Western Australia is prone to earthquakes and therefore earthquake performance requirements within the NCC should be considered.
https://www.greenstartconsulting.com.au/western-australia-is-prone-to-earthquakes-and-therefore-earthquake-performance-requirements-within-the-ncc-should-be-considered/ The Building Commission recently released a notice to Building Surveyors and other industry professions to remind the industry that Western Australia is prone to earthquakes and therefore earthquake performance requirements within the NCC should be considered. AS1170.4 is the acceptable construction manual that provides a deemed-to-satisfy solution with regards to structural design and earthquake actions. ABCB have also released guidance to the standard “Design of non-structural building elements for earthquake forces”. All of which are to be considered by a building surveyor before certification. Our building surveyors have reviewed both publications and would also like to bring to our subscribers’ attention that this impacts on the below non-structural components; Walls that are not par...
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