean, modern designs. Installation is made easy with the Heat & Glo range, providing a zero clearance casing as standard, the fireplace can be installed directly into timber framework.

The benefit of flexibility with flue runs means that Heat & Glo fireplaces can be installed into almost any design.

The unit could be in the middle of the house, on the ground floor of a double storey property, or in any other tricky location, and an installation solution can almost always be achieved.

Since Heat & Glo’s inception in 1981, their industry leading products have been installed in many major developments, as well as thousands of residential homes. Heat & Glo’s continual focus on providing innovative and stylish products has helped establish them as the market leader.

Cutting edge technology

Heat & Glo invented balanced flue technology in 1987, and it has since become the benchmark across all fireplace manufacturers. Balanced flue technology maintains optimum indoor air quality by drawing fresh air for combustion from outside to the home and terminating any combustion by-products externally.

The new X Series range includes improved flame pattern, LED ember bed lighting and high definition ceramic logs as standard. The IntelliFire electronic ignition system saves the customer money on their gas bills by only igniting the pilot when the fireplace is in use, eliminating the need for a standing pilot. Heat & Glo fireplaces also come with a multi-function remote, which allows for adjustment of flame height, fan speed, and more.

The new SLR-X has quickly become one of our most popular fireplaces with customers and professionals alike. It brings together everything you could ever want from a fireplace – slim profile, stunning looks, and the great performance Heat & Glo is known for. The bold, clean lines match beautifully with contemporary interior styles.

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With its shallow depth dimensions and no need for a conventional chimney, the SLR-X can be installed in almost any room.

The technological advancements present in all Heat & Glo units don’t just offer a superior design, they also provide an efficient source of heating. The SLR-X has a heating capacity of 6-8 building squares whilst only using 31.65Mj of gas per hour.

Introducing the power flue system

Heat & Glo’s newest technological innovation is the power flue system. The introduction of this long-awaited system enables flue runs of up to 30 metres in length, meaning there is almost no design that can’t be achieved.

The whisper quiet fan means there is no disruption to the ambience of any room.

Jetmaster Heat & Glo’s team of specialists are here to help with all the critical details to provide the perfect, customised solution for any space. When you invest in a fireplace from us, you’ll also enjoy the benefits from our long heritage of excellence, quality and experience.

Looking for the most trusted brand for your project?

Phone: 1300 219 875 Email: info@jetmastervic.com.au Website: www.jetmastervic.com.au

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World-class wall-mounted natural gas heaters that deliver high performance for outdoor living

As the weather gets cooler, it might be tempting to retreat indoors – but you don’t have to. After all the hard work you’ve done to create the ultimate entertaining space, it would be a shame to desert it for a portion of the year.

Bring inside comfort outside with the new HEATSTRIP wall-mounted natural gas heater.

HEATSTRIP’s Wall-mounted Natural Gas Heater (TGH34WN-2) is a stylish addition to any outdoor area where natural gas is preferred. This heater has a world-class design, as evidenced in its all-black construction, and delivers high performance.

It also comes with a standard wall mounting bracket that allows for multiple mounting positions. Minimum mounting height for this unit is 2m. As a gas unit with a four-tile commercial quality burner, this heater provides a high heat output of 34 megajoules, making it an excellent heater for commercial as well as residential applications.

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Portable toilet Spotlight

VIKING RENTALS

SERVICING AUSTRALIA WIDE Founded on the simple idea that using a portable toilet should not be an unpleasant experience, Viking Rentals provides quality facilities to residential building and construction sites across Australia.

With offices and inventory in every mainland state, we have what you need for a safe, comfortable construction site. For larger scale building sites, we work with you to provide customised solutions tailored to your needs or for an immediate quote on a smaller hire our website has a handy calculator and quick hire system. If you prefer you can call our toll-free number.

With our new fleet of trucks fitted with the latest GPS tracking devices our drivers operate live delivery software which allows us to cross reference and monitor your delivery in real time.

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We also carry out quality check inspections to ensure our inventory remains at the top end of the market.

We know that cleanliness is critical, that’s why Viking Rentals doesn’t simply deliver and collect. Instead, we offer responsive, fully-equipped cleaning, servicing and pump-out to ensure all your site’s portable toilets are fresh, hygienic and well-stocked.

Our mobile maintenance and cleaning crew will visit your site and clean, service and restock the consumables.

Our national call center staff specialise in inbound customer service and order processing for the construction industry.

We operate using state of the art software that automates the service process from the initial order through to the scheduling process to the field staff. Delivering and servicing your equipment on time, every time is our objective.

We use live telematics to ensure issues are rectified as quickly as possible.

Our portable toilets come in a range of models and units to suit the very small to the largest construction sites. Whether its single trailer, dual trailer or quad trailer all have the capability to sewer connect with lifting cables, we also supply and install for high rise construction projects. Our flagship potable single unit toilet is ideal and very popular for residential building sites. All of our toilets are fitted with hands free flush and wash basin soap dispensers.

In addition to portable toilets we also have a range of mini site offices, temporary fencing solutions and in Queensland we also supply power poles.

For more information visit our website www.vikingrentals.com.au or to speak to one of our sales consultants call 1300 864 538 or email admin@vikingrentals.com.au.

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TOILETS Available as single units

SERVICING Fresh, clean and stocked

MAINTENANCE Peace of mind and security

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TEMPORARY FENCES Portable fences for peace of mind

TOILET BLOCKS Available for larger construction sites

DELIVERY Convenience across city and country

POWER POLES Certified single or 3-phase poles *QLD only

MINI SITE OFFICES Portable workspaces and toilet

Servicing Australia wide With a large fleet of trucks, offices and inventory in every mainland state, we have what you need for a safe, comfortable construction site. For larger scale building sites we work with you to provide customised solutions tailored to your needs.

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What is the hria?

With over 700 members and growing, the Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA) is the national industry body representing the $5bn hire and rental industry in Australia.

The HRIA focuses on the promotion and support of the equipment rental industry through a wide range of services and benefits made available to its members. These services focus on the areas of Education & Training, Safety & Risk Management, Business Support, Networking, and Industry Representation.

Members of the HRIA include Rental Companies and Suppliers who service a range of industries; principally construction, trades, mining, events, and agriculture. Rental members range in size from well-known national multi-location companies to the owner-manager single location hire operators.

From general plant, power tool and DIY to portable buildings, construction, powered access, and industrial equipment; as well as party and event hire equipment, the HRIA’s membership base is continually expanding to cover the ever-increasing areas of business where end-users want to outsource the responsibilities associated with capital equipment ownership and maintenance.

Why Join the Hire & Rental Industry Association?

A wide range of services and benefits are available to all members of the HRIA to assist in running members businesses.

Education and Training Education and Training are key to ensuring an efficient, profitable and safe operation. The HRIA offers a variety of hire and rentalspecific training programs for owners, managers, and employees of hire companies. The HRIA has also recognised the importance of two groups who will be key to the continued growth of the industry, recently launching the Young Professionals and Women in Hire Initiatives.

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Safety and Risk Management Typically supplying high-risk industries, hire companies have a responsibility to protect employees and customers as well as the reputation of their business and the industry as a whole. The HRIA assists members in doing so through risk management products, services, and programs.

Why Choose an HRIA member?

By selecting an HRIA member when hiring, you a safe in the knowledge that the member company will maintain the highest level of responsibility, values, and ethics regarding their relationships with other members, customers and the public in general.

An example of this is the recent launch of HRIA’s Chain of Responsibility (CoR) online awareness course. This is available to both members and the public and it addresses the CoR legislation around transport-related activities in the hire industry and can be found on the HRIA website.

Crucially, as part of their association declaration, members have agreed to only market those products and services that conform to specific industry standards.

Members work to a ‘Code of Conduct’, which focuses on safety, reliability and, quality of equipment and support. This code is continually updated, keeping members abreast of current safety requirements and regulations.

Business Support The HRIA is a state-based, national network, dedicated to helping members, improving safety and growing the industry.

Whether you are new to the industry or have been managing a rental operation for years, you need the right tools to ensure success. The HRIA has designed a range of support services for members.

All HRIA Members have agreed to comply with the HRIA Code of Conduct which is specific in terms of management systems, personnel, health and safety, the environment and business ethics.

By choosing an HRIA member when you hire, you will ensure the best possible experience.

Hire and Rental Industry Association Ltd. Phone: 02 9998 2255 Email: info@hireandrental.com.au website: www.hireandrental.com.au

These include insurance and risk management advice and packages, industry advice lines on HR, workplace relations, accounting and business advisory services as well as master agreements available to download.

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Networking The HRIA hosts seminars, workshops, yard tours, and regular networking activities throughout Australia. We also host the annual HRIA Convention and Exhibition, the major national gathering for the industry for over 50 years.

This year HIRE19 will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 22 and 23 May - there is no better place to see the latest innovative technology and network with peers from across the country and the globe.

Industry Representation The HRIA provides national and state representation on key industry issues and standards. The Association also flags and updates members on legislative changes impacting hire operations such as changes to Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) requirements.

Keeping up-to-date and informed of all industry developments, the HRIA produces a monthly newsletter highlighting issues affecting members as well as a quarterly publication, Hire and Rental News, which is the official magazine for the Hire Industry and is distributed to both members and to the wider sector.

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QUALITY SITE EQUIPMENT Viking Rentals started operating with one office in Queensland well over a decade ago. After establishing its first quality portable toilet hire fleet it soon established a reputation as the portable toilet specialists and became one of the largest suppliers of portable toilets in Queensland. Expanding its inventory so it could offer a broader selection of hire equipment, today the company also supplies, portable mini site offices, temporary fencing, hydration stations, and toilet blocks as well as the most popular single toilet units.

Recognising the need for rental equipment to be well maintained, additional services where added to include cleaning, re stocking and servicing so workers on building could be guaranteed a pleasant experience using amenities on a building site. Now with offices in every mainland state of Australia, Viking Rentals pride themselves on supplying toilets, mini site offices and temporary fencing to the construction industry Australia wide. Most recently Viking Rentals have opened a local Sunshine Coast division.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT “A main focus in 2018 was to look at ways we could continuously improve our service to the industry and we wanted to establish what the most important factors were for our customers when hiring equipment for their sites,” said Rob Wormald, General Manager.

“So, we surveyed our customer base and asked them what it was they looked for when hiring equipment.”

From there Viking Rentals we were able to review the business from the ground up and considered what we were doing really well and what we needed to be doing better. This included looking at their current inventory as well as factoring in our projected future needs. Renting equipment like portable toilets is not only necessary it’s practical and convenient. Viking Rentals offers weekly, fortnightly and monthly servicing and make sure they are on time for delivery and pick-ups.

Viking Rentals also provide an infield mobile cleaning crew for maintenance, restocking of consumables and cleaning. “Renting amenities from Viking Rentals is great for us because they have a reliable and professional mobile field team who regularly upkeep, restock and clean which means our rented equipment, particularly the toilets, stay in top condition,” said Mr Bissett.

RELIABILITY Viking Rentals pride themselves on their ability to offer a wide selection of stock with inventory ranging from various makes and models to choose from which gives customers the opportunity to order equipment to suit the size and budget of their construction sites. Often multiple stations need to be installed on large construction sites.

Having recently invested in a new fleet of trucks adds to the reliability of delivery and pick up with each new truck fitted with GPS tracking so communication with drivers is done in real time.

The importance of efficiency is important when dealing with builders and contractors who are often in charge of managing multiple sites at any given time. Inventory is regularly updated so price and choice is always offered.

With offices in every state we are familiar with each location within local markets and our range of product means we have equipment that is readily available and can often be dispatched within 24-hours of the rental order. Our ordering and dispatch scheduling is done from one central head office location but with dedicated managers, drivers and mobile cleaning crews in every state.

Of course, planning ahead ensures that we can accommodate the exact needs and can have the equipment available when customers need it which avoids downtime and delays. Making sure our equipment is properly maintained is a priority so every piece of inventory is cleaned and restocked onsite and when its returned to the depot a full maintenance check is carried out.

Ordering is made easy with national call center staff specialising in inbound customer service supported by a streamlined order processing developed specifically for the construction industry.

Viking Rentals employ state of the art software that automates the service process from the initial order from the initial order and scheduling process right through to the field team delivering and servicing the onsite equipment.

Telematics are used to ensure issues are rectified as quickly as possible. Our aim is to make sure the end-to-end experience of hiring equipment is easy, efficient and hassle free For more information visit our website www.vikingrentals.com.au or to speak to one of our sales consultants please call 1300 864 538 or email admin@vikingrentals.com.au.

Neil Bissett State Building Manager for Metricon Homes has been hiring portable toilet units for Metricon building sites from Viking Rentals for many years. “Reliability and on time delivery and pick up is essential, we have a number of projects on the go at any one time so delivering the equipment straight to the jobsite and collecting is ideal, it means we don’t have to worry about the logistics of delivery, pick-ups and installation.”

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INCREASING IQ HOME AUTOMATION AND WHAT IT CAN DO FOR YOU With Damian Cavanagh, Managing Director of Electronic Living.

What is a smart home?

A smart home works to ensure a seamless integration of intuitive technologies into today’s connected environments and homes. This includes home automation of security alarms, CCTV surveillance, access control, IT networks, smart wiring, electrical, solar, energy management, smart lighting, air-conditioning and home entertainment via simple to use control systems that are iOS and android compliant.

Are there any common misperceptions about home technology?

Yes! Firstly, that technology is complicated. For many, home automation and smart technology conjures up the idea that incorporating this type of sophisticated technology via your mobile device or dedicated touch screen is enough to make your head spin. The goal of automating things and designing a user interface that puts everything at a homeowner’s fingertips is actually meant to deliver the exact opposite — absolute simplicity!

Secondly, that it costs too much. The home as an expense is a significant investment and is more often than not very much recoverable. When you look at other expenses homeowners invest in such as adding custom cabinetry, highend kitchen appliances, landscaping and bathrooms to name just a few, a home automation system is very comparable in price and ultimately allows us to remain connected with today’s modern world.

What are the benefits of having a smart home?

If we had to summarise the benefits of a smart home in one simple phrase, then it would be improved quality of life.

A smart home informs and educates you, improving the way you live in and changing the way you view and interact with your home. A smart home becomes a reliable and dependable friend. It is a lifestyle choice that provides the benefits I have described and above all is rewarding and fun.

Electronic Living provides simple to use solutions for residential and commercial technology. Discover the possibilities of integrating various systems throughout your new or existing home, business, marine vessel and any other special project.

We are members of CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association), ECA, HIA, Master Builders Association and also appointed as a C-Bus Point One Accredited Integrator and THX Certified Professional ensuring the quality of products and services we provide.

For more information contact Electronic Living on 1300 764 554 or visit www.electronicliving.com.au

Thirdly, many believe that wireless is all we need. A correct smart home design requires a technology infrastructure that uses a combination of both wired and wireless networks. A wired infrastructure is not only preferred, it’s a prerequisite to a reliable future ready home.

What are the best ways for a consumer to get a great outcome?

Do your research. As with everything, it’s best to partner with a professional, specialised system-integration company that can fulfil all of the requirements that a smart home can offer.

Sure, you may think you’re saving a few bucks by choosing an installer who isn’t certified or you might want to have a little fun with a Sunday afternoon DIY project but, if you want a quality installation that won’t cause more problems than it solves, you should only choose a professional who can provide proven completed project examples and expert service from the initial planning stages to completion of an integrated smart home project.

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CEDIA The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) is an international trade association of companies specialising in the planning and installation of electronic systems for the home. These systems include home networking, home automation and communication systems, media rooms, single or multi-room entertainment systems, and integrated whole-house sub-systems providing audio, video, lighting control, security, HVAC and other services.

CEDIA was created to help develop and encourage high standards of service and conduct from designers and installers, to acquire, preserve and distribute information relating to the business of integrated electronic systems and to promote high standards of integrity, business ethic and professionalism.

CEDIA provides top-ranked educational conferences, industry professional training, and certification focused on the installation and integration of residential electronic systems that consumers use to enhance their lifestyles. All CEDIA members are CEDIA certified professionals giving you peace of mind and the finest in custom electronic design and installation.

Electronic Living holds the title of ‘Australia’s Most Awarded Smart Home Company’ following the 2018 CEDIA Awards. (L-R) Murray Lanham, Jaclyn Humfrey, Jenny Roberts, Damian Cavanagh.

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The LNA Master Landscapers Association NSW and ACT Offering Benefits to Members and Consumers Alike The Husqvarna Commercial Landscape Construction of the Year Award Winner Design Landscapes Australia Pty Ltd - Ian Potter Wild Play Garden

The LNA Master Landscapers Association (LNA) was formed in 1979 with the aim of raising the public perception of the Landscape Industry through increased quality in landscape construction works.

Now celebrating its 40th year, the LNA Master Landscapers Association is the peak industry body within the NSW and ACT landscape industry and has grown to represent hundreds of Australian businesses. Members include landscape designers, structural landscape contractors, landscape maintenance contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, educators, consultants and other allied trades, all of whom set themselves apart from the rest of the industry by achieving exceptional standards of highly skilled workmanship, as well as compliant and ethical business behaviour.

As the peak industry body, it is also the only place consumers need to go to find the right landscaper for their needs. With an extensive database of licensed Members working throughout NSW and the ACT, you can find a landscaper for any landscape project, large or small, simple or complex, commercial or residential. Consumers can be confident they are contracting the very best operators in the field. Whether you require a re-imagining of a terrace garden in Paddington, the creation of a modern suburban entertainer’s paradise or a hightraffic or unique commercial landscape, we have designers, structural landscapers and maintenance contractors with the right experience and knowledge to help you achieve your dreams. Even if you aren’t

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quite sure how you would like the space to look or function, many of our Members are skilled designers who can assist you with the project from start to finish.

Over the years, the LNA has seen innovative changes in techniques on landscape sites and has encouraged its Membership to advance work practices through changing technologies. It was LNA Members who constructed and regenerated many wellknown landscape sites around greater Sydney and within our Nations’ capital, such as Barangaroo and the redevelopment of Darling Harbour. The creativity and quality of workmanship on these sites show the cutting-edge skills of LNA Members and are great examples of how LNA Members are the right choice for any landscaping project.

So, what does the LNA Master Landscapers NSW & ACT offer to landscapers and how do these services also benefit consumers?

Most importantly, all LNA Contractor Members in NSW are licensed, although Members in the ACT fall under different licensing arrangements. An appropriate licence is a condition of Membership and, together with the Office of Fair Trading, the LNA helps to educate consumers about the dangers of hiring unprofessional and untrained contractors. Long gone are the days when landscapers were seen as a man with a lawnmower and a ute! The modern landscape contractor is a highly skilled and professional individual with years of training and appropriate licensing. With each passing year, the quality of work offered by landscaping professionals is outstripping

previous years and LNA Members have developed a well-deserved reputation for excellent client care, creativity and master craftsmanship in building and horticultural techniques, both here and throughout the world.

It is one of the key tenets of the LNA Association that by strengthening the industry as a whole, the benefits to consumers naturally follow. By ensuring industry conditions for Members, the LNA can safeguard the quality of workmanship produced, as well as maintain the highest standards of professionalism and safe work practices. The LNA’s activities provide Members with a forum for open discussion, networking and continued professional development. Members’ Meetings are fun, informative and offer a wonderful opportunity to connect with friends and create new networks of colleagues and industry contacts that make working in the industry smooth and profitable. The LNA also uses these meetings to share knowledge and technical skills, as well as discuss compliance issues, legislative changes, and modern work practices.

Experienced industry members share their talents and insights with newer Members, creating a spirit of goodwill and cooperation.

Long-standing LNA Members enjoy the chance to give back to the industry whilst younger Members thrive on the knowledge that only experience can provide. continued page 71

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Landscaping Spotlight

Bringing your landscapes to life PTA Landscapes has over 35 years experience building a diverse range of quality landscape projects.

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PTA Landscapes prides itself on its creative approach to the challenges presented by clients whether they be in landscape design, landscape construction or landscape maintenance.

Leaders in the industry, PTA Landscapes offers full landscaping solutions to the civil, commercial, educational and residential markets.

The dedicated team at PTA Landscapes will work with you to ensure that your landscape vision comes to life with the highest durability and performance.

Highly decorated, PTA Landscapes has won over 40 industry awards including at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

PTA Landscapes is a registered building practitioner and a proud member of Master Landscapers Landscaping Victoria and the Master Builders of Victoria.

Speak to the PTA Landscapes team today about your next landscape project.

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It’s time to Rethink Bamboo More sustainable, stronger and lighter in weight than timber.

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For decades we have worked with designers, landscapers and architects to provide our sustainable bamboo building materials to commercial design and architecture projects.

With over 45 years’ experience working with bamboo, we offer a wide range of materials for indoor and outdoor applications including fencing, shading, privacy screening, and pool compliant solutions in ready-made modular panels or we can custom make to your design.

Our mission has always been to provide environmentally responsible, quality materials which can be integrated into contemporary settings, bringing natural ambience and beauty to any space.

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Australia’s Award Winning Landscape Contractor Green Options are renowned for high quality maintenance and construction across Australia.

Our knowledge and expertise in Landscaping, Horticulture and Greenkeeping has meant we have been exceeding the needs and wants of our clients nationally since 1990. With an in-depth portfolio of award winning sites, you can rest assure you’re in good hands with Green Options.

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Landscaping Spotlight

Personalised and liveable ‘Outdoor Escapes’ Established in 2012, Outdoor Escape Landscaping is an award winning, multi-disciplinary landscape design, construction, styling and property maintenance company.

After completing his Certificate III and apprenticeship, Director Matt Bandiera established Outdoor Escape Landscaping with the aim to create personalised and liveable ‘Outdoor Escapes,’ while bringing a fresh and new outlook on Landscaping. Matt’s industry experience further expands into the building and earthmoving industry, with qualifications in construction, horticulture and irrigation. It is with this experience that the company has been able to grow into what it is today.

“Our vision is to create areas that bond house and garden together with seamless flows throughout the entire residential property – making it a space that you always love coming home to. It is also our vision to create a collaborative and unified service for our clients.”

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For the past seven years Matt’s vision and the goal of Outdoor Escape Landscaping has been focused on offering their clients a range of in-house services with an emphasis on developing bespoke gardens at the forefront of industry trends and environmental sustainability.

“Every space should be equal parts functional as it is aesthetic, with a touch of personality and luxury. When these aspects come together, we know we have created a success.”

Whether it be a country estate, inner city courtyard or suburban family backyard, all elements of the project are designed, created and maintained by our team of hand-selected apprentices and tradesmen. From outdoor kitchens to pools to specially designed zones for your furry friends. We, at Outdoor Escape Landscaping make it our priority to bring those needs and wants to life, plus just that little bit more.

We understand that no two properties are the same, from creative brief to topography. With our experience, the entire process from project inception to property maintenance is carefully thought out and applied with

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the overall concept and creative brief in mind.

Taking into account all surrounding environments and existing architecture, we design and create with this consideration in mind, focusing on doing so in a clean and environmentally friendly way. Since the company’s establishment there has been a strong push on working with natural, sustainable products, particularly timbers and natural stone. We take our environmental impact seriously and focus on working with brands and suppliers that have a strong, conscious understanding of their environmental footprint.

The reason we are able to create such successful and sustainable ‘Outdoor Escapes’ is due to the people involved.

Our diverse team of hand-selected apprentices and tradesmen are industry experts, with backgrounds and qualifications expanding further than the Landscape industry.

It is with this diverse team and their individually diverse range of skill sets, that allows us to keep all of our work in-house. This means you only deal with one company throughout the duration of your project. Our ability to handle the entire project throughout its stages ensures we have total control, allowing for a cohesive customer experience that guarantees high quality results and total client satisfaction.

No matter what scale project, we take pride in everything we do, and our finished product speaks for itself.

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The LNA provides a large menu of services to Members, including exclusive educational resources, landscape work agreement contracts, industry events and workshops.

LNA also offers publicity opportunities, certification programs, access to legal consultants, as well as insurance and accounting advice. As a community-minded organisation, the LNA is also involved in local and charity initiatives. On a larger scale, they represent the interests of Members and the wider industry, lobbying directly with Local, State and Federal Governments to fulfil the needs of their Members in areas such as legislation and education. Since its inception 40 years ago, the LNA has earned the respect of the industry, government bodies and other associated professionals. The efforts of the LNA, together with the tireless work of its Members, has seen LNA Members listed as preferred contractors on government tenders and residential projects, as well as being extremely well-regarded by associated industries. Having relationships with similar associations throughout Australia and around the world, the LNA is well-placed to be a significant influence in the landscaping industry within Australia for many years to come.

With strong ties to key industry businesses through its Corporate Partnership Program, the LNA ensures that Members are always up to date with the latest products and trends. This program is also coupled with an exclusive Membership Rewards Program offering exclusive discounts on a range of products and services in the industry helping Members to offer additional value for money to clients whilst remaining profitable. Similarly, the LNA has close links to TAFE organisations that offer Landscaping qualifications to students.

These students represent the future of the industry and the LNA seeks to ensure that the curriculum is appropriate for entry to the industry, addressing all the needs of clients and students in the modern landscaping environment. These links also allow the LNA to support apprenticeships from the outset, finding a good fit between students and landscaping businesses, as well as helping businesses to manage the apprenticeship program smoothly.

With an eye to supporting businesses, the LNA produces a guide for Members to assist them to calculate the cost of projects, as well as the overhead costs associated with running a business.

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Now in its 16th Edition, the Rates Guide: Schedule of Rates for Landscape Works is considered by many landscapers to be an essential piece of equipment for running their business internally, as well as providing accurate and profitable estimates for new projects.

The book is regularly updated and provides a guide to pricing for almost every aspect of landscaping estimation, from labour rates to the cost of raw materials and equipment hire. By helping landscapers to consider every aspect of a build before they begin, work quotations can be provided to clients in a timely and competitive manner.

The LNA also supports and promotes the industry by hosting the Annual Landscape Excellence Awards, with entry open exclusively to Members. These awards recognise individuals and businesses across a range of categories that reflect the shape of the modern landscaping industry. The Landscape Excellence Awards represent the very highest of achievement in workmanship, innovation and creativity in the industry, with entrants and winners able to leverage their involvement and gain new market exposure for their businesses.

The ability to enter the Awards is cited by Members as one of the key benefits of Membership, offering recognition by their peers and the wider industry for their skills and hard work. The presentation ceremony is a night of prestige and celebration that is promoted extensively throughout the industry and by mainstream media.

With the LNA in your corner you can strengthen your business and be part of the organisation working tirelessly to support the industry at large.

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An initial Membership package offers over $1000 worth of benefits, including customwritten landscaping contracts, a copy of the Rates Guide, as well as free access to educational workshops and exclusive discounts.

As a consumer, by hiring an LNA Member for your landscaping project, you can be sure that you are contracting a qualified professional, equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience to make your desired landscape come to life. LNA Members have a reputation for quality coupled with business professionalism. No matter if your project is large or small, commercial or residential, a rebuild, a renovation or simply maintaining your existing landscape, there is an LNA Member to suit your needs. Use an LNA Member: Do it once, do it right.

If you would like to become a Member or need help to find a Member for your project, the LNA Team will be delighted to hear from you.

You can contact the LNA Team on 02 9630 4844, via email lna@landscapenswact.com.au or visit our website www.landscapenswact.com.au.

Written by Madeleine Stedman on behalf of the LNA Master Landscapers Association NSW & ACT.

The LNA offers landscaping industry services to Members that they can’t find anywhere else, tailor-made specifically for their needs. So, if you are a landscaping professional, why not become a Member of your industry Association?

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Smart locks Spotlight

CONNECT AND CONTROL. Get smarter with Codelocks standalone smart locks. The CL4500 and CL5500 locks combine smart technology with traditional access control features suitable for a wide range of applications, from building managers to home rental owners.

Create up to 10 different Code Free periods that automatically enable only when scheduled. Code Free mode is used in many different situations – office hours only, cleaning staff, school environment (set Code Free periods for break times).

Codelocks Smart Locks provide flexibility and convenience by offering a range of access methods, allowing you to choose the most suitable for your application. Allow clients access via a simple code input, allocate and register a MIRFARE® compatible card or send an invitation via the cloud to a smartphone App. Operate and manage locks directly via the keypad or via any Bluetooth compatible smartphone by downloading the free K3 Connect App*. Program locks via your smartphone, generate and send codes for easy access, issue smart cards for alternative entry, keep track on who, when and which locks were accessed by downloading and viewing the lock audit trail data.

Lock models include the CL4510 and CL5510 Mortice Latch, used in conjunction with Codelocks Smart Fire Kits, these locks are fire rated for 30- or 60-minute fire doors**.

The CL4520 and CL5520 Mortice Lock models are also available featuring a euro profile mortice sash lock with deadbolt and latchbolt safety function.

Codelocks Smart Locks utilise Codelocks NetCode Technology. Generate and send timesensitive codes to end users using the free K3 Connect App* or NetCode portal. Set codes for a specific start date and time, that will automatically expire after your set duration.

Send codes to the end user via SMS or email from wherever you are. Codelocks NetCode offers flexible access and flexible control. The lock does not require Wi-Fi connection for NetCode operation. This significantly increases its potential for use in areas where Wi-Fi is unavailable or intermittent, adding to the benefits of this innovative product line.

The locks allow free access at set times of day by setting the lock into Code Free mode removing the hassle of unlocking doors for free access periods. Reduce the administration burden of manually putting locks into Code Free mode.

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Codelocks Smart Locks are a real asset for building management control.

Managing and operating locks has never been easier. www.codelocks.com.au/getsmart About Codelocks

Codelocks designs and manufactures a wide range of innovative, standalone keyless door, locker and cabinet locks for organisations that need to control access within their buildings. The product range includes stylish push-button mechanical locks, digital electronic and wireless ‘smart’ locks that are easy to manage. Convenience is at the heart of all of Codelocks’ products. *The App is available on the Apple App Store for Apple devices or Google Play™ for Android™ devices.

Apple, the Apple logo and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

App store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Android, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. ** Codelocks Smart Fire Kits are compatible with Codelocks smart lock models CL4510 and CL5510.

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From mechanical locks to mobile keys The benefits of electronic locking systems Ever since the first mechanical locking mechanisms were created several thousand years ago, locksmiths have been creating increasingly complex keys to enable the safe and reliable opening of all kinds of locks.

But what is a key? Basically, a shared secret.

The carefully designed and cut bittings of a key are a secret created by the locksmith to be issued to an access seeker, with access being revoked through the rekeying of a lock.

In today’s environment of high-tech gadgetry, electronic locking systems are essentially a new way of sharing a secret and associating it with an access role. They come with many advantages for both commercial and residential projects any building where the security and safety of students, employees, patients, residents or guests are important.

Enhanced security at reduced cost Networked without wires, online battery-operated electronic locks are a cost-effective and timesaving alternative to traditional mechanical locking systems and full hard-wired access control solutions.

Issuing credentials and revoking access is simple and quickly done. The system completely eliminates the security risks related to lost physical keys and the costs of replacing them. Coupled with real-time audit trails, these features not only reduce the total cost of owning and managing a set of locks, but they also allow facility managers to respond far more quickly to threats or breaches.

If required, these systems can even incorporate special features such as the ability to trigger, within seconds, a complete lock down in an emergency.

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Electronic locks can also be integrated into existing building alarm systems, panic buttons, fire alarms, and CCTV systems. For example, once activated, a fire alarm could signal the access control system to open all locks automatically, for safety.

Ease of use Electronic locking systems designed by leading manufacturers such as SALTO Systems, are designed to be easy and intuitive. In just a few steps, administrators can login and readily differentiate who has access by physical location as well as duration - even for short-term visitors such as contractors or guests. The flexibility of these systems lets you change access plans easily.

Says Dennis Mavropoulos, Channel Manager of SALTO Systems, “New cloud based management systems such as SALTO KS require no software installation or the added expense of a fully wired electronic product. You can literally grant or block access for guests or staff via an app from anywhere, anytime.”

Users can also open doors with convenient and flexible credentials; by smartphone, PIN number, or smart key card.

It’s cool (and smart!) to stay ahead of the curve Consumers and businesses alike are showing a keen interest in connected security, and from all indications we’re sitting at the beginning of a bell curve. Recent research from Telsyte, Connecting Australia, suggested there’ll be an average of 37 connected devices going into homes by 2022, up from 17 last year; the main area of interest being security and intruder detection.

Need to give the babysitter access to the house while still at work? With residential smart locks such as Danalock, you can send ‘keys’ via mobile

phone with an app or schedule in regular access times. That’s pretty cool convenience, and the more advanced electronic locks will work with multiple smart home controllers such as Google Nest, SmartThings and Homekit, and can be accessed via your voice assistant of choice including Google Home, Alexa and Siri.

On the commercial side, end users will increasingly demand a seamless and innovative experience they can offer their staff, guests and customers.

Providers who can offer this freedom of choice regarding system layout, type and number of access points will be in high demand.

The Master Locksmiths and SALTO Systems working together SALTO Systems has been supplying access control solutions to the locksmithing industry for many years, and is one of a select number of Trade Members of the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia Ltd (MLAA).

The development of new lock technology, and electronic locking solutions, requires developers, manufacturers, locksmiths and consumers to work together to ensure the solutions developed meet the security, operational and financial needs of the consumer.

Please get in contact with one of the over 700 Master Locksmiths businesses in Australia and New Zealand to find out how they can help you achieve your access control objectives.

To search for a locksmith, please visit: www.masterlocksmiths.com.au

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Coatings Spotlight

INTRODUCING WATTYL I.D ADVANCED RANGE With a proud heritage of innovation, Wattyl delivers high performance coatings to protect and enhance every home from interior, exterior, texture, to protective and specialty finishes.

Our new Wattyl I.D Advanced range, with Total Protection Technology™, delivers a new level of protection. This interior paint resists the growth of mould and fungus and offers advanced cleanability, washability and stain resistance.

Ease of application and durability are also key benefits of Wattyl I.D Advanced. With an ultra-low VOC formula at less than 1g/L, Wattyl I.D Advanced far exceeds green building requirements.

Environmental safety is just one of the many attributes of Wattyl I.D Advanced interior paint formula, which is available in water-based matt, low sheen and satin finishes plus Ceiling White.

Wattyl has developed an extensive range of superior water-based and oil-based prepcoats and enamels. Together with Wattyl’s I.D Advanced finishing coats, these will deliver optimum protection and enhance ANY home.

Available nationally from Wattyl Paint Centres, Mitre 10, Home, Timber & Hardware and other leading paint specialists.

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Surface Coatings Association of Australia e-learning course

INTRODUCTION TO SURFACE COATINGS Enrol any time by completing the online enrolment and payment form at www.scaa.asn.au (under Education).

ABOUT THE COURSE The Surface Coatings Association Australia Inc (SCAA) has been the major provider of technical education to the coatings industry for many years.

‘Introduction to Surface Coatings’ is SCAA’s second e-learning course, complementing the ‘Advanced Course in Surface Coatings Technology’.

In this introductory course, we aim to give an introduction to the materials, product types, uses and technologies that are used in surface coatings.

It is designed for people who work in the coatings and related industries, but who are not graduate professional scientists. There is no technical background required. We do not discuss the chemistry of the coatings or ingredients in any detail, but rather focus on the fundamentals of the topics.

WHO SHOULD APPLY? The audience for this course spans a wide spectrum from those people directly involved with coating operations, to those who are just keen to learn more about the topic of surface coatings. Whilst the following list is not necessarily exhaustive we feel it could be representative of those who may benefit from the course: EMPLOYEES OF: Paint manufacturers / Printing ink manufacturers / Raw material suppliers and distributors / Coatings retailers / Painters, applicators and fabricators / Specifiers, architects, designers.

ROLES SUCH AS: Sales and Marketing / Customer Service / Factory operators / Laboratory technicians / Office & Administration / Purchasing.

For detailed technical content, graduate scientists are directed to SCAA’s ‘Advanced Course in Surface Coatings Technology.’

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS The course is designed for modern browsers on computer desktops, laptops and tablets.

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HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT? SCAA’s education programs are well accepted and valued by the coatings industry, both in Australia and internationally. Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to: Identify the main reasons for the use of surface coatings; recognise the main applications or end-uses for surface coatings; recognise the four main classes of component ingredients used in surface coatings; understand the main ways that surface coatings are generally classified.

Once you have completed the assessment quiz for all lessons, you will be able to print off your SCAA course certificate.

COURSE PREREQUISITES AND EXEMPTIONS As this is an introductory-level course, there are no prerequisite qualifications or experience. Given the specialised nature of the course, exemptions will not be considered. All students are required to complete all lessons. Please note that a good level of English language ability is required. As a guide, we refer you to the Sample provided on the website.

COURSE STRUCTURE The course comprises 13 e-lessons, the first of which is a short introduction to the course. Ideally the lessons should be completed in the given sequence.

The early lessons cover the main classes of coatings ingredients which are the building blocks from which coatings are made. We then look at three topics which relate to coatings of all types, and finally the second half of the course is devoted to the main types of coatings themselves.

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ASSESSMENT There are no external assessments for this course. Each lesson includes a ‘Final Assessment Quiz’ comprising five multiple choice questions. When you have correctly answered all five, you will have successfully completed the lesson.

Then, when you have completed all the lessons, you will be able to print off your SCAA certificate.

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Within each lesson there are several ‘self-assessment’ questions which do not count toward your Final Assessment Quiz, but are there to help you check your learning during the lesson.

Resources All course content is provided online. There are no further reference materials required. After application and payment, you will be issued a unique user id and password with which you can access the course material.

COURSE FEE, ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT • For Australian residents, the enrolment fee is AUD $500 (inc GST).

• For overseas residents, the enrolment fee is AUD $500.

You can enrol in this course at any time by completing the online Enrolment and Payment form at www.scaa.asn.au (under Education).

Payment will be required at the time of enrolment and is preferred to be by PayPal or credit card. Where necessary, payment by EFT or cheque will be available but will require notification to SCAA at: admin@scaa.asn.au For further information email SCAA at admin@scaa.asn.au or visit www.scaa.asn.au.

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AFS Rediwall® pvc and AFS Logicwall® fibre cement permanent formwork solutions are fast becoming the firstchoice for builders wanting rapid installation, consistent high-quality finishes, and a long-life alternative to slower conventional construction methods. The lightweight systems offer ease of materials handling as they are not crane dependent. This accelerates construction times because of faster floor-to-floor cycles while significantly reducing on-site waste.

CodeMark certified, lightweight Logicwall® AFS Logicwall® panels are created by bonding durable CSR Cemintel® fibre cement sheets to galvanised steel stud frames.

Once core filled the panels are load-bearing and durable, lasting at least as long as conventional concrete structures.

They are available in a variety of thicknesses to suit most architectural and engineering demands and are ideal for multi-residential and commercial applications.

“Being lightweight means deliveries are quickly unloaded and readily moved into place, as they’re not crane dependent," explains Scott Hopkins, AFS National Construction Manager.

"Logicwall®, being a shop drawn system, arrives custom manufactured for your project with detailed labelling for easy installation, avoiding the construction penalties of slower, labour-intensive construction methods. Importantly, the system is AS3600-2018 compliant and it is the only fibre cement permanent formwork system that is CodeMark Certified end-to-end from manufacture right through to installation."

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Time-saving, robust Rediwall® AFS Rediwall® PVC system is equally versatile. It’s ideal as a tough, durable, low-maintenance permanent formwork solution for building subterranean structures including basements, retaining walls and retention tanks. And it is increasingly finding favour in above ground applications such as blade and party walls, columns as well as lift and stair cores.

“Rediwall® is a time-saving answer to conventional concrete and masonry, and offers builders a quick, cost-effective solution,” says Scott.

The ingenious panels are polymer-based and can be supplied as stock lengths for quicker delivery or cut-to-length for even quicker construction.

“Installation can be done by any formworker as the panels, including corners, simply snap or slide together connecting against each other onto a track,” he explains. “Rediwall® provides a clean, compliant, water resistant, low-maintenance surface that for the majority of applications doesn't require finishing. No wonder builders keep using it; it’s just so easy and saves time and money.”

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PASSIVE HOUSE AND HOW IT CAN HELP PREVENT CONDENSATION PEOPLE SPEND UP TO 90 PER CENT OF THEIR DAY INDOORS. THIS IS ALARMING WHEN OUR INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS OFTEN BECOME AN UNHEALTHY PLACE FOR US DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MOULD. WHEN A HOUSE IS BUILT, THE MOULD IS NOT PRESENT, THROUGH EVERYDAY USE, AND POOR CONSTRUCTION OR DESIGN MOULD GROWS FROM THE PRESENCE OF CONDENSATION. It is well known that areas with high water use, such as bathrooms or stovetops, should capture water and directly duct it to the outside to avoid excess moisture, yet condensation still plagues many households, old and new. Why is it such a common problem?

It is important to understand how and why condensation occurs. Generally speaking, humid air condenses on cold surfaces, which are often found in the corners of a room or on bathroom walls. The problem with condensation within a building is that it can cause damage to the building contents, framing, internal linings, external cladding, insulation and the occupants’ health.

Often the best line of defense is prevention, with our building code evolving to improve building construction and design, but this will take time. The voluntary building standard Passive House is leading the way in many different countries and climates as people are experiencing the benefits of having a comfortable living environment all year round.

When designing to prevent condensation, the building is designed for a certain number of people and for a particular use. For example, an office space designed for a large crowd of people during working hours, or a residential house designed for a few people throughout the day. House designs in the residential sector should take into account all the extra moisture the occupants bring from cooking, showering, breathing, and perspiring, with adequate measures to remove this extra moisture from internal spaces.

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Condensation on sarking in roof space, new residential building, Tasmania, 2017 Photo credit: Justin O’Conner

However, current buildings will often rely upon human behaviour to open a window for ventilation, turn on the extractor fan, or line dry washing outside to improve the indoor air quality and remove this excess moisture.

To reduce the impact of human behaviour, Passive House takes not only the number of people into account within a building, however it encourages the use of low cost ventilation systems to make sure the internal air within each space removes excess heat and moisture every hour. This not only recycles any heat generated by occupants back into the building during the cooler months, but ensures that the air stays within a comfortable humidity level that does not encourage moisture to condense on surfaces within the building.

Condensation on the centre of outside glass panes is normal in winter, as it is double glazed and thermally broken. New residential passive house, Victoria, 2018. Photo credit: Kylie Mills

Passive House makes sure each building is up to standard for the environment it is built. A building that could get Passive House certified in Sydney may be unable to get the same certification if it was replicated in a more humid environment, for example Cairns or Darwin. This is because they use climate weather data for the location the building is to be built in, which then reflects the most up to date conditions experienced.

Passive House uses the climate weather data to assess not only the required heating and cooling requirements throughout the year, it assesses whether your building construction is adequate to keep a comfortable indoor temperature all year round in that environment.

Another common issue is the installation of internal services, such as light fittings between a conditioned space and an unconditioned roof, this can cause moisture problems around the light. This is due to the installation of insulation in patches, through internal warm air will build up a pressure to encourage it to flow outside, with the easiest route possible out of the house (when outside is cold). This can also happen through the framing, light fittings, glazing and corners of a building if the building is not properly sealed. continued page 80

MVHR installed in cupboard within the building envelope, new residential passive house Victoria, 2018. Photo credit: Kylie Mills

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Mould growth on ceiling battens in new residential building, Tasmania, 2017 .Photo credit: Justin O’Conner

Passive House requires a continuous layer of air tightness, insulation, a water-tight layer around the entire thermal envelope, including the floor and ceiling to significantly reduce the uncontrolled flow of air through the building. This keeps the building envelope dry and prevents mould from forming in the insulation or the building elements.

The passive house standard also takes into account a building that is more exposed to the weather, such as a free standing house with four walls and a roof increasing the chance for gaps verses an apartment with only one wall exposed. The nature of an apartment block, generally with windows only one wall limits solar gains, the protection of the buildings adjacent to up to four of its wall and the reduces exposure to the external environment makes it is a lot simpler to Passive House certification.

Another difficulty with a free standing residential home is that it is a common feature is to have the ventilation in the roof of the building, for example the whirlybird, however if the roof is not part of the conditioned space (and using Passive House requirements) then the three continuous layers, air-tightness, insulation and waterproof membrane, will make it difficult to achieve passive house.

Balancing these requirements with the easy installation of a continuous, waterproof layer with the external walls can be challenging but is beneficial to the design, function and lifespan of the building.

With inside spaces functional uses predetermined, it should not be a challenge in ensuring the ventilation system is adequate to remove the moisture from a multi-tenancy/household, office or other building use. Simplifying the design can make the installation process of materials and systems simple to build, and to maintain.

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Passive house is a high performance buildings standard based on building science. When a building is designed and certified to the passive house standard, not only is the building tested for air infiltration rates, you are ensuring it meets the tight energy, comfort and built standard to verified its design. In the end most building owners want a comfortable healthy indoor environment.

To find out more about passive house, preventing mould and high performance building in Australia, look online at www.passivehouseaustralia.org Article by By Shanice Sime & Kylie Mills Shanice is a Sustainable Design Engineer, and active voluntary member of the Australian Passive House Association. She does a variety of sustainable work from Energy modelling, JV3 compliance modelling and Green Star submissions. This has included building class types from Heritage buildings, Residential, Universities and Commercial Office buildings located in NSW, Victoria and Vietnam.

Kylie is a Registered Architect, Board member of the Australian Passive House Association, passive house enthusiast, and advocate for high performance net zero buildings. She tutors at University of Sydney and teaches at Sydney TAFE. Her projects involve designs for residential and small commercial buildings in NSW, ACT, and QLD.

New materials to meet the client’s brief on a residential passive house Victoria 2018. Photo credit: Kylie Mills

Showing old and new materials to meet client’s brief, Sydney alterations and additions 2018. Photo credit: Kylie Mills

Also common is air conditioning installed to buildings is when main units are located in ceilings or adjacent external wall which require holes for intake and exhaust air. This is not efficient as it created many holes in the building envelope. By moving the mechanical system inside the thermal envelope, with only two penetrations for supply and extract air to the outside, the builder only has to carefully seal the two points. This provides a continuous layer of waterproofing around the entire house, protecting the materials within the construction of the wall.

Designers of new buildings have to ensure the design is visually appealing, meets the client’s requirements, be practical and of higher quality than its peers.

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Pre-construction Termite Management Systems The pre-construction termite market is a tough business. Flexibility is key, not only in job scheduling, but when arriving on site, you never know what construction challenges you may find. The ability to think on your feet is vital, but you also need a range of products on hand that can deal with any situation.

One Australian company has been leading the way with innovative termite management product for years and has developed a very loyal following as well as assisting those who are entering the industry.

Oscar Sahin of Ozzie Pest Solutions is one of the larger installer’s using both Term-seal Ura-Fen Shield TWB (Termite and Waterproof barrier) and Multi-purpose Active coating in the preconstruction field in Victoria. “I have found the consistent quality of the Australian Manufactured Termite Management System from TERMSEAL, along with their national support network, makes it so easy,” said Mr Sahin.

He also stated, “With the great variety of product TERMSEAL offers gives me the confidence to deal with any uninspected site conditions we have come across.”

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Ura-Fen Shield TWB consists of a unique, patented, triple layer construction that traps the active ingredient (bifenthrin) within the cell matrix making the product easy to handle and ensuring the insecticide stays in place after installation – reducing environmental impact and maintaining performance for the lifetime of the building. Ura-Fen Shield TWB is Codemark certified and comes with a 50-year warranty.

Andrew Fagan from Albury Wodonga Pest Control has been using TERMSEAL products since their launch.

“Being Australian owned and Australian made, TERMSEAL is such an easy sell to both builders and homeowners. But it’s also the quality and it’s so easy to use. And they certainly look after their customers; it’s great to know you can actually speak to the manufacturer and get an accurate answer and advice when needed,” said Mr Fagan.

Albury Wodonga Pest Control uses TERMSEAL for all of its physical pre-construction work and with the help of TERM-seal, pre-construction work accounts for nearly 40% of turnover and Ura Fen Shield TWB is one of Mr Fagan’s favourite products to use.

Luke Taylor from The Pest Company of the Gold Coast, Queensland has been using TERMSEAL products for 15 years. “We have the results that speak louder than words. TERMSEAL is why we have builders continually using our business year after year,” said Mr. Taylor

Multi-purpose Active coating is a highly engineered acrylic polymer-based liquid that can be painted, rolled or sprayed onto surfaces. On curing it forms a seamless, flexible, termite-resistant and waterproof membrane. It is ideal for backfilled walls, basements, internal wet areas and construction joints. Like Ura-Fen Shield, Multi-purpose Active is Codemark certified.

Ura-Fen Shield and Multi-purpose Active coatings are just two of the products in the TERMSEAL range that can be used to provide termite protection across various construction situations. Having a ‘one stop shop’ for all their physical pre-construction termite products makes life easy for pest managers.

“TERM-seal Multi-Purpose Active coating provides the ultimate solution to Termite Management and walk away from the job with confidence, use TERMSEAL,” said Mr Taylor.

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Protecting buildings against termites Termites have been a natural part of the ecosystem on earth for more than 150 million years. Although commonly called ‘white ants,’ they are not ants and in fact, are more closely related to cockroaches.

Australia has approximately 300 species of termite, fortunately only about 15 attack timber important to humans, the rest are mainly grass feeders. Termites can be roughly divided into three groups: dampwood, drywood and subterranean. Dampwood termites generally feed on moist rotten logs on the forest floor and rarely cause a nuisance to humans. Drywood termites live in small pockets in the dead wood of trees and timber in houses, they obtain their moisture from the timber they eat and require no contact with the soil..

Subterranean termites are generally ground dwelling and require soil contact or some external source of moisture.

Subterranean termites cause the most damage to timber in-service in Australia and will be the type of termite talked about below.

TERMITE BIOLOGY Termites are social insects in that they live and work together in large colonies with each individual having a specific task to perform to enable the colony to function.

These tasks can be divided into three main roles working, protecting and reproducing. Each task falls to different types (castes) of termite (ie: worker, soldier and reproductive), with each caste having a specialised body shape and behaviour to enable them to perform these tasks.

The worker does as its name suggests and does so 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Workers build the nest and galleries, tend the eggs and young, gather food and feed the rest of the colony. Workers are wingless, sterile, blind and are white to translucent in appearance.

The soldiers are distinguished from other castes by their heads, which are heavily armoured and coloured.

They also are wingless, sterile and blind. Because their mandibles are so specialised, soldiers must be fed by the workers. The primary function of the soldier is to defend the colony against predators such as ants.

Soldiers rely on chemical as well as physical weapons.

Some soldiers bite their attacker whilst others spray or inject a poison. Some have strongly built heads, which may be used as plugs to seal the nest from predators.

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The soldier caste is the most distinctive and is usually used to identify a particular species. The reproductive or alate castes are the potential kings and queens of new colonies. They possess eyes, functional reproductive systems and wings. They usually swarm (leave the colony) in spring to early summer, or late summer to early autumn, often through specially constructed flight exits. They normally swarm at dusk and may be attracted to lights at night. Termite alates are commonly found in spider webs.

After swarming, the alates break off their wings and if the conditions are right, begin building a new colony.

The original mating pair become the new king and queen. The king does not change shape during this phase. The queen’s abdomen becomes enormously enlarged until she is completely immobile, becoming an egg-laying machine. In some species, the queen is capable of laying up to 2000 eggs a day.

NESTS Termites build various types of nests. Some termite species have a total underground existence without a central nest whilst others build a central nest in the soil, or in dead or living trees. Some species attach their nest to the outside of a tree but maintain soil contact via galleries running down the outside of the trunk.

A termite mound is the most familiar form of termite nest. Mounds are often very distinctive in form depending on the species of termite. They can vary in size and shape from hardened flat lumps of soil to tall, columnar structures, which may be more than 7m high.

FEEDING BEHAVIOR Termites feed on dead or living plant material containing cellulose. Cellulose is digested by intestinal protozoa or bacteria, which also contain essential amounts of nitrogen.

Often termites dispose of excess, dead and diseased members of the colony by cannibalism, thereby conserving nitrogen. Some species of timber are resistant to termites, but none is ‘termite proof’.

Termites will often damage materials they cannot digest, for example, plastics, rubber, metal or mortar.

Primarily, this damage occurs when the indigestible items are encountered in the termite’s search for food.

Most termites forage for food by means of underground galleries or covered runways which extend from the central nest to food sources above or below ground.

The gallery system of a single colony may exploit food sources over as much as one hectare, with individual galleries extending up to 50m in length.

Apart from grass-eating species, which forage in the open, all termites remain within a closed system of galleries where they are protected from natural enemies such as ants, and from temperature and humidity extremes.

DISTRIBUTION AND IMPORTANCE There are about 15 species of subterranean termites which commonly attack timber-in-service throughout Australia with the most common being Coptotermes, Schedorhinotermes, Nasutitermes and the giant northern termite Mastotermes darwiniensis.

Generally the amount of termite activity and therefore damage increases the further north 85 in Australia you go, with soil type also having an important influence on termite distribution.

In reality, any structure containing timber is exposed to possible subterranean termite invasion unless protective measures are taken.

In Australia, government building authorities demand protection of new buildings during construction to manage the risk to conventional cellulose based structural materials. The Building Code of Australia calls for protection of all structures that utilise termite susceptible materials in their design.

Kordon is Codemark-certified and installed during the construction process by Bayer’s specialist installation network, Kordon is compressed between two building elements in such a way that it forms an impenetrable barrier to subterranean termites that are foraging through concealed areas between the soil and the cellulose-based building elements. This forces the termites to build mud shelter tubes in the open to move around the barrier, these mud tubes will be visible around the perimeter of the structure allowing identification upon inspection. By instigating a regime of programmed regular inspections by a qualified Timber Pest Inspector, Kordon will continue to provide protection against concealed subterranean termite entry for the life of the building.

Exposure trials conducted by CSIRO Ecosystem Science (previously known as CSIRO Division of Entomology) have proven the effectiveness of Kordon over a period of 17 years (from 1989 – 2006). The active ingredient deltamethrin is lethal to termites making it an excellent termite repellent. The trials used various levels of deltamethrin and a total of 125 samples were used.

The CSIRO commenced the trials in 1989 and each year examinations have been conducted to determine any termite damage to the test timber and unprotected timber billets.

After a 178-year period, none of the samples with a normal level of deltamethrin in the Kordon were penetrated by termites. Kordon can be expected to work for the life of the structure (60+ years). There is a high level of safety, as even product containing a low loading of deltamethrin has been proven to protect timber. Kordon is the only product of its type to have been subjected to such long term and intensive in field trials.

Importantly, Kordon has demonstrated it works in all locations in Australia – for all types of termites and all types of climatic conditions. It satisfies all the sections of the BCA (Building Codes Australia) that are relevant to termite management systems. There is no risk of rejection by a building certifier due to any uncertainty of which part of the BCA is satisfied.

For more information please call Daryle Swarz, Pest Market Manager – Bayer on 0407 337 809.

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It is about laying the groundwork by using the most ideal tools based on the best advice available. Leica Geosystems and its partners provide the very best tools and support to measure, plan, level, align and complete any level of construction.

Leica Geosystems’ vast product range starts with the Leica Disto, the Leica LINO and of course the Leica Rugby laser level – all well-known and respected throughout Australia. C.R. Kennedy and its many hundreds of retail partners distribute these products through tool shops, hardware shops and specialist laser outlets throughout Australia.

Australia they are very likely to see Leica Geosystem’s products represented.

Supporting these outlets and products to the highest level, C.R. Kennedy employs state-based dealer consultants – all well trained and experienced in the use and employment of these products. These specialist consultants are all willing and able to visit sites on behalf of our dealers and conduct demonstrations.

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METAL ROOFING AND CLADDING ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA – YOUR VOICE IN THE INDUSTRY

The benefits available to Metal Roofing Contractors through Membership of the Metal Roofing and Cladding Association of Australia and its affiliation with the Master Builders Association of NSW include: • Association with the MRCAA brand conveys credibility, integrity and quality of workmanship to your customers.

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• Access to Legal assistance and advice, including contract documents (Residential and Commercial), dispute resolution, courses to understand building contracts including PPSR, “Security of Payment” and other legislation.

• Access to MBA Insurance Services that are tailored to manage insurable risk such as contract works, liability, home warranty, security and performance bonds, plant and equipment, cars-trucks and fleet, business and property risks, professional and financial risks, personal and domestic risks, premium funding.

• Representation of our Industry to all levels of Government.

• Access to MBA products such as Technical Guides, Australian Standards, Corflute signage, Commercial Head and Sub-Contractor Contracts, clothing apparel.

• Access to discounts that have been negotiated for Members such as phone bills, fuel, cars, commercial vehicles, financing, insurance, road side assistance, car rental and Medibank Corporate Health Cover.

• The Association has for some years promoted recognition for the Industry’s skills by running the “Awards of Excellence” which recognise the advancing skill levels and quality of construction/installation being reached by the industry.

This culminates in an Awards Presentation Evening and Annual Dinner attended by a large number of industry participants, and has become an important event in the industry calendar generally held in late November of every year.

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Steeline Roofing Products is a locally owned and operated manufacturer of COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® steel roofing, flashings, fascia, gutter and related accessories. Supplier of leading brand names of insulation, polycarbonate and fibreglass translucent sheeting, ventilators and fasteners.

Call us today to discuss your next project and our friendly staff will assist you with expert advice and knowledge.

Phone (07] 3200 8122 | Fax [07] 3200 8566 | roofingproducts@steeline.com.au | www.steeline.com.au

ROOFING PRODUCTS PTY LTD

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COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® are registered trademarks of BlueScope Steel Limited. ABN 16 000 011 058. All rights reserved.

A roof made from COLORBOND® steel makes perfect sense Strong, secure and energy smart, COLORBOND® steel is tried and tested in Australian conditions to look great and deliver outstanding, long life performance.

With 22 colours in the range, you can choose a roof colour that sets the theme for your whole home, or complements your other building material choices.

In particular, you can select and match colours with your gutter, fascia and downpipes made from COLORBOND® steel. Furthermore, the range of thermally efficient light colours can help to keep your home cooler on hot, sunny days.

Adapting to the demands of the building market, COLORBOND® steel has changed a great deal since its introduction in Australia in 1966. Not only has the colour range evolved, so too has the technology involved in COLORBOND® steel’s production. The most recent innovation, ACTIVATE® technology was introduced in 2013 and BlueScope holds numerous patents on the technology, both in Australia and around the world. No wonder we are now seeing COLORBOND® steel being used on roofs for anything from homes all around Australia, to large commercial buildings like the Adelaide Velodrome and the Margaret Court Arena.

To be sure, you are getting genuine COLORBOND® steel from BlueScope, make sure you ask for it by name, and check for the brand mark on the material.

Complement your roof with COLORBOND® steel gutters, fascia and downpipes Whether your home has a COLORBOND® steel roof or not, COLORBOND® steel is a good choice for your gutter, fascia and downpipes. You can perfectly match or complement your roof colour and other building materials and, when maintained and installed correctly, be confident of long lasting performance.

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Available in the full range of 22 colours, the latest generation COLORBOND® steel gutter, fascia and downpipes are made with the same five-layer system as our roofing, bringing you the benefits of Activate® technology, and the reassurance of 50 years of COLORBOND® steel testing under harsh Australian conditions.

Gutter, fascia and downpipes made from COLORBOND® steel come in a wide range of styles, sizes and profiles, designed to look great and protect your home from the challenges of the harsh Australian climate.

See Steeline Roofing Products’ range of COLORBOND® steel roofing, fascia and gutters at our Meadowbrook Showroom.

Further information: Address: Steeline Roofing Products, 36-54 Badu Court, Meadowbrook, QLD 4131 Email: roofingproducts@steeline.com.au Phone: 07 3200 8122 Fax: 3200 8566 Web: www.steeline.com.au COLORBOND® and Activate® are registered trademarks of BlueScope Steel Limited.

ABN 16 000 011 058. All rights reserved.

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Metal Roofing Spotlight

Ideal Roofing: Top quality workmanship and high quality products With over 35 years experience, Ideal Roofing is at the forefront of being one of Australia’s largest Metal Roofing Contractors. Specialising in the installation of metal roofing, roof plumbing and wall cladding. Catering for all sizes and types of projects, ranging from homes through to large scale commercial and industrial projects.

Ideal Roofing is committed to ensuring that innovative safety control measures are in place at all times. With a team of over 80 men, we are committed to ensure production targets are met and your project is completed on time and within your budget.

Ideal Roofing has recently completed a 45,000m2 facility upgrade at Moorebank for Goodman Properties. The project brief detailed a roof and insulation system achieving R4.2, addressing temperature control requirements for the specialised incoming tenant. With our material partners CSR Bradfords and Stramit Building Products, Ideal Roofing undertook the works with a timeline heavily constrained to achieve handover and the duress of winter weather, high winds, day time lighting parameters and at the project beginning, an airport datum height limiting crane movements.

The project was deemed a success for all and the project completion was achieved in record time.

In early 2017, 42,000m2 reroofing project of the Toll Huntingwood facility, a victim of the unprecedented 2015 storm event, achieved new heights in coordinating joint occupation with an operational tenant and a 90-personnel construction team. New innovative debris netting for the facilities workers protection was adapted to enable Toll to conduct business with the least disruption whilst the entire facility was reroofed. A daily roster of 600 personnel and traffic management criteria of up to 500 truck movements around and throughout the building was managed by constant consultation before and during the works with Toll and Ideal Roofing’s project teams. This enabled both teams to continuously monitor, adjust and refine the correlation of the facilities workers and construction personnel ensuring the successful outcome.

Ideal Roofing has currently just completed new works to a temperature-controlled 45,000m2 facility Sigma Health at Horsley Park managed by Qanstruct. We were also engaged for a September 18 start to Building 5, Calibre Estate, Eastern Creek for Mirvac managed by

Richard Crookes Constructions. We have just recently completed two projects on the Mirvac Site, Calibre 4, again managed by Richard Crookes and Calibre three managed by Vaughan Constructions. When C5 is complete the Ideal Roofing Construction team will have installed a total of 84,500m2 of Coolmax high solar reflectance technology clip fixed roof sheeting and Colorbond cladding facade works of 18,400m2.

Ideal Roofing is currently undertaking new works to multiple projects one standout in the middle of construction is the ASICS Project at Sydney Business Park. This project consists of a 25,000m2 Warehouse, 2,200m2 Main Office and a 1600m2 Retail Store roof.

External Colorbond Cladding and all Roof Plumbing works are also part of our construction scope which will complete the outer envelope Cladding System.

We are also members of the Housing Industry Association, Master Builders Association, and the Metal Roofing and Cladding Association. Ideal Metal Roofing offer a comprehensive range of roofing services to builders and developers as well as direct to home owners. We pride ourselves on quality workmanship, reliability and the use of high quality roofing products, to ensure a perfect finish every time.

For more information contact: (02) 9525 2066 www.idealroofing.com.au

METAL ROOF SPECIALISTS

Services:

✔repairs ✔asbestos removal ✔new roofs ✔polycarbonate sheeting ✔re-roofing

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✔flashing & fascias ✔skylights ✔guttering & downpipes ✔gutter & cleaning ✔wall cladding

(02) 9525 2066 www.idealroofing.com.au

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Does a contractor really need “this safety and management stuff”?

The simple answer is YES! We will tell you why it’s crucial and why compliance doesn’t need to be a headache.

Our clients not only achieve compliance, they win more business while spending less time on paperwork than ever before.

Under recent legislation, a self-employed person is the same as any other employer. All employers are now known as a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU). A PCBU is jointly liable with all other PCBU for activities on the site.

As a self-employed person (PCBU) you must ensure you: • Provide a safe work environment • Provide a quality level of service • Protect the environment • Meet Human Resource requirements • Hold relevant licences • Generally, comply with legislation The reality is YOU are responsible for: • Yourself • Your workers • Others you’ve contracted to do work for you • Any other worker who may be affected by the performance of your work • Members of the public who may enter the workplace regardless of why • The homeowner where you are working What if tragedy strikes?

Recently an electrician was prosecuted after the death of his apprentice. The apprentice entered the ceiling space to check the electrical connections on an air conditioning system. He was kneeling on foil insulation in the roof, when he touched the air conditioner he was killed. The foil insulation was live due to the fastening staples penetrating an electrical wire, as the apprentice touched the AC unit, he completed the circuit and was electrocuted. It was found the electrician did not have adequate systems in place. Can this happen to you?

What must I do?

You must have systems of work in place (an implemented and maintained risk management program); this does not mean hundreds of pages of paper, but a realistic way to demonstrate that you are complying with various legislation. You must also demonstrate that you have consulted with your workers and other PCBU on the site to ensure safe systems of work. “But the Principal Contractor has to do that!” (YOU say).

Not anymore! All PCBU on site are responsible.

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To achieve compliance, you have a number of duties to uphold. You must as far as is reasonably practicable ensure the following are without risks to the health and safety of any person: • The workplace, the means of entering and exiting the workplace and anything arising from the workplace • Fixtures, fittings or plant at a workplace • The way in which the plant or structure is installed, constructed or commissioned To meet this duty, you must do the following: • Acquire and keep up-to-date knowledge of work health and safety matters • Gain an understanding of the nature of the operations of the business and generally of the hazards and risks associated with those operations • Have available for use, and uses, appropriate resources and processes to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety from work carried out • Have appropriate processes for receiving and considering information regarding incidents, hazards and risks and responding in a timely way to that information • Implement processes for complying with any duty or obligation of the person conducting the business or undertaking under this Act: • Reporting notifiable incidents • Consulting with workers • Ensuring compliance with notices issued under this Act • Ensuring the provision of training and instruction to workers about safety • Ensuring that health and safety representatives receive their entitlements • Verify the provision and use of the resources and processes mentioned above Well that is a mouthful. The bottom line is all contractors need a system in place that is appropriate to the size and nature of their business.

Am I compliant?

You need a GAP ANALYSIS for you to determine the healthiness of your business. A review of your processes to either State or Federal levels depending on your work arena. Then a plan of attack to achieve compliance.

Do not think: “What will this cost me?” rather “Will I be ruined if all goes wrong?” and/or “How will I feel if I have to tell someone a member of their family died on my job?”

What is available?

Speak to safety consultants and training organisations.

They will have resources or courses available on how to meet your legal obligations. The most economical way to meet your duty is to undertake training and obtain the necessary systems on-line. You can study at a time to suit you and not lose those precious billable hours during the work day.

All of the following can now be done on-line: • Inductions • Task training • Safety and procedures training • Obtaining safe systems of work • Meeting your legal compliance There are Apps for the following: • Inductions • Pre-start checks • SWMS • SOP • Hazard checklists • ITP Remember, failure to comply will leave you open to prosecution and unfortunately the penalties can be severe.

Contact Achieve Best Practice today!

Phone: 1800803162 Email: Paul@GetSafeTraining.edu.au Web: www.AchieveBestPractice.com.au

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RETRACTABLE SCREENS: BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL

Why Freedom Retractable Screens?

Freedom Screens Australia Pty Ltd has been manufacturing retractable insect screens for 20 years and is committed to ongoing research and development to keep pace with our customers’ needs. We believe our screens are the most innovative and structurally solid in the market today, whilst still maintaining a design-led aesthetic.

With the trend nowadays toward larger opening bi-fold doors, coupled with Australia’s harsh and unpredictable climactic conditions, the instance of sagging and blowouts in the flyscreens is a common issue faced by homeowners. This is why Freedom Retractable Screens invests so much into research and design to develop a retractable flyscreen that provides superior resistance against sagging and blowouts, even in the harshest conditions.

Area of Expertise Where we excel is our capacity to screen larger areas which other companies do not have the technology to achieve. While there are many screen companies who produce lower quality products, Freedom Retractable Screens produces a retractable screen which can span 13 metres while still being very resistant to wind blow-outs.

The new ZL2 screen has a very low 12.5mm bottom track and can be either retro-fitted or completely integrated into the wall for new builds and renovations. With the new integrated system, the track can also be recessed – and is compatible with any door system.

Also unique to the ZL2 and Infinity Zipline series is the patented brake system which enables the screen to stop safely in any position along the track and eliminates unsafe springbacks.

Service Freedom Retractable Screens has a nation-wide team of highly trained distributors who will assist you with your screen selection and will measure, install and service your screen to enable many years of trouble-free operation.

For information please call 1300 727 336 or visit our website at www.freedomscreens.com.au

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Freedom Retractable Screens Introduce

THE ZL2 INTEGRATED SYSTEM • An innovative new retractable insect screen system which can be completely built into the wall cavity • If you are building or renovating you can achieve a seamless look while keeping the insects out and letting the air flow in • Compatible with most door systems • The system incorporates Freedom’s innovative ZL2 retractable insect screen • Patented braking system allowing you to stop the screen at any point along the track • Fully anchored mesh using Freedom’s zip system to prevent wind blow-outs in breezy conditions.

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PROTECTING THE VIP’S AT THE V HOUSE A PRIVATE, LANDSCAPED NORTH-EAST COURTYARD FORMS THE CATALYST OF THE ‘V HOUSE’ THE ‘V’ REFERS TO THE FLOOR PLAN WHICH HUGS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH SITS PROUDLY ON THE EDGE OF SUNSHINE COAST’S MOOLOOLAH RIVER.

The wire is finished in a specialist black powdercoat that allows the supplier to offer the assurance of a 16 year warranty and ensure long-term security screen performance. The Security Screens cover large scale glazing combined with deep eaves to provide excellent and secure natural cross-flow ventilation.

