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Building Code of Australia (BCA)+ Referenced Standards
Guiding your compliance with the BCA
+ Referenced Standards
July 2011
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Australian Building & Construction Industry
• The industry has remained resilient in the face of the global financial crisis
– stalled in 2009-10– rebounded in 2010-11, with value added of $97.5 billion
or 8 5% of Australia's GDPor 8.5% of Australia s GDP– revenue increased by an average 5.0% per annum over
the five years through 2010-11y g– employs over one million people in 370,000 organizations
IBISWorld (June 2011)
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What is the BCA?
• The Building Code of Australia (BCA) provides a nationally accepted and uniform set of technical requirements for all
f b ildi f d i t t tiareas of building, from design to construction.
D l d b th A t li B ildi C d B d (ABCB)• Developed by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) on behalf of the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments the BCA is given the status of buildingGovernments, the BCA is given the status of building regulations by all States and Territories.
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The BCA Detailed
• The BCA is a performance-based publication that covers such topics as structure, fire resistance, health and
it b ildi d & b ildi iamenity, building access and egress & building services and equipment.
• Comprised of two volumes:• Comprised of two volumes:– Commercial Buildings (Volume One - Class 2 to 9
buildings)buildings) – Residential Construction (Volume Two - Class 1 and 10
buildings)
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The BCA Detailed
• Residential Construction (Volume Two) is also known as the Housing Provisions
– written in plain English– follow the typical staged flow of residential construction,
from site preparation to completionfrom site preparation to completion– includes diagrams and commentary explaining the
various clauses
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How does the BCA relate to Standards?
• Australian Standards® are good practice publications developed by thousands of industry experts
• The BCA references over 150 Australian Standards®• If your building work complies with a referenced Australian
St d d® k ill b “D d t S ti f ” thStandard®, your work will be “Deemed-to-Satisfy” the relevant BCA performance requirement
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If your work needs to comply with the Building Code of Australia (BCA)…
choose the BCA + Standards integrated service…choose the BCA + Standards integrated service.
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BCA + Standards Service
• Provides anywhere, anytime access to:– Commercial Buildings (Volume One - Class 2 to 9
b ildi )buildings) – Residential Construction (Volume Two - Class 1 and 10
buildings)buildings)– over 150 referenced Australian Standards®– the BCA Bulletin and latest industry developmentsthe BCA Bulletin and latest industry developments– archived BCA Amendments dating back to 1988
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How the BCA + Standards service works
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Browse Sections by BCA Volume
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Select the Section
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The referenced Standard will be listed
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Keyword highlighted within each Section
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Building & Construction Online Services
• National Construction Code– NCC + Standards
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