Overview
The building project is the construction of a two-storey house with an attached single garage, to be occupied by a young family of four on a piece of land that has recently been bought by the family.
Provide a brief description of the building project. Don’t go into too much detail – just introduce the project and what will be involved. You will expand on the details below.
Context
The land is situated within the State of Victoria, Australia. The building to be constructed is a residential unit that with four bedrooms and an attached garage for one car. The master bedroom and family rooms alongside two of the bedrooms will be situated on the first floor of the building even as the other spaces alongside their accompanying servant spaces being located on the ground floor level.
Building Codes and Standards
- Identify the relevant performance requirements from the BCA and explain how these will be addressed by your building project.
Performance solution: Ensuring the design and construction of the building meets the client expectation and needs as outlined in the client brief. Providing alternative solutions to the site specific problems including conservation of the native tree species
Deemed-to-Satisfy requirements: Presentation of evidence of suitability of the various materials used alongside their specific regions of application
- Identify the DTS provisions which may be relevant to this project.
Planning & drainage solutions
Electricity installation solutions
Waste management solutions
- Identify the legislation and Australian standards that apply to the construction of this building, and how you will comply with them during the project.
Building Code of Australia
National Construction Code
Plumbing Code of Australia
Compliance to these codes will be through ensuring obtaining of the relevant approvals of the building before commencement of the construction process.
Building Classifications
- Identify the nature and purpose of the proposed building
The building will be done using elegant modern construction materials that are reflective of the modernism and post modernism era of architecture. The building is solely intended for residential use where it will be occupied by a family of four. Each of the levels of the family will be occupied by the family with some of the members using the upper space even as other use the lower space.
- Determine building classification of the proposed building, referring to BCA criteria.
The classification of the building with reference to the BCA criteria is Class 1a building. The building is that of a single building that forms a detached house that is to be used as a dwelling unit for a single family.
Problems and Solutions
Construction Problems and Solutions
- Identify the criteria you will use to determine that your construction methods comply with BCA performance requirements.
- Define the assessment methods you will use to assess these criteria.
Evidence of Suitability
Expert Judgment
Verification Methods
Making comparison with the provisions of DtS
- Propose an alternative, performance-based solution to the problem of the native tree. Refer to BCA compliance requirements and your company’s policies/procedures.
The construction of the deck will be done in such a way that the native tree is included as part of the design of the deck. The native tree will be used to act as a column that provides structural support to the deck hence eliminating the need to erect numerous columns to be used in supporting the deck. This will serve to preserve the native tree besides reducing the cost of construction of the deck. The policies of the company with regard to sustainability and construction advocates for minimal disruption of the natural environment and provision of most sustainable solutions
- Identify and provide copies of the documentation you will keep to demonstrate your compliance with BCA requirements.
- Building regulations compliance certificates
- Approvals from the various referral agencies
- Commissioning certificates for building services
- Clearance from other regulatory authorities for certification of different aspects of the building works
- Written confirmation of compliance of building with applicable codes
- Plans and specifications
- Inspection certificates alongside any other records of process of inspection
Fire protection
- Identify the passive and active fire control elements required for this class of building according to the BCA and any other relevant legislation.
- Smoke detector
- Fire alarm systems
- Fire sprinklers
- Dampers
- Fire doors
- Fire proof compartments
- Identify the required level of fire resistance for the external walls of the house and garage.
External walls must begin at the footing or even ground slab except in case the external wall starts above a separating wall
The wall has to extend to the underside of a non-combustible roof covering except in cases the wall terminates to at most 200 mm from the underside on a roof that is non-combustible where the region between external wall and underside of covering of roof is covered using non-combustible fascia
The external wall has to extend to the underside of non-combustible eaves lining
A carport might have timber posts as well as timber frame support beams not considering the distance from the boundary
- Identify what materials you will use to build the external walls to ensure they are compliant with BCA fire protection standards.
The external walls will be constructed using masonry blocks. Masonry blocks tend to be of exceptional fire resistance and can sustain long exposure times. This would serve to ensure the fire safety of the building and that of its occupants