As a holiday house, that will become the permanent home for the owners, the V House needed to be secure for extended periods when not occupied.

This project was recently entered in the National Security Screen Design Awards in the Best Installation - Residential category.

All the windows in the home are timber framed louvres that were designed and fabricated to allow a secure yet sympathetic installation.

All 52 operable windows have been secured with Amplimesh SupaScreen® to complement the architects’ desire for a transparent living pavilion that engages directly with the water’s edge.

This robust, hardwearing home is intended to age gracefully with limited maintenance.

The mesh of the Amplimesh SupaScreen® offers security that responds to the subtropical context.

As the home is located in a marine environment the designers gave special thought to ensuring all fixings throughout the property were corrosion resistant and with a long product lifespan.

It is imperative that the screens were sourced and constructed with the purist metals, the woven wire in SupaScreen® is 316 marine-grade high-tensile Stainless Steel with a fine wire diameter of .80mm to assist natural lighting.

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Choosing a National Security Screen Association (NSSA) Member for your next Security Screen project means you are selecting an expert in their field who represents complaint tested product to Australian Standards and undergoes a comprehensive and thorough audit process to ensure best practice in industry is achieved.

Installer and fabricator Glenn from Stylewise Security in SE-QLD says “We always been proud of our projects, quality and workmanship, being part of the NSSA gives the consumer that additional re-assurance and is a badge we wear with pride.”

Jack Ryan, Business Manager for Amplimesh and Security Products at Capral Aluminium, says, “NSSA members, like Glenn, are regarded best in their industry, The ‘V’ House project is the epitome of being best in its class. It is smartly designed, modern with its own style with security screens for the home highly integrated. The architectural design team, the builders and all suppliers have all done an exceptional job building this marvel of a home and we are glad to be protecting it.”

SYSTEM SUPPLIER: Amplimesh Security Screens, Capral Aluminium PRODUCT: SupaScreen® FABRICATOR: Stylewise Security ARCHITECT: Shaun Lockyer Architects BUILDER: CGH Constructions PHOTOGRAPHER: Scott Burrows

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Leading the way in the construction software industry for over 24 years They say necessity is the mother of invention and when it comes to the success story of the construction software, BEAMS – this saying couldn’t ring more true.

Founded in Perth by company director Peter Fonte, the concept for the software came about when, working as a builder himself, Peter realised the need for an integrated building package.

BEAMS was five years in the making and although initially developed for Peter’s use only, the ease and functionality of the software prompted him to make it available for commercial use in 1994.

Since then, BEAMS has enabled a greater understanding of what is required to manage and maintain a profitable business thanks to its coverage of the entire building process.

Unique in its offering, BEAMS covers web leads in CRM, estimating with CADIMage, scheduling and accounts, plus the addition of mobile functionality; a service not available through any other software system currently on the market.

In addition to this, BEAMS is backed by an experienced and dedicated team who are constantly looking for ways to improve the package which is in perpetual development as the market changes and users’ needs evolve.

When it comes to setting itself apart from other similar products on the market, BEAMS offers the unparalleled knowledge and understanding of a builder come company director with years of practical, hands-on experience.

“BEAMS software was developed by a builder who understands the wants and needs of users within the construction industry,” Peter Fonte said.

“BEAMS customer support is suited to both the East and West coast, resulting in the longest support hours offered compared to other software providers.

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“We are currently the only software provider that integrates the functions of at least nine separate applications generally required to manage and operate a successful business, such as word processing, document storage, estimating, scheduling, CAD Image Take-off, email monitoring, accounting, CRM & Beams Mobile to name a few.”

And while having a vast offering is a key point of business for BEAMS Software, simplicity and functionality have always been areas in which they endeavour to deliver, time and time again.

“Users are able to prepare quotes quickly and respond to their clients in a timely fashion,” Peter said.

“We offer the ability to maintain accurate cost control which results in better profits, including time-line scheduling.

“BEAMS keeps up with legislation changes including GST, TPar, Super Stream and the newest one being Single Touch Payroll and provides full financial reporting, including BAS & PAYG.” Backed by over 24 years in business and a relentlessly dedicated team, it is easy to see why BEAMS continues to lead the way in the construction software industry and with international expansion plans in the pipeline, it seems the sky is the limit for this innovative company.

Further information: Phone: 1300 040 446 Website: www.beamsbuild.com.au

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HOW TO MANAGE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE – A FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION THE 4 FS FRAMEWORK Introducing a new technology into your organisation requires a solid implementation strategy.

This is important to ensure employee adoption and a return on investment through productivity gains. But quite often, businesses get stuck on the actual doing, or the ‘how to’, when it comes to implementing technology. Similar to constructing a building, the 4 Fs Framework outlines the fundamental stages of implementing technological change from the ground up: Foundation, Frame, Facade and Finishes. Let’s take a closer look at each.

STEP 1: FOUNDATION The foundation of implementing change begins with identifying the ‘why’ of your project. Change in any organisation can be challenging and getting buy-in from both the organisation and employees heavily relies on firstly helping the organisation understand the reason for why the change needs to happen. Think of the ‘why’ like a guiding ‘North Star’ that will help you sell your change into the organisation and its stakeholders.

To do this, ask yourself: ‘Why did we invest in this particular technology’? And, Why is this good for the business’?

If cost savings first comes to mind, try to dig even deeper. While this may be a driving factor for those in the executive team, employees who are not directly affected by these savings may have difficulty buying into this ‘why’. Instead, try to pinpoint a reason that connects and motivates individuals across the organisation. One way to identify the ‘why’ is to create a process map to help you better understand your business flow from start to finish and identify any areas for improvement. Start by choosing a potential opportunity and writing down all the stages that this opportunity would go through in your organisation before it turns into a completed project.

This will highlight any pain points in the organisation that the technology can easily solve—in other words, your ‘quick wins’. The process map will also give you helpful benchmarks so that you can measure your progress along the way.

Once the ‘why’ has been identified, the next step is to determine how you will communicate that message to employees. Personalising the message can help transform it from simply being a directive from the top, into a movement that spreads across the company.

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STEP 2: FRAME This stage involves the individuals who support the change: the leadership, stakeholders and change agents who advocate for the implementation. Acting as your executive sponsors, their support will also help you better communicate the change to employees.

This is especially important considering that the most effective way to relay a change is through an employee’s direct manager.

Your executive sponsors may include the CEO or a director, and they will be critical in helping you navigate any organisational hurdles that arise. Engage the management team in pilot programs and ask for feedback to help them feel confident in supporting the change. That way, when the technology is rolled out company-wide, initial concerns have been addressed and managers have the proper tools to educate employees.

STEP 3: FACADE Managing change across an organisation with various departments and skill sets can be difficult. A strong communications plan will help the organisation through the implementation period. Who will communicate the change? What collateral will help you educate employees on the new technology - videos, emails or training user manuals?

Throughout the course of the process, employees will likely go through a range of emotions, as seen in the Change Management Curve. Interestingly, the chart mimics the seven stages of grief: shock, denial, acceptance, depression, experimentation, decision-making and engagement. The beginning of the curve is the phase where the old system ends, resulting in disengagement, while the latter half is the beginning of the new system and increased engagement.

Employees will undergo these various emotions in their own time and especially in a large organisation, they will likely progress at different rates than their peers, possibly even regressing backwards on the curve. In such circumstances, it is important to validate their frustrations and concerns, listen to their feedback and implement any feasible changes.

STEP 4: FINISHES This final stage is where you will identify how the technology is performing after implementation. Part of this involves aligning the benchmarks highlighted in your process map to the ‘why’ created in the Foundation stage. Have all pain points been addressed?

Can you see user satisfaction? Have you seen a change in financial metrics?

Keeping a close eye on these will help you to course correct throughout the process and ensure the change keeps the organisation moving forward towards a more productive and profitable future.

Once you have reached the ‘end goal’, remember to set aside time for the company and its employees to celebrate.

Article by Procore Technologies, Inc.

Procore is a leading provider of cloud-based applications for construction. Procore connects people, applications, and devices through a unified platform to help construction professionals manage risk and build quality projects—safely, on time, and within budget. Procore has a diversified business model with products for Project Management, Construction Financials, Quality & Safety, and Field Productivity. Headquartered in Carpinteria, California, with offices around the globe, Procore is used to manage billions of dollars in annual construction volume.

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Ready to quote “Out of the Box.”

QuoteFast Turbo GTX comes preloaded with over 2600 Composite Rates (recipes) and 9000 individual material and labour rates ready for you to start quoting. Material prices are updated by the suppliers daily, ready to download FREE.

for you to personalise. GTX also produces Bills of Quantities, Scopes of Works, Importable spreadsheets for your Accounting Software, Site Inspections, Job Requirement Interview Reports, Purchase Orders, Progress Payment Invoices and many more.

Missed Items FailSafe

“Why does QuoteFast look so different?”

Turbo GTX is fitted with a unique Missed Items FailSafe feature warning you of any item you’ve missed when quoting. This feature alone will save you the cost of the software.

Combos

COMBOS are our unique way of cutting quote times by between 50-75%. See the video on our website.

ScanPlan

ScanPlan allows you to import scaled plans and takes off all your quantities for you.

All quantities include wastage and overlaps where necessary.

FREE Remote Support

“There’s nothing worse than staring at a computer screen and not knowing what to do.

Our FREE On-Going-Remote-Support allows me to take you through the program and help with any item,” Paul Moir, Program Designer and Building Estimator.

SketchiT.

When your clients want a quote but don’t have plans, SketchiT allows you to quickly draw a scaled plan and start costing immediately.

Reports and Printouts

QuoteFast GTX Turbo produces a variety of reports including your Client’s Quotebook that’s been specifically designed to help you win the job, while flexible enough

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We’re often asked this question and the answer is that quoting is generally boring enough without having to look at “blue and grey lines and columns” at 10 o’clock at night, after a hard day on site. Our eyes see our jobsites as moving “colour pictures” not single line entries, so GTX was specifically designed not to look like a computer program, as most builders we found don’t like computers at the best of times.

Our Buttons are Big….

And so are our fonts, so GTX is easier to use and read than other software with little icons and small fonts. So, as well as doing the job accurately, efficiently and fast, it’s also interesting and enjoyable to use, making quoting just that bit less boring.

Click on Picture Technology

Let’s face it, “a picture REALLY DOES speak a thousand words.” It’s much easier to click on a picture of a slab, or wall or roof than to search through a long list of one-line entries. GTX also calculates its labour rates like a builder: EG: How long does it take two carpenters to build 50 LMs of timber frames @ $60 per hour? GTX converts this to a LM rate for tracing on the plan. GTX also produces over 2000 other rates to use in its Composites (recipes). To update all these rates…just update the hourly rate!

QuoteFast…Built by an Estimator to “Give Builders back to their Families.”

Website for videos on the software: www.quotefast.com.au Phone: (02) 4358 4466 Email: paul@quotefast.com.au

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OTI Power is an Australian owned company, with our head office based in Queensland. Our core business is to reduce properties energy costs, combining industry knowledge with commercial, financial and regulatory expertise to help maximise savings in today’s energy and environmental markets.

Call our office 1800 684 769 or email info@otipower.com.au for designs and pricing.

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The Scaffolding Association Queensland (SAQ) was formed in 1994 to increase the level of professionalism in an industry too often ignored or misrepresented in the building process. Before the SAQ was formed, Queensland’s scaffolding industry had no organisation to represent their industry.

Since forming in 1994, the SAQ has represented its membership in dealings with State and Federal agencies from associated industries. The SAQ has also developed a successful track record lobbying Government and representing SAQ members in meetings with Government organisations.

The hard work and commitment of members of the SAQ have also helped improve training and safety standards for scaffolding workers in Queensland.

Over the past 24 years, the SAQ has helped members enhance and expand their businesses by providing support and advice with business management skills as well as updates on technological advances in the scaffolding industry and updates to scaffolding legislation.

The mission of the SAQ is to represent, enhance and promote the scaffolding industry in Queensland. This mission incorporates educating and developing the capabilities of members and associate members.

The SAQ offers two membership types, Full and Associate Membership.

Full members enjoy a range of benefits including voting rights within the association, the chance to volunteer as an Executive committee member, up to date information on any issues affecting the industry, legislative changes alerts, health and safety information and alerts, attendance at SAQ General Meetings, networking opportunities, recognition through the use of the SAQ logo’s, access to the Members Area on our website and LinkedIn group and advertising and marketing opportunities.

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Associate membership is offered to companies engaged in a business or service that is allied with the scaffolding industry and also enjoy a range of benefits of membership.

The SAQ holds four General Meetings annually including our AGM held in August of each year. General Meetings are a great place to connect and network with your peers in the scaffolding industry. We have a range of guest speakers that present on the issues and opportunities available to use all in our industry, including representatives from Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, legislation updates, business information, health and safety related presentations as well as scaffolding specific learning opportunities and instruction.

General Meetings are also a place for our members to raise any issues or concerns that they are having in their businesses that they would like the SAQ to help them tackle. The SAQ provides our members with a united voice in the scaffolding industry.

Although the SAQ is Queensland based and primarily focuses on statebased issues and opportunities, there are many reasons for interstate scaffolding companies to apply to join. Many of our issues are the same as our interstate counterparts and the SAQ, being a united industry force, is committed to helping and supporting all Australian based scaffolding companies. We are the only association in operation in Australia that is dedicated to the scaffolding industry and as such, we welcome all interstate enquiries for membership.

For more information contact Erryn O’Brien on 0403 921 319, email committee@saq.org.au or visit our website www.saq.org.au

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AUSTRALIAN STAINLESS STEEL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

The Australian Stainless Steel Development Association (ASSDA) was established in 1992 to address and harness stainless steel’s growth trend in Australia, and today remains as the Association’s core objective.

It is an advanced and effective e-learning tool consisting of 17 challenging and rewarding modules delivered and marked online, covering a wide range of topics from introductory to more complex material.

ASSDA is a globally-recognised, not-for-profit industry body representing over 150 members across the stainless steel spectrum. Their aim is to foster the understanding and use of stainless steel in Australia by developing the competence and efficiency of the industry through promotion, education and training, the provision of adequate technical advice and industry accreditation.

• Publications ASSDA’s consistent media generation has elevated the profile and reputation of its members. The Association’s flagship publication, Australian Stainless magazine, is a leading industry magazine devoted to showcasing the unique diversity and durability of stainless steel through its various applications, case studies and comprehensive technical articles.

ASSDA offers a number of services to its membership and the industry as a whole: • Technical information and advice ASSDA’s Technical Advice Service represents a significant asset to the stainless steel industry, providing excellent and timely advice for the successful use of the product. The Association answers around 500 technical enquiries every year, using its own Technical Specialist, as well as a wide network of metallurgists and stainless steel experts. Technical advice is free for all ASSDA Members, materials specifiers (engineers, architects and builders), owners and purchasers of stainless steel plant and equipment, and others who make materials decisions. All enquiries can be lodged via www.assda.asn.au • Education and training ASSDA’s education vehicles include the Stainless Steel Specialist Course, monthly webinars, seminars and publications.

The Stainless Steel Specialist Course is an online educational tool that provides a standard level of knowledge and qualification across the industry.

ASSDA also has a number of technical publications, including the Australian Stainless Reference Manual, a 200-page technical guide to stainless steel, and the Food Code of Practice, a code of practice for the fabrication and installation of stainless steel process plant and equipment in the food and beverage industries.

• Industry fabricator accreditation ASSDA Accreditation is an industry-based scheme designed to establish a benchmark for stainless steel fabricators to become recognised providers (ASSDA Accredited Fabricators) of a standardised level of quality. For fabricators, it encourages a consistently high standard through industry self-regulation and signals a commitment to quality and best practice stainless steel fabrications. For asset owners and specifiers, it provides a reassurance and greater certainty that applications using stainless steel will be performed by technical competent industry specialists.

For more information, please visit www.assda.asn.au STAINLESS STEEL Exceptional corrosion resistance, durability, sleek good looks and complete recyclability: these features combined have made stainless steel a popular material for industrial and domestic applications worldwide.

As the use of stainless steel in existing applications grows – from railings and balustrades to appliance exteriors and interiors – so too does the range of new applications where stainless steel is proving to be the material of choice in even the most demanding environments.

So, why stainless?

Longer life, lower cost Stainless steel lasts longer and costs less over its lifetime. It achieves these two aims primarily because it is corrosion resistant and durable.

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Stainless steel is relatively cheap to bend and shape (fabricate). Stainless steel is also strong, defending against wear and tear that increases maintenance costs. The heat resistant advantages of stainless steel also significantly add to its life cycle by decreasing down-time and maintenance.

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Style and substance Stainless steel has become a feature in homes on refrigerators, ovens, washing machines, dishwashers, benchtops and sinks. Stainless steel appliances and fittings, once confined to commercial situations, have found favour in the domestic market because of its aesthetic appeal. Aside from building a solid following as a stylist and modern alternative, stainless steel is easy to clean and complements other materials in the domestic environment.

Environmental pluses We live in an age where renewal and re-use are top considerations with consumers.

Stainless steel meets this challenge by being completely recyclable and causing minimal negative impact on the environment. Stainless steel requires no finishing methods post fabrication and installation, freeing the air and waterways from possible pollutants such as paints and solvents. Stainless steel lasts longer, so stainless steel products are retired less often, lowering the strain on valuable production resources.

Stainless steel is an exciting and popular material, and with the right specification, is a product that will continue to perform, with little or no disruption, for many years.

CLEANING YOUR INDOOR STAINLESS STEEL Quick and easy tips for keeping that shine Retaining a sparkling finish on stainless steel surfaces is just a matter of a few simple steps.

