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Overview
Regulatory Framework Introduction of AS 3959 - 2009 Construction Requirements BAL Assessments Worked Example - BAL Assessment Attached Structure and Shielding AS 1530.8 Testing Private Bushfire Shelters Guidance Information
STATE & TERRITORY BUILDING REGULATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Administration Appeals Registrations Refurbishments Building standard
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
Guidance
Performance Requirement
Building Solutions
Mandatory
Methods of achieving compliance
DTS Provisions
Alternative Solution
Documentary Evidence
Prescriptive measures
Assessment methods
History of AS3959
Ash Wednesday 1983 First Edition 1991 Second Edition 1999 (current in BCA) - 2 levels of construction
Amendment No. 1 2000 (Level 3 construction) Amendment No. 2 2001 (Fire retarded-treated timber)
Third Edition (2009) under revision Interim Standard for Victoria February 2009 Fast track publication 11 March 2009
Enacted in Victorian building legislation 11 March 2009 Applies to all new residential buildings and includes a new system of Bushfire Attack Levels, from BAL-Low to BALFZ Does not apply to existing homes or private bushfire shelters (bunkers) Will apply throughout Australia from May 2010
Structure of AS3959-2009
Preface Foreword Scope Objectives Disclaimer Assessment (Section 2) Construction (Sections 3 to 9) Appendices Worked example, Assessment Method 2 etc
Structure of AS3959-2009
General (Section 3) Low (Section 4) no requirements BAL 12.5 (Section 5) BAL 19 (Section 6) BAL 29 (Section 7) BAL 40 (Section 8) BAL FZ (Section 9)
AS 3959-1999
Insignificant Level 1
FZ
Silent
Improvements to AS3959-2009
1. Increased number of construction levels (6) based on heat flux exposure thresholds defined as Bushfire Attack Levels (BAL) 2. Two options for determining BAL 1. Simple step by step approach with tables or 2. Detailed calculation procedure (compatible with fire safety engineering approaches) 3. Both methods account for climate, slope of ground and vegetation variations in States and Territories 3. The slope of ground definition has been clearly specified 4. Improved formatting / clarity 5. Construction sections have been reorganised to group specific construction requirements by Bushfire Attack Levels
Flow Chart provided in Handouts Identifies the BAL level and associated construction sections
Step 1
2.3
Step 2
2.4
Step 3
2.5
Step 4
2.6
Step 5
2.7
Excluded Vegetation
Vegetation of any type which is more than 100 m from the site. Single areas of vegetation less than 1 ha in area, not within 100 m of other areas of vegetation being classified. Multiple areas of vegetation less than 0.25 ha in area and not within 20 m of the site, or each other. Strips of vegetation less than 20 m in width regardless of length and not within 20 m of the site or each other, or other areas of vegetation being classified. Non-vegetated areas including waterways, roads, footpaths, buildings and rocky outcrops. Low threat vegetation including managed grassland, maintained lawns, golf courses, maintained public reserves and parklands, botanical gardens, vineyards, orchards, cultivated ornamental gardens, commercial nurseries, nature strips and wind breaks.
Slope - refers to the slope under the classified vegetation in relation to the building not the slope between the vegetation and the building
1. 2. 3. 4.
Relevant FDI..80 Slope >0 to 5 Vegetation Class .Forrest Building Location ..30m
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AS 3959 Construction
BALLOW
BAL 12.5
3 and 5
BAL19
3 and 6
BAL29
3 and 7
BAL40
3 and 8
BALFZ
> 40 kW/m2
3 and 9
5. Roofs
Roofs include veranda and attached carport roofs, penetrations, eaves, fascias & gables; and gutters & downpipes
3. External walls
2. Floors 6. Verandas, decks, steps, ramps & landings 1. Sub-floor supports 7. Water & gas pipes
Please note: The information in the table is a summary of the construction requirements in the new standard and not intended as a design guide. You should consult AS 3959 - 2009 for the full technical details.
Bushfire Shutters
Fixed to the building (exterior) and be non-removable Gaps no greater than 3 mm in the closed position Manually operable from either inside or outside Protect the entire window assembly or door assembly Consist of non-combustible or bushfire resisting timber If perforated, have uniformly distributed perforations Perforated area no greater than 20% of the shutter If bushfire shutters are fitted to all external doors, at least one of the shutters is required to be operable from the inside to facilitate safe egress from the building
Attached Structures
Where any part of a garage, carport, veranda or similar roofed structure is attached to, or shares a common roof space with a building required to comply with this Standard, the entire garage, carport, veranda or similar roofed structure shall comply with the construction requirements of this Standard, as applicable to the subject building, or
Attached Structures
Be separated a wall that extends to the underside of a noncombustible roof covering; and Has an FRL of not less than 60/60/60 for load bearing walls and -/ 60/60 for non-load bearing walls when tested from the attached structure side; or Is of masonry, earth wall or masonry-veneer construction with the masonry leaf being not less than 90 mm in thickness; and Has openings protected as follows
Doorways by /60/30 self closing fire doors. Windows by /60/ fire windows permanently fixed in the closed position. Other openings by construction with an FRL not less than /60/. Control and construction joints, sub-floor vents, weepholes and penetrations for pipes and conduits need not comply with the above.
Shielding
The construction requirements for the next lower Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) than determined for the site may be applied to an elevation of the building where the elevation is not exposed to the source of bushfire attack. An elevation is deemed not to be exposed to the source of bushfire attack if all of the straight lines between that elevation and the source of bushfire attack are obstructed by another part of the building. This is shown in Figure 3.1. The construction requirements for a shielded elevation must not be less than that required for BAL12.5, except where the exposed elevations have been determined as BALLOW.
Testing to AS1530.8
AS1530.8 Testing
AS 1530.8.1 & 2 - Methods for full scale fire tests on building materials, components and structures Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to radiant heat and small flaming Test elements such as Windows, Doors, Service Penetrations, Eaves/Gutter Details, Roofs, Verandas and Decks, Exposed Structural Elements (eg Posts/Columns), Sub Floor Spaces, and Roof lights
AS1530.8 Testing
The outcome of the testing will be a rating similar to:
AS 1530.8.1 - BAL 12, BAL 19, BAL 29, BAL 40 AS 1530.8.2 - BAL FZ
Where the number refers to the peak radiant heat flux applied during a test and FZ refers to a specimen exposed to the standard heating regime of AS 1530.4 A BAