Perth - Tie-Down & Bracing for Houses & Advanced Mid-Rise Fire Engineering
Perth | 6.75 CPD Points
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About this Event
AIBS is pleased to announce an in-depth seminar curated to address select issues pertaining to timber construction which are at the forefront of Western Australian Building Surveying. This event will include presentations from the following industry experts:
‘Inspection and certification of timber for house construction’ and ‘Tie-Down & Bracing for Houses’ presented by Assoc. Professor Geoff Boughton
‘Building Commission “Sticks on Bricks” Audit Findings’ presented by Allan Shiell, Audit Manager, WA Building Commission.
‘NCC 2016 Mid-Rise Provisions in Review’, ‘Fire Engineering Approach’ and ‘Practical Implementation’ presented by Boris Iskra and Paul England
AIBS has commissioned Assoc. Professor Geoff Boughton to develop a seminar on Tie-down and Bracing for Houses to provide WA Building Surveyors with a deeper knowledge on this topic.
Geoff will also present a seminar on Inspection and Certification of Timber for House Construction.
‘Inspection and certification of timber for house construction’ will provide information on the inspection, certification and installation of timber products and systems in houses. The presentation will include:
• Relevant Australian Standards for the specification of timber used in the design and construction of housing;
• Background information on timber products – manufacture, grading and treatment; and tips for inspecting timber for compliance;
• Prefabricated timber trusses and wall frames;
• Inspection of timber after exposure to weather during construction – evaluating fitness-for-purpose; and
• Guidance on options for the rectification of timber elements affected by construction issues.
‘Tie-Down & Bracing for Houses’ is an in-depth two hour presentation which will cover inspection, certification and installation of tie-downs and bracing appropriate for timber frame and masonry wall houses with stick-built and truss frame roofs. The presentation will include:
• Wind loads on housing, and wind forces to be resisted by bracing and tie-downs;
• Wind classifications, why and how;
• AS 1684 limitations
• Suitable bracing systems for timber-framed houses;
• Tie-down systems and details for truss, non-coupled and stick built roofs; and
• Inspection challenges.
Presented by Allan Shiell, ‘Building Commission “Sticks on Bricks” Audit Findings' will cover the following key areas relating to Building Surveyors in the state:
• Current audit volume status and common compliance findings update
• The audit plan for this year and beyond
• The minimum levels of documentation that should be relied upon during design assessment
The final three sessions of the seminar by Paul England and Boris Iskra, ‘NCC 2016 Mid-Rise Provisions in Review’, ‘Fire Engineering Approach’ and ‘Practical Implementation’ will provide an opportunity to refresh your knowledge of the background to the 2016 Mid-rise Timber Buildings provision changes for Class 2, 3 and 5 Buildings. These presentations will cover the fire engineering design brief assumptions, data requirements and performance benchmarks necessary to demonstrate the adequacy of mid-rise timber construction.
This seminar will provide those Building Surveyors who are responsible for inspection of mid-rise timber construction projects with key knowledge necessary to ensure compliance is achieved as well as those responsible for assessment of such proposals with the tools needed to confidently tackle these proposals.
This will be an important session for anyone involved in the inspection or approval of timber framed buildings and also those that may become involved in the assessment or inspection of mid-rise timber construction.
This seminar will proceed as follows:
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Presentation
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| 8.30am – 9.00am |
Tea and coffee on arrival |
| 9:00am – 10:00am |
Inspection of Timber Houses in Construction |
| 10.00am – 10.45am |
Tie-down and bracing for houses
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| 10.45am – 11.00am |
Morning Tea |
| 11:00am – 12.00pm |
Tie-down and bracing for houses - Continued |
| 12.00pm – 12.30pm |
Building Commission “Sticks on Bricks” Audit Findings |
| 12.30pm – 1.15pm |
Lunch |
| 1.15pm – 1.45pm |
NCC 2016 Mid-rise Provisions in Review |
| 1.45pm – 2.45pm |
Fire Engineering Approach |
| 2.45pm – 3.00pm |
Afternoon Tea |
3.00pm – 4.00pm
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Continuation of Fire Engineering Approach |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm |
Practical Implementation
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| 5.00pm |
Close |
About the Speakers:
Assoc. Professor Geoff Boughton
A/Prof Geoff Boughton FIEAust CPEng, Director, TimberED Services Pty Ltd
Geoff is Director of TimberED Services, a company that provides structural consultancy services to the Australian building industry. He serves on a number of Australian timber standards committees including TM10 – Timber Design, as well as ISO Committee TC165 – Structural Timber. Geoff is also the co-author of HB108 – Timber Design Handbook, Design Guide 40 – Building timber-framed houses to resist wind, and several CPD resources.
Geoff is a member of the Australasian Wind Engineering Society and has worked with the Cyclone Testing Station for more than 30 years. He has been involved in teams that have investigated damage to buildings following extreme wind events including tropical cyclones and severe storms in the south west of WA. The results of these investigations have contributed to revision of Codes and Standards, and improvements in building products and practices.
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Boris Iskra
BE (Civil), Grad Dip. Building Fire Safety & Risk Engineering
Boris Iskra has an extensive understanding of the Australian forest and wood products sector with over 25 years of direct involvement.
He is the National Manager – Codes & Standards for Forest & Wood Products Australia where his role is to coordinate the development and review of Australian timber standards, and associated building standards and codes, on behalf of the National timber industry.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Structural) degree and a Graduate Diploma in Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering.
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Paul England
BSc (Civil Eng.), Grad Dip. Building Fire Safety & Risk Engineering
Paul has worked in the fire sector for over 35 years in a range of roles including founding Warrington Fire in Australia (now part of the Exova Group).
Currently the Manager Director at EFT Consulting (Fire and Risk Consultants) where he carried out the fire engineering analysis underpinning the changes to the NCC to permit mid-rise timber buildings.
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Allan Shiell
Audit Manager, WA Building Commission
Allan Shiell is the Manager of the Audit branch in the compliance directorate of the WA Building Commission. A role he has held for over 3 years.
Allan is part of the team that has lead the development and implementation of proactive audits for registered building service providers.
Allan has been involved in the industry here in WA for over 8 years and is a registered building surveyor. He also held the position of Building Surveyor in local government in Scotland before arriving in Western Australia.
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Pricing
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Price (All Prices Inclusive of GST)
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AIBS Member
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$340 |
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$255 |
| Non-Member |
$505 |
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