And you don’t need expensive products or special equipment - ordinary household cleaners are usually all that’s required.

You just need to bear in mind a few easy DOs and DON’Ts...

It’ll come out in the wash Stainless steel looks best if it’s cleaned regularly with plenty of water. Drying afterwards makes sure streaky marks aren’t left behind. Remember that simply wiping with a damp cloth is not as effective as it can smear dirt without removing it.

Routine cleaning prevents any stubborn stains building up.

So what will you need?

You don’t need any fancy equipment. For day to day cleaning, plenty of water, some mild detergent and a cloth or soft brush will do the job. You can use a 1% ammonia solution but don’t use bleach - it’s just too easy to make the solution too strong and too hard to rinse it properly afterwards. After washing, rinse in clean water and wipe the surface dry with a soft absorbent cloth. On brushed stainless steel, follow the direction of the polish for best results.

An excellent cloth to use is 3M’s Scotch-Brite high performance cleaning cloth.

Watch out for scratches!

The important thing to remember is that stainless steel can be scratched by careless handling or aggressive scrubbing. Just like you would take care of a polished timber finish, avoid dragging

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rough items across the surface and be aware that grit trapped under other objects can be the culprit.

Avoid bad chemistry Stainless steel may discolour if left in contact with salts or acids for extended periods. Also avoid leaving carbon steel items in contact with stainless steel, particularly if wet. But if you observe ordinary hygiene measures, like timely cleaning-up in food preparation areas, you won’t have any problems.

How to handle the tough customers Sometimes you need a tougher approach. Here’s how to get rid of the most common offenders: Fingerprints, oil and grease marks If a mild detergent or dishwashing detergent doesn’t shift unsightly finger marks, get rid of them with a bit of glass cleaner on a soft cloth.

You can also use a small amount of alcohol, methylated spirits, acetone or mineral turpentine.

Then rinse with clean water and dry. You can give longer protection to high traffic areas by lightly rubbing with olive oil or baby oil followed by a polish and shine using a soft cloth.

Tea and coffee stains Discolouration from tea and coffee stains can be removed by soaking in a solution of boiling water and baking powder. Remember to rinse well and wipe dry.

Sticky labels Remove sticky labels as soon as possible.

Gentle heat from a hair dryer or a glue gun generally softens the glue for easy removal, or you can warm stainless steel pots and pans in the oven before peeling off the labels.

Eucalyptus oil-based cleaners (or eucalyptus oil on its own) often work well to remove adhesives.Ensure you don’t leave any glue on the surface - it could trap dirt or break down and cause staining.

Rust marks Apply cream cleanser with a soft damp cloth and rub gently. If the mark still won’t shift, it might be necessary to use a proprietary stainless steel cleaner. These are usually based on dangerous chemicals (such as phosphoric, oxalic or sulphamic acids) and must be handled with care according to the manufacturer’s directions After cleaning it is important to neutralise the acid with a 1% ammonia or baking powder solution, rinse with clean water and wipe dry.

If the rust has worn away the surface, don’t despair! Bad rusting can be repaired with professional polishing but you will need to get expert advice.

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vinegar solution. Rinse well with a solution of baking powder or 1% ammonia and then with clean water. Always wipe dry.

Cement and mortar Cement and mortar splashes should be washed off before they set. Mild acids such as vinegar may be needed but not those using chloride rich chemicals. Never use brick cleaning liquids which contain hydrochloric acid. Be very careful that loosened particles don’t scratch the steel surface.

Don’t go against the grain Always rub stainless steel in the same direction as the grain. Rubbing against the grain will spoil the finish and stainless will lose its shine.

Worse, rubbing against the grain can damage the surface by creating microscopic crevices where dirt can collect. This can lead to corrosion spots. Fortunately, it’s usually easy to tell which is the right direction. You need to watch out for items like round handrails, which are often polished around their circumference when they’re manufactured, rather than up and down the length of the tube. If you have to scrub a stain to remove it, make sure you use a clean nylon scourer or a cloth with chalk-based cream cleaner. But test an inconspicuous area first as you could end up with a bright polished spot which doesn’t match the rest of the surface.

NEVER EVER use steel wool (wire wool) to clean stainless steel.

It is usually made of carbon steel and any fragments left behind will rust onto the stainless steel surface. Using any kind of scourer which has previously been used on ordinary (carbon) steel is also a no-no for the same reason Stainless steel wool scouring pads are available for heavy duty work, like removing burnt food from stainless steel saucepans. These will scratch the stainless steel surface, but won’t leave fragments to go rusty.

Paint Apply paint stripper, taking care to follow the safety instructions. You may need to use a nylon brush or scouring pad, but avoid metal scrapers at all costs - they will damage the surface.

Hard water scale Heavy limescale from hard water can be loosened by soaking in a hot water and 25%

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Framing Spotlight

Durable and aesthetic custom-made access covers and frames

Auswave Products is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a complete range of access covers and frames. We manufacture a large range of standard, as well as custom, sizes for the civil, electrical, plumbing and drainage markets.

We provide project specific access covers and frames to service our vast range of clients and their varying needs. Our custom access covers have been used for a variety of different projects, including acclaimed civil engineering projects and urban access cover upgrades.

Our high-quality access covers and frames are built to last, custom made, and satisfy all Australian Standards.

Auswave Products’ access cover range provides a durable and low maintenance solution for a variety of projects. Our stainless-steel access covers have been constructed to ensure longer lasting, reduced maintenance, and a lighter weight alternative to traditional ductile iron materials.

We strive to create and manufacture quality products that are not only sustainable, but also affordable and green. Our stainless access covers come in a range of depths so that they can work perfectly with concrete, tiles, epoxy floors and brick pavers.

Whether you need a paver infill cover and frame or infill drain covers for an indoor or outdoor project, we can assure you that the products we supply you with are aesthetically pleasing and of outstanding quality.

Auswave Products can supply your access covers with drainage or electrical pits as a complete package locking solution for security or safety.

Manufactured from stainless steel, the access cover and pit can form a structural locking once-piece unit. Reduced installation time and costs. Our infill covers are aligned to load ratings CLASS A, CLASS C and CLASS D. New in 2019 Auswave products has released our new range of electrical cable duct and access duct covers in a variety of standard sizes and custom sizes for project-specific applications. Cable duct manufactured in 2000 mm sections and access covers in locking 1000 mm sections. Easily transported, installed and an economical solution for above ground or below ground installations.

We are an Australian owned company and have been servicing the drainage/architectural market nationally for the past 15 years.

Our products are orientated around the bespoke market, predominantly using stainless steel Heelguard material as the primary ingredient in our designs.

Project specific multipart covers can be manufactured in 10 to 15 days to suit large clear openings with removable beams and pockets for any size configuration.

Auswave Products will design specifically to your specifications, from concept through to install. We are equipped with a full CAD drafting system at our disposal and collectively have 50 plus years’ experience in the drainage industry to boast of.

Auswave Products recently manufactured a 24-part reduced weight multipart access cover due to state regulation for access cover lifting weight. The combined lifting weight of each access cover and paver infill section required the lifting weight of each cover to be under 30 kilograms for health and safety requirements.

Situated in Sydney, we are on call for site measure and to advise on design when required on a local level. However, when required we have the ability to react quickly to interstate enquiries as well.

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Auswave Products Delivering Solutions to...

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• Plumbing Industry • Civil Industry • Building Industry • Renovation Industry • Architectural Industry For more information contact: Sean Kirk Phone: 0404 165 477 Email: sean@auswave.com.au Website: www.auswave.com.au

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Steel Spotlight

Your Steel is Safe with ACRS

Interview with Philip Sanders, Chief Executive, ACRS. Ed: “Welcome Philip, so what has been happening in steel compliance recently?”

A. “Thankyou. Well, in the almost 20-years since launching the independent certification scheme for steel reinforcing materials supplied to AS/NZS Standards, ACRS has grown from zero to now assessing the majority of the steel reinforcing bar and mesh supplied to the Australian construction industry, and since commencing in 2010 a major part of the structural steels.”

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Q. “Is there a choice in who you can go to for steel supply?”

A. “Yes, ACRS gives you plenty of choice. In fact, more than any other available system. From initial scepticism from suppliers and builders (“Why do we need it?”

“How can it help?” “Won’t it reduce choice and raise prices?”), we are now the steel compliance method of choice for engineers, roads authorities, and major builders.

ACRS certifies not only the two main domestic Australian manufacturers, but also major world-class, overseas manufacturers who want to demonstrate compliance to AS/NZS Standards, giving Australian and international purchasers the widest choice of Code-compliant suppliers.”

Q. “How can you assure our readers that they always stand to get quality when they see the ACRS logo?”

A. “Easy, ACRS gives you confidence. More and more specifiers, designers and builders recognise that ACRS as the simplest, the most transparent and the most credible means of ensuring that the steel materials supplied onto their projects are what they have specified and what they have paid for. Simplicity, transparency, independence and credibility raise confidence right across the supply-chain.”

Q. “What do our readers need to do to check any reinforcing materials delivered to the jobsite?”

A. “Again that’s easy to answer - ACRS allows simple comparisons.”

“By simple, I mean that users and specifiers do not need to make any further checks on the materials supplied beyond checking their suppliers ACRS certification: No more checking individual supply certificates against technical specifications; no more checking batch numbers against the test certificates; no more crossing fingers and hoping that generic guarantees cover all products at all times.”

“The bottom line is with ACRS, “You don’t have to have a dog and bark yourself it is easy for your suppliers and easy for you.”

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And unfortunately, many certification schemes focus on factory process and documentation forgetting that adequate verification of processing, or fabrication is vital for compliant product.”

Editor: “Philip; thanks for bringing our readers up to date with the essential role that ACRS plays to ensure our steel will perform to Australian Standards requirements. Is there any last point you’d like to say?”

A. “Yes. Always make sure you check the certification of both the steel manufacturer and the supplier of the final material. And if the steel manufacturer and the steel processor or fabricator are both ACRS-certified, you can easily check all of the certificates of every firm, site and process at www.steelcertification.com to confirm the steel arriving on your project is compliant.”

Or you can contact ACRS directly at info@steelcertification.com Philip Sanders is a Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Civils College, with over thirty-years’ experience in design, construction, specification, and product conformity.

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Are your construction steels causing problems you cant see?

Having confidence that all buildings and structures are being designed, specified and built using materials that conform with the relevant Australian and New Zealand Standards and Building Codes - irrespective of their country of origin - is of critical importance. After all, it doesn't matter how well a building or civil structure is built if a higher risk of structural failure is 'built in' by using non-conforming building products.

Don't end up with a 'rotten apple' - choose ACRS certified steels and have confidence that your construction steels conform with the relevant Standards.

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Addressing the complexities of confirming compliant supply Philip Sanders, Chief Executive, ACRS

Historically, builders have sourced materials from local manufacturers, operating to long-established standards.

The quality of materials was well known and consistent, and so they, and their customers, knew what they were getting.

Then around 20-years ago, imported materials began arriving in large quantities from an ever-increasing number of sources, offering new and often financially attractive alternatives - a larger world of choice, with (often) imperfectly understood risks.

After some recent well-publicised cases, materials compliance has, quite rightly, become a major issue in Australia and New Zealand (e.g. steel mesh, structural hollow sections, building cladding, windows, timber, to name but a few). As a result, various tools for materials selection have been created to attempt to ensure built structures “meet the Code”, including “third-party” certification systems, product selection flowcharts, etc. Some of these are effective, providing clarity and confidence. Some are not, or not so much. So, how do you choose which to pick to manage your risk from non-conforming materials arriving on your project?

The bottom line for building professionals using any selection tool - including certification - is that you need to know what materials you are getting, and whether they remain conforming and suitably identifiable at each point in the supply chain. An unclear choice, especially coupled with low-rigour certification, can easily fool the builder or building surveyor into thinking the materials are adequately verified to a standard when in fact they are not. Or that they were at manufacture, but are not by the time they reach you.

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NOT ALL CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS ARE THE SAME Firstly, there are several different types of certification; quality, testing, inspection, or product. All do a different job, so they may be complementary, but they are not interchangeable.

Secondly, not all certification schemes of a given certification type are equivalent, as not all schemes do the same things, in the same ways, on the same schedule, or with the same expertise and rigour – even if all are JAS-ANZ accredited.

JAS-ANZ simply looks at whether a scheme meets the basic ISO framework and whether the scheme operator applies the schemes rules effectively. This can leave the gate open for…

Test certificates supplied with the materials claiming to show compliance of all supply: Global experience shows test certificates may not be compliant, may not be accurate, or may be fraudulent. Other test certificates attempt to set limits on their use as a valid tool, such as stating validity only in country of manufacture, not New Zealand or Australia, or the end-use of the materials. Also, how easily can you match the test certificate to each piece of materials? Which comes from…

Poor traceability: Materials’ traceability is essential if you are to avoid substitution in whole or part of materials of unknown conformity (even if you can identify the manufacturer) for the specified materials. Most guides and tools available whilst calling up product certification as one option do not unfortunately provide for a critical component of product compliance traceability. In particular, traceability is especially important to avoid mixed supply, of compliant and non-compliant materials.

Which stems from…

Unverified Factory Production Control: Factory Production Control (“FPC”) is what processes and controls are in place, including testing of the materials to validate conformity, at the point of manufacture or subsequently, by any downstream processor. But what controls? By whom? (independent of the supplier, or by the supplier itself? If independently, by a materials expert scheme or a process generalist?). To what level? (all levels can be accredited (quite appropriately) by JAS-ANZ, as appropriate - it’s left to the user to choose what certifier scheme they accept).

And lastly, how often? (If too infrequent, experience suggests that production usually reverts to the local “norm”, and that may not be NZ standards). Which leads to...

Product Certification. So, you demand (rightly) “thirdparty certification”, independent of the supplier. But not all independent, third-party certification is product certification.

It could be FPC certification, or test certification. That’s good, but it’s just not enough. So, what does a product certification body do?

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Broadly speaking, there are four basic variables to be considered when certifying construction materials: 1) Samples selection from manufacture; or 2) Samples selection from market; and then 3) Periodic assessment of the production process; or 4) Audit of the management system.

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The extent to which any of these four variables is undertaken, when, and with what expertise is up to each individual scheme accredited by JAS-ANZ (or similar international body).

For instance, some product certifiers may only do two of the four variables, such as one for testing and one for quality.

(For the record, ACRS covers all four variables, at least onceper-year, for every production site, and uses only ACRS own qualified and experienced metallurgists and engineers).

This is why different product certification schemes should never automatically be assumed to be equivalent, even if both are JAS-ANZ accredited. This is especially true in the supply of high-risk materials, like steel, or electrical goods where less rigorous product certification may leave you open to…

Materials supplied “to an equivalent standard” when it is not.

I have seen has many examples of appropriately certified materials ordered, but the materials actually delivered being presented as only “equivalent” to the specified product. Such materials are sometimes supplied by a stockist from available stock made to an overseas standard that does not meet AS/NZS requirements. And this is not the manufacturer’s fault: They didn’t sell the materials as “equivalent”. The materials supplier did.

So, how do you know what material you are getting?

Specifying either a two-stage certification scheme (certifying both the materials manufacturer and the materials processor/ fabricator), and in addition a suitable materials traceability certification that tracks the material from source to delivery to site is the best way to be sure.

THE BOTTOM LINE You need to know what type of certification you need and what the lowest level of certification is that you are prepared to accept. Then, and only then, should you choose your certification scheme, and what certificates you will accept – or reject.

For more information email ACRS at info@steelcertification.com

Philip Sanders is Chief Executive of ACRS. Philip is a Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Civils College, with thirty years’ experience in design, construction, specification, and product conformity.

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Drainage Spotlight

The New Age In Surface Water Drainage CLICK DRAIN® Designed For Today’s Architect We have developed CLICK DRAIN® from extensive market research using HEELGUARD stainless steel grating. Given the current materials available for surface water drainage it was industry knowledge gained over some years that was used to produce a system that is user friendly and modern- keeping up with new trends and current building practices.

The CLICK DRAIN® system uses standard length increments of precision pressed stainless steel channel that can be assembled on site to suit many applications. The components are designed to ‘click’ together to make linear runs or more complex applications that require angles effortless to assemble and fit.

The system is made up of: • • • • • •

Standard linear lengths of 1000mm and 2000mm stainless steel channel Precision joining sections to join the channel sections 45- and 90-degree angle sections Injection moulded outlets (UV stable and chemical resistant) Injection moulded ‘blank ends’ (UV stable and chemical resistant) Friction locking grates to channel

CLICK DRAIN ® is available in three standard sizes

• 100mm clear opening • 150mm clear opening • 200mm clear opening

These components don’t require tools to assemble making for ‘time saving’ on site - the system simply needs a suitable sealant for its chosen application, be it indoors or outdoors. The outlets for water flow are designed to be fitted on site, easily placed exactly where they need to be, avoiding costly custom manufacture that takes up to four weeks for delivery. The components are ex stock (Brisbane manufacturing facility) and can be shipped anywhere in Australia within 24 hours.

CONCRETE for example. CLICK DRAIN® does not need specialist tools when cutting is required, or drilling outlet positions, a simple hole saw (included in package) is all that is required for same.

CLICK DRAIN® is aligned to standard work place requirements for a safe lifting load manageable for one person, reinforcing its ability to be fitted by one person, offering cost saving to the contractor. Its comparable weight being some five times less than alternative systems whilst maintaining structural integrity.

Being a full stainless-steel system CLICK DRAIN® lends itself to chemical applications, hospitals and areas that need corrosion resistant materials such as coastal locations.

HEELGUARD stainless steel grates were the obvious choice for the CLICK DRAIN® system offering superior water flow through the grate, non-clogging characteristics, durability and of course life time exposure.

Made from either:

• 304 or 316 grade stainless steel • SLIP RESISTANT certification up to R12 AUST STD • LOAD RATED CLASS A - CLASS D AUST/NZ STD

Applications of CLICK DRAIN ® • • • •

Driveway cross overs Linear drainage in public areas & shopping malls etc.

Outdoor areas, pool decks, threshold applications.

Anywhere you need functional asthetic drainage CLICK DRAIN® is designed for your project.

CLICK DRAIN® is completely AUSTRALIAN manufactured and carries GREEN TAG certification meeting government requirements aligned to modern building codes.

CLICK DRAIN® is SELF SUPPORTING and will not shatter or crack UNDER LOAD UNLIKE other drainage channels currently available, POLYMER CONCRETE AND

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Storm Grates and Drainage Spotlight

WaterMark Certification Changes for the Plumbing Industry The Australian Building Codes Board have released an update to the WMTS-040:2016 waste pipe connection outlet and gratings, separate or integral specification.

WaterMark Technical Specification WMTS-040: 2018 Waste pipe connection outlets and gratings, separate or integral was prepared by industry to supersede WaterMark Technical Specification WMTS-040:2016.

The updated certification was adopted by the ABCB on the 31st October 2018 The objective of this Technical Specification is to enable product certification in accordance with the requirements of the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA).

The revision specifies suitable materials for waste pipe connection outlets and gratings. The WMTAC found WMTS-040 had no materials specified, leaving it open to interpretation. This change means only stainless steel, copper & copper alloys, and some plastics are suitable for use as sanitary drains and gratings.

Aluminium, while generally durable and reliable, is unsuited to specific applications due to corrosion susceptibility in stagnant, oxygen deprived environments. While tolerant to pH values between 4 and 8.5, products such as mortar, cement, concrete, tile glue, grout and bricks can generate highly alkaline solutions up to pH 13. When this solution contacts the aluminium, particularly corners or surface scratches, corrosion can occur.

The WMTAC concludes that the use of aluminium should be restricted in its use under WMTS-040, particularly where exposed to wet environments, such as shower recesses and bathroom floors As the pioneer of linear drains in Australia, Stormtech linear drainage systems are made of highquality stainless steel and are manufactured in Australia; the system is modular which means they can be cut, on-site, to different lengths as required, and come in three different standard widths – 38 mm, 65 mm and 100mm.

For site specific requirements, custom fabrication is also available. The system connects directly with all standard plumbing fittings and all products have a Watermark Standards Australia International certification.

Stormtech welcomes this update to the Watermark specification, and guarantee that all Stormtech grates and drainage products are 100% compliant with WMTS-040:2018.

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The Tutorials are written to educate and inspire innovation in the use of wood to design and construct residential, commercial and infrastructure projects. Delivered by experienced industry professionals, they are available at no cost to attendees.

The presentations are provided by WoodSolutions – the Australian forest and wood product industry’s information channel top design and building professionals. They are conducted by experienced staff of Timber Development Association in NSW and ACT. Tutorials can be delivered at workplaces or other venues, such as professional bodies' meeting rooms. Seminars are designed to be delivered over 45 – 60 minutes (including questions) through shorter or longer presentations are possible corresponding to your needs and time availability. We prefer an audience of ten or more people to maximize audience interaction and to generate useful questions. Smaller practices often find it convenient to group together to book a Tutorial. Presentations can be at any suitable time - many people find lunch time convenient.

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The soaring popularity of timber is helping the building and construction market embrace sustainability certification “All the planets have aligned,” says Simon Dorries Chief executive of Responsible Wood.

His organisation can provide the certification to give you peace of mind about the sustainability of the timber.

A Responsible Wood certification means you can trust where your timber or timber product has come from, including where the timber has been grown, how it’s harvested, and the way it’s been processed. Has the system met all the environmental targets around protection of biodiversity, protecting water catchments, and avoiding logging of protected areas and threatened species?

Overall, there are more than 200 criteria involved in assessing the triple-bottom line sustainability of the timber.

Ultimately, Responsible Wood “is a trust mark,” he says.

This mark has gained rapid traction among industry players across the supply chain, and also with end users, all interested in timber as the “go-to” material for low carbon building.

Rating systems including Green Star and Living Building Challenge specify credits around the source of timber that include independent third-party verification of its provenance and production.

Responsible Wood late last year rebranded itself from, The Australian Forestry Standard to make the purpose of its work so much clearer, especially to core clients who might include consumers, specifiers, architects and builders.

The name itself tells people what the certification is about, Simon says.

Along with the new logo and name, comes a new website that offers users a range of case studies and resources including details of the key standards behind the certification – AS 4707 (Chain of Custody) and AS 4708 (Sustainable Forest Management).

A searchable database lets you find products by supplier, certification type, species or application.

Responsible Wood is licensed by Standards Australia as a standards development organisation. The standards are rigorous, and involve a range of stakeholders in the development and review process, including Planet Ark, Greening Australia andindividual wildlife and bird species protection organisations.

Industry representatives, CSIRO and academics are also part of the consultation process.

The standards are subject to periodic review and update, and according to Simon, the most recent iteration saw “the bar lifted quite substantially.”

One of the new focus areas is accounting for carbon in forestry and timber products. This includes not just the carbon stored by the growing of timber for uses such as building products, but also the emissions generated during forestry and processing.

For instance, there is now a new push towards reducing emissions through the use of solar and biodiesel during harvesting and processing.

On the drawing board is a new Trans-Tasman standard that can be applied to both Australian and New Zealand timber and forestry operations and products.

First published in The Green List, November 2018.

Standard practice has come a long way in recent years – more sustainability less pillaging of the forests, Simon says.

“The industry has to have a social licence to operate.”

And the organisation is practising what it preaches: its new offices in Brisbane feature Responsible Wood certified timber.

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BUILDING SUSTAINABLE, WATERSENSITIVE CITIES OF THE FUTURE AS AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST WATER NETWORK, THE AUSTRALIAN WATER ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUAL WATER PROFESSIONALS AND MORE THAN 600 ORGANISATIONS, ALL WITH THE AIM OF INSPIRING A SUSTAINABLE WATER FUTURE. The Association drives Australia’s most collaborative network for water solutions, like how to build cities that are sustainable, water-sensitive and resilient to population growth and climate change.

Members of the Association, Sydney Water, UNSW and Arup, agree that water sensitive urban design and planning will play a key role in keeping our cities liveable into the future.

Sydney Water City Futures Manager Kaia Hodge said the utility has been working hard to plan for inevitable changes.

“Sydney Water has been working on long-term strategy for the needs of metropolitan Sydney for water services well out beyond 2020 to around 2056 – we are planning for a city of around eight million, which is a city the size of London or Bangkok today,” Hodge said.

“The Greater Sydney Commission has been putting together an overarching vision for Sydney and, as Sydney’s primary water provider, we are responding to that vision.”

The Greater Sydney Commission is planning for a productive, liveable and sustainable city, and Hodge said this involves the management and design of three CBDs: Sydney’s current harbour CBD, a Parramatta CBD and a western parkland CBD centred around Sydney’s planned second airport.

The research found that better funding and regulation regarding green infrastructure – including natural drainage, tree canopies and green walls – will be essential to ensuring urban centres stay liveable.

“Often green infrastructure solutions reduce the overall cost of stormwater in new developments and keep maintenance costs down over the long-term,” UNSW Urban Policy student Alex Lawrie said.

Delivering sustainable infrastructure in Sydney’s suburbs can help the city maintain its global city status.

“Green infrastructure can be Sydney’s saviour. Our global competitors such as London, Singapore and Vancouver are all moving in this direction.

We risk falling behind if we don’t go down this path,” he said.

Arup Global Water Leader Dr Mark Fletcher said cities are transitioning from grey infrastructure to green and blue thinking, a shift that is needed if urban centres are to become more sustainable and more liveable.

“All around the world, people are making a shift towards green and blue cities.

That’s what water-sensitive urban design means in the context of a city where populations are growing,” he said.

While there is still some way to go before green and blue thinking is fully realised within our cities, Fletcher said the opportunities offered by water-sensitive design approaches are big and have the potential to transform how people think about living in cities and creating urban communities.

“All of this will make our cities more liveable and that is really important going forward.”

Hodge said that despite issues of segregation in relation to how we do our planning, the conversation around how different water-related urban considerations are handled is starting to broaden, with different service providers starting to think outside the box.

“There are lots of things causing the planning and water management players to take a different approach to the way we do our work and the way we work together,” she said.

Property development regulators are also being urged to start prioritising green infrastructure following a UNSW study assessing Sydney’s population growth and housing density.

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COMMITTED TO RAISING WATERPROOFING STANDARDS AND TRAINING IN AUSTRALIA The Australian Institute of Waterproofing (AIW) represents the interests of the whole building industry in raising the standard of waterproofing in Australia by becoming the ‘central source’ of knowledge, augmented by members’ experience to mentor continuous change.

THE IMPORTANCE OF WATERPROOFING Waterproofing may seem to represent only a small part of an overall project and any later water damage may be considered merely an aesthetically issue, but nothing could be further from the truth.

It is for good reason that AIW stresses the importance of employing qualified waterproofing contractors who use the correct products for every project. If waterproofing is not completed properly it can become a major problem for construction companies, developers, owners and property managers.

Water leaks cause structural damage which be a serious risk to human life, as evidence by such tragedies as balcony collapse in California in 2015 that killed six people and injured seven others.

This devastating case highlighted the importance of waterproofing when the California State Licensing Board subsequently ruled that the collapse had been caused by shoddy material selection and poor waterproofing workmanship, which had enabled dry rot and decay to set in the timber joists.1 THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF BUILDING DEFECTS IN AUSTRALIA An often-quoted statistic in the waterproofing and insurance industry is: “Waterproofing is 1.8 per cent of construction cost but accounts for 83 per cent of building defect complaints.”

Waterproofing defects and failures, including internal water damage and water entering from the outside of a building, are the number one cause of building defects facing Australia’s construction landscape today.

Defects from ineffective waterproofing represent a huge cost to business.

Construction businesses not only have to deal with the frustration of managing water leak issues long after construction is complete, but also losing significant percentage of their profit margins due to waterproofing rectification and remedial services.

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Building damage caused by water leaks also impacts many property owners who are required to endure lengthy legal battles for rectification costs or outlay the expense themselves.

COMMON CAUSES OF WATERPROOFING DEFECTS The causes of waterproofing damage and defects across building and construction sites are many and varied. Some of the more common causes are the following.

Lack of contractor expertise When waterproofing services are overlooked in the planning phase of construction it is frequently due to a lack of contractor expertise.

An inadequate knowledge of waterproofing issues can lead to inappropriate waterproofing membrane product selection, and/or incorrect installations that result in failure.

A contractor without the right level of expertise can incorrectly diagnose the root cause of a waterproofing problem, which then results in the failure of expensive repairs to fix it.

Cost cutting Cost cutting on waterproofing in the building process is, at best, very short sighted. Water leaks and the consequences of extensive damage may lead not only to extensive remediation works but also lengthy legal battles.

Waterproofing contractors may attempt to cut costs by omitting recommended primers, or by selecting inferior, incorrect and inadequate waterproofing membrane products. Cost cutting can lead to contractors omitting application and preparation techniques that are critical to the long-term performance of a waterproofing system.

The reality is that skimping on appropriate and correct waterproofing in the build phase will inevitably end up costing the builder more. Quick fixes add up over time and are more likely to be more expensive and create more stress than high quality waterproofing properly installed the first time.

Building movement Building settlement, building movement or an inadequate amount of expansion joints, or indeed the complete lack of them, can cause the waterproofing membrane to fail.

This may be exacerbated by the selection of an inappropriate membrane, such as a system with inadequate elongation properties to cope with normal movement of a building envelope.

Waterproofing membrane at the end of its effective service life Though product marketing may say otherwise, a waterproofing membrane unfortunately does not offer a permanent lifelong solution against water damage. Over time a membrane’s effectiveness will decrease, especially membranes exposed to the harsh rigours of the Australian climate.

Knowing when to re-apply or install a completely new membrane is crucial to maintaining the longterm structural integrity of a building.

ARE YOU SURE IT WON’T LEAK? A growing problem in Australia is that waterproofing standards and quality are falling as waterproofing shortcuts increase.

Many decisions made on waterproofing are based purely on price, and this leads to using cheap labour and unlicensed trades using inferior products.

As waterproofing is unlicensed and unregistered in some Australian states, many builders/developers make the fatal mistake of not hiring professional certified waterproofers and instead offering the task to a contractor, who claims to be a waterproofer, and the result is the project is not waterproofed to Australian standards.

As far back as 2016, in Victoria’s daily newspaper The Age addressed this problem in, “Melbourne's high-rise nightmares taking a tall toll on residents and investors.”2 The article claims “Waterproofing (or the lack of it) is considered a leading and systemic problem for apartment buildings in Melbourne today, with many who manage the city's apartment towers saying, ‘if it has a balcony, it will leak’.”

The issues described in this article are still happening today throughout Australia and New Zealand.

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“Some apartments have become uninhabitable through water damage caused by poor construction methods, with water seeping through multiple levels where proper waterproof membranes have not been installed.”

This course is based upon a practical common-sense approach to utilise the Australian Standards at hand and apply the everyday practicable mentality to waterproofing.

The key points raised are: • Residential multi-story, multi-dwelling, apartment buildings are experiencing an alarming frequency of building defects, most commonly caused through waterproofing failure.

• Developers were identified as partly responsible for the condition of the building, with a call to be financially responsible.

• Balconies were identified as a major cause of waterproofing problems, with the assumption that “proper waterproofing membranes have not been installed,” combined with poor ceramic tiling installation.

• Faulty windows and installation process cause considerable water leaks into walls and ceilings.

Pressure issues identified as causes were nominated as a failure to pick up defects through the building surveyors inspection process, plus the cost pressures to use cheap (inferior) materials to save money.

• The market has inconsistencies in insurance cover, both from building trade cover and the residential owners’ cover, resulting in the building owner having to self-fund the corrections to the building.

The MBAV course is intended to educate personnel involved in the planning or design stage of a project, assist in the selection of material and methods, and the various types of waterproofing used in construction.

AIW supports registering waterproofing trades The AIW supports registration of waterproofing trades to improve the standard of work.

Currently in Victoria the full responsibility of waterproofing works is under the control of the Registered Builder, sub-contract trades like waterproofers are not independently liable.

Waterproofers are not a category of tradesperson registered by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA).

As such waterproofers in Victoria do not necessarily carry correct insurance policies.

In New South Wales and Queensland, the State building authorities have registered waterproofers as a trade, and as such, they are subject to building liability with a requirement to meet Standards, ongoing training and compliance checks.

The MBA in other Australian states are in the process of looking at offering this course to their members.

If you are in Victoria and wish to attend the “Waterproofing in Construction” short course, call the MBAV Training Department on: (03) 9411 4555 Certificate III in Construction Waterproofing AIW has collaborative relationships with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in different States of Australia.

Industry Seminars Members of the AIW Committee are regular speakers at industry functions and associations covering waterproofing topics and answering questions, focusing on BCA and Australian Standards compliance.

AIW has presented at numerous seminars on behalf of the Architects Designers Engineers Builders (ADEB) throughout Australian capital cities.

AIW Committee members also present in-house waterproofing standards and information sessions for architects, builders, building surveyors, designers and developers on request.

If your company is interested in booking an in-house training session on waterproofing, call AIW for further information on: 1300 249 466.

THE AIW CHARTER OF ACTIVITIES • To always represent the best interests of our members.

• To promote relevant Australian Standards and inform members of significant changes.

• To provide up-to-date ‘best practice’ waterproofing application assistance to members via electronic media.

• To provide members with ‘continuous learning’ of construction and waterproofing via Stakeholder formal training, member sponsored short courses and downloadable modules.

• Lobby governments and authorities to promote waterproofing industry changes, plus lift AIW industry profile awareness.

• Hold activities and participate in stakeholder functions to promote membership.

• Support the education of the construction industry with the goal of obtaining defect free waterproofing.

AIW MEMBER BENEFITS The AIW welcomes all construction industry professionals: architects, builders, developers, building designers, surveyors, manufacturers, affiliated trades etc. Belonging to the AIW helps raise the standard of waterproofing in the industry and provides members with significant direct benefits: • Access to the latest technical information, including technical drawings.

• Access to ‘formal course’ and ‘outline’ training via our network association with AMA and our own course material.

• The rights to use the AIW logo in members’ communication to build brand credibility.

• ‘Forum’ web connectivity with others in the industry to update information or find solutions.

• Contractors ‘lead’ generation in the local area or field of expertise.

• Greater connectivity to members’ websites • The opportunity to get a discounted business website designed.

• Economical annual membership fees in every category.

THE AIW COMMITMENT AIW President, Paul Evans, firmly believes the construction industry deserves to have access to trained waterproofing experts with extensive knowledge.

As the national waterproofing industry association, AIW is committed to supporting of all forms of training to all sectors of the building industry.

Short Course Training Aside from formal qualifications, it is important to educate other stakeholders on regulatory requirements. AIW has currently developed several courses, focusing on Australian Standards Compliance, Inspections, Material Compatibility and Membrane Selection, and Best Practice Applications.

Over the last year AIW, collaborated with the Master Builders Victoria (MBAV), to design and now have a scheduled short course: "Waterproofing in Construction."

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For further information: Australian Institute of Waterproofing Address: 155 Barkly Ave Burnley Victoria 3121 Phone: 1300 249 466 Email: info@waterproof.org.au President: Paul Evans, Manager/Director Findlay-Evans Waterproofing Mob: 0418 312 646 Web: www.waterproofingfew.com.au

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As of 1 January 2019, the Australian Window Association (AWA) and the Australian Glass and Glazing Association (AGGA) merged to form one entity - AWA-AGGA Limited.

At the helm of the AWA-AGGA is new CEO, Clinton Skeoch.

‘There are many benefits of the AWA and the AGGA coming together in such ideal circumstances,’ Clinton states. ‘The merger between these vibrant and passionate organisations will create a stronger and more prosperous future for our window, glass and glazing industry.’

Clinton has long been a major player in the business and construction sectors in a range of strategy based market development roles. His rich and diverse professional background brings unique insights to the industry, which will benefit from his unique experiences and worldview.

‘My career has given me a solid grounding in strategic industry, research and development, industry strategy, government engagement, and policy regulations,’ Clinton states.

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We specialise in Architectural and Designer Windows. Our extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of aluminium joinery enables us to provide our customers with a product that achieves the intent of their design.

At Taylors Window Supplies, we understand that energy efficient window and door systems are an important part of any green building project. Thermally broken aluminium window and door systems deliver several benefits for green building. ThermalHEART™ window and door systems offer substantially improved insulation properties for the building envelope as well as greater resistance to solar heat gain.

In every project that Taylors undertakes – large or small – our goal is customer satisfaction, with a focus on both quality and service. Being a family owned and managed business, Taylors offers personalised service To view Australia’s leading range of high performance aluminium windows and doors, visit our showroom at 43 Endurance Ave Queanbeyan NSW 2620.

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AGG’s new exciting range of high performing Softcoat LowE Double Glazed Units

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Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) U-Value

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Lower the VLT, the less Glare Factor / Lower the SHGC, the better it is at blocking FULL RANGE AVAILABLE IN WERS

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Insulation

Being a high performing softcoat LowE, the new performance exceeded expectation with a dramatic 72% improvement on insulation.

This allowed any heat produced inside to be retained more on cold days/nights as well as keep the cold from outside entering in resulting in significantly less demand for heating “Conservatively 20-30%”. You can physically see this in the thermal images to the right showing before and after effects on a cold day “… the temperature is more moderate now” *

Welcome to the future – Upgraded to High Energy Efficient Softcoat Double Glazed Windows This Mosman apartment block needed an upgrade. Its 1960’s timber frames looked terrible - they were worn, rot was occurring, air was leaking, and paint was peeling. The single glaze glass gave no reliable protection from the Northern Sydney’s passive heat and near-zero insulation. Time to retrofit this building into the future and upgrade to High Energy Efficient windows to solve these problems and add further significant benefits.

Kinzel Industries partnered with Australian Glass Group to retrofit the 18-unit building into German made uPVC frames and hardware with High Performing softcoat LowE double glazed units. Insulglass LowE Prime™ was the ideal glass choice which reduced both energy waste and energy costs as well as increased the comfort levels of those living there resulting in a significant transformation with dramatic positive results and a fast return on investment.

Solar Control

Passive Heat can lead to unwelcome heat entering a building on hot days. The original glass let in 88% of this direct heat leading to uncomfortable summers and the need for curtains being drawn and cooling systems running for long durations. When replaced with Insulglass LowE Prime™ we now see half of direct heat being blocked from entering through the glass.

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Also, after a long and hot summer day the brickwork, roof tiles, footpaths and roads all absorb that heat and at night time re-radiate it outward where it then wants to enter the building leading to round the clock heat gain issues in summer. The special silver-based metal coating in the softcoat LowE stops the majority of this different type of heat trying to also enter. This all allowed a more comfortable internal temperature day and night, the better looking upgraded blinds not closed all the time and a significantly lower demand on cooling systems (and therefore lower cooling costs). It’s healthier too as you no longer live in an artificial environment from the air conditioning that had to be on 24/7.

“The internal temperature has been reduced and is more moderate now” *

Glare and Fading Factors

The Neutral tone of Insulglass LowE Prime™ gave comfortable glare protection against the intense Northern Sydney sun lowering its original Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) of 90% down to a more suitable 70% (centre of glass data) without looking too dark or as noticeable as a tinted glass. This meant the occupants received comfortable sunshine levels.

“Glare…has been reduced significantly” * The advanced metal-based coating also provides protection against harmful Ultraviolet (UV) rays which can fade internal wooden flooring, carpets, furniture and colours in artwork on the walls.

Double glazed softcoat insulation also works on hot summer days by increasing the effectiveness of your air conditioning. It works just like a thermos that can keep a hot drink hot (when it’s cold outside) and also a cold drink cold (when it’s hot outside). All of this results in significantly less demand for heating and supports less demand in cooling on hot days.

Less energy waste and less energy costs – all year round!

Internal Condensation

The Dew Point is where temperature and humidity meet and condensation forms.

The new softcoat LowE double glazed units increased the temperature of the inside surface of the glass which meant we bypassed the Dew Point and virtually eliminated any internal condensation conditions leading to healthier inside environments. “… I used to frequently see condensation.

No condensation has been noticed since the new windows have been installed” *

Bigger Windows and Ventilation Due to the type of glazing, we were able to increase the sizes of the windows without compromising performance. We took away multiple small windows and replaced them with larger full units and the uPVC hardware gave secured ventilation while the sliding doors maximised the open plan and outdoor flow to the balconies.

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BEFORE: The original smaller windows saw significant heat loss from inside to out on cold days through both the glazing and the deteriorating timber frames as shown in the thermal imaging.

The purple colour showing a colder glass and bottom frame as heat easily escapes through to the outside.

AFTER: Now larger one-piece windows and yet dramatic heat retention on the same cold day, closing the thermal wound in the wall. The silver layer in the LowE coating reflecting escaping heat back into the room which increases the glass and room temperature as indicated by the orange colours in the thermal image while the uPVC frames act as a thermal break.

Acoustics

Transitioning from single glaze to double glaze provided an instant impact on the acoustics covering all ranges of noise; low frequency rumbles of outside voices and low-density traffic to high frequency offenders like chainsaws, loud music, airplanes and high frequency traffic. The new windows provided over 100% improvement in decibel blocking in the lower frequencies and over 50% improvement in the highest frequencies.

“There was a large reduction in traffic noise” *

uPVC Frames

Partnering High Performing softcoat LowE double glazed units with uPVC frames synergised key performances like Thermal Comfort. Being non-conductive, uPVC does not transfer heat in (on hot days) or out (on cold days). Combined with Insulglass LowE Prime™ and you have an extremely high energy efficient window as well as offering addition benefits from the frames themselves;

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• Low Maintenance: No need for painting which significantly reduces any maintenance required over their lifetime and are also easy to clean.

• Tough and Durable: Reinforced with galvanized steel. Will not deteriorate and tested for ultraviolet (UV) resistance so they will not fade or discolour.

Rot and corrosion resistant.

• Resistant to salt erosion: making them ideal for coastal properties.

• Bushfire Performance: combined with double glazed units to be used in Bushfire Attack Level 29kW/m2 (BAL 29) with some windows tested to withstand BAL 40.

• Good looks and High Security: Fusion-welded corners and unbroken lines providing simplicity and the strength of a ‘one-piece design’.

The end result:

Tenants are happy, healthier and more comfortable while reducing energy waste and paying less on their energy bills. The owners will see a fast payback period on their investment from energy cost savings and are adding value in their homes while attracting higher rental income opportunities and we have brought this 1960 building into the future of High Energy Efficiency. Happy all round and everybody wins! “I think the glass is performing excellently for all apartments in our unit block” * * Owner/Occupier

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High quality windows make pleasant indoor environments

In today’s busy urban environment, more people are seeking places to relax and find comfort. Oknalux is creating comfort for customers, through ground-breaking technology, and the highest quality products within the window industry. The company’s main goal is to bring products to Australia which allow customers to maintain a comfortable temperature inside, be free from loud external noise, feel safe from any intruders, and ultimately save money on heating and cooling costs.

Oknalux specialises in European double and triple glazed windows and doors. Providing customers with the best performing window and door solutions for their home or business. Oknalux is partnered with the largest European window and door manufacturer, who have been in the industry for over 30 years. Their reputation is growing as they continually develop and expand into new territories, with the use of new technologies. All Oknalux products have been tested and comply with Australian Standards.

Oknalux distributes products all over Australia and New Zealand, for both new and existing builds in the domestic and commercial sectors.

Oknalux has a wide selection of frames including; uPVC, aluminium, timber and a composite timber and aluminium. All windows and doors are custom made, and can even be designed with angles or arches. Oknalux also offers an extensive range of frame colours and glass types, to suit any style.

An advantage of having the largest range of window and door solutions is that Oknalux is able to give open and honest recommendations tailored to the customer’s needs.

To find out more, or to enquire how Oknalux might be able to help you, refer to the contact information.

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This development ensures that all members (large and small) have a stronger voice, greater advocacy, and increased solidarity through total industry representation across a united front.

‘Competition in the glass, glazing and window industry is now fiercer, and integration more comprehensive, than it’s ever been – the only constant is competition,’ Clinton comments. ‘Our membership base, from the smallest glazier in Hobart to the largest window manufacturer in Sydney, are becoming more competition and customer focused every day,’ Clinton elaborates. ‘Given this reality, we have to supply a framework that supports growth and development.’

Uniting the AWA and the AGGA also brings together irreplaceable expertise within a single organisation. Functioning as a formidable ‘think tank’ of experts, the AWA-AGGA will guide members through daily challenges.

In addition, all members gain access to expanded technical advice, more training, an improved and expanded accreditation scheme, WH&S support, increased marketing support, and increased networking avenues via a revitalised state chapter presence.

Resources will be pooled into creating the most informative and relevant presentations, conferences, forums, training and events bringing the entire industry together to share knowledge, industry intelligence, opinions and perspectives.

The newly combined organisation’s highly diverse membership is a source of strength.

‘The varied membership base of the AWA-AGGA ranges from small glaziers right through to major manufacturers and importers,’ Clinton says. ‘They are all similar in some ways but different in others, with unique issues and touchpoints.The merger will enable our members to support each other far more effectively.’

Bringing the full industry together under the one umbrella represents a victory for logic and clarity. Stakeholders, including government, customers, consumers, and other affiliated industry associations, have never viewed glass and windows as separate entities.

The union between the AWA and the AGGA has brought reality firmly in line with public and industry expectations.

‘It’s an exciting time for the industry, and I’m looking forward to helping extend the pathway ahead,’ Clinton says.

The successful merger has been a crucial step forward in creating a comprehensive Australia-wide window, glass and glazing community that fully utilises combined expertise.

Clinton Skeoch

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Project: Franklinford, Victoria Fabricator: European Window Co. Architect: Modscape Builder: Modscape Photographer: John Madden, John Madden Photography CEO, AWA-AGGA Awards: Winner - Fenestration Australia Design Awards 2018 Category: AWA Best Use of Windows & Doors – Residential New Construction Under $1 Million

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ADHA is an association dedicated to representing the Architectural Door Hardware Industry. ADHA takes an industry leading position on training, networking and advocacy for our members and partners. We represent our members in the development of Australian Standards and applicable International Standards, building regulations, such as the National Construction Code (NCC), and legislation.

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Career Development – Through effective networking within the association, its partners and the greater industry.

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Every austyle product is designed and manufactured with an emphasis on quality raw materials, practical functionality and unique designs. Whether the product is 304 or 316 stainless steel or solid virgin brass, strength in foundation through the use of high grade raw materials ensures austyle products can withstand the tolerances required in all commercial and domestic, internal and external applications.

Austyle architectural hardware, the commercial arm of Superior Brass (established in 1982) has been servicing the Australian builder’s hardware market for over 20 years.

The austyle range includes many patents, design registrations and fire rated products which have become the hallmark of its appeal. All austyle lever handles have a stainless steel ball bearing race mechanism which ensures its long term operational integrity and durability and is backed up with a 20 year mechanical warranty and four hour fire rating. The fire rating was assessed in Melbourne in line with Australian standards.

Towards the end of 2018, a new 316 stainless steel entrance lever range was launched by austyle into the Australian hardware market. The linier lever designs

are clean and practical. Both the levers and back plates are made from solid cast 316 stainless steel. The higher nickel content of 316 stainless steel provides superior corrosive resistance and makes the product ideal for all commercial applications and is particularly suited for Australia’s harsh coastal environments. The handles have also been fire rated to four hours.

Complementing the lever entrance range, April 2019 will see the launch of the new stainless steel myLOCK. The myLOCK has an integrated entrance dead and privacy lock which also has an emergency escape function. Available as a lever lock for use with lever latch entrance handles or a roller latch to use with feature entrance pull handles, the new locks have a 304 stainless steel case, roller or latch, privacy and dead bolt and face and strikers plates. The lever lock has been tested to two hours making it ideally suited for all residential applications.

The beauty of the new myLOCK is its integration.

The privacy snib allows for quick keyless locking – a flick of the snib and the door is locked - for practical daily functionality and ease of use. Using the lever handle to exit will withdraw the snib allowing for a quick “keyless� exit.

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We believe that your entrance should be a feature and the myLOCK roller version is ideally suited for front door applications. Used in conjunction with an integrated snib and escutcheon cover plate and feature entrance pull handle will create a clean front door appearance and furnish your entrance with a distinct architectural style. (See www.austyle.com.au for the full range of pull handle styles available). austyle myLOCKS have pending patents ensuring your exclusivity.

All austyle products are manufactured to exceed ISO9000 international quality standards and are mechanically and practically functional as well as simple and easy to install. Our in house design team develops products that reflect current market styles and trends and many of our unique designs have design registrations and mechanical patents to protect their individuality.

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It is with great pleasure that we present the 21st edition of BuildIT™, the Resource Guide for Builders and Renovators.

Since it was first published 20 years ago, BuildIT has become a highly valued information source for builders, specialist contractors and construction industry professionals.

BuildIT is the foremost information source dedicated to providing the building industry with comprehensive information on building technology and building materials.

BuildIT provides a simple and convenient resource to help the building industry not only locate the right product and information, but also the right expert - all in the one place.

BuildIT is recognised as a publication key decision makers can rely on for detailed, cross-referenced, easy to find information about the products, services, technologies and expertise they need to know about to carry out the business of building and construction.

To meet the needs of such a large and varied sector, the range of product information, technical references and expert advice in BuildIT is the broadest in the publication’s history and testament to its place in the industry.

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Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchor Council (AEFAC)

The Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchor Council (AEFAC) is an industry initiative seeking to enhance the specification, selection, design and installation of structural anchors and fasteners in the Australian construction industry. AEFAC was founded in 2012 and is a consortium made up of seven Founding Board Members, namely Ancon Building Products, Hilti (Aust.), Hobson Engineering Co, ramsetreid, Stanley Black and Decker (Powers), Swinburne University of Technology and Wurth Australia; and four Supporting Members, namely Allthread Industries, ICCONS Pty Ltd and Simpson Strong-Tie Australia and United Fasteners.

The Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchor Council has won several awards including The Australian Financial Review Higher Education Award (Industry Engagement) in 2015.

New Australian Standard for Design of Fasteners in Australia Prior to the formation of AEFAC, the industry was fragmented; different terminology, evaluation procedures for products and design guidelines existed among suppliers, making selection of a fastener confusing to engineers and potentially dangerous to the end user.

Frequent construction problems, failures have been encountered in Australia and other similar economies such as in Europe and the US when no guidance for safe design was available. The European and American markets have responded to catastrophic failures by introducing regulation to protect life safety.

AEFAC is being pro-active to mitigate such failures by developing a safety framework in enhancing the specifications, design requirements and installation of anchors through the design provisions for fastenings to concrete. This has been manifested in the publications of Standards Australia SA TS 101:2015 “Design of post-installed and cast-in fastenings for use in concrete” and AEFAC Installer Certification Program.

In April 2018, a full Australian Standard AS 5216:2018 “Design of post-installed and cast-in fastenings in concrete” was published which supersedes SA TS 101.

The SA TS 101 is referenced in the National Construction Code (NCC) 2016 providing deemed-to-satisfy provisions for design of safety-critical fasteners. The two documents (SA TS 101 and AS 5216) are similar in scope and content but some editorial modifications have been made in the transition.

AS 5216 is referenced in the recently released preview of National Construction Code (NCC 2019). The NCC 2019 comes in to effect from May 2019 making AS 5216 the deem-to-satisfy solution for fasteners design.

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AEFAC Installers Certification Program Apart from proper design and product prequalification, installation is a critical aspect in the quality assurance framework for anchor performance to ensure that fasteners can perform as per intended design.

Performance of post-installed anchors in concrete and masonry is highly dependent on the way the anchors are installed.

Incorrect installation is a leading cause of anchor failures. AS 5216 and SA TS 101 recommend that installation of safetycritical anchors to be done by competent installers such as an AEFAC Certified Installer.

As part of the industry’s effort to enhance the standard of installation of postinstalled anchors in Australia and bring in line with international practice, the AEFAC Installer Certification Program has been developed to train and equip installers with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform installation at the highest level.

AEFAC has developed Installer Certification Program to verify that certified installers possess the necessary skills to properly install anchors as per manufacturer’s recommendations. The training and certification are intended for safety-critical applications. Safety-critical applications are defined as applications whose failure may cause injury or death to human beings and lead to considerable economic loss.

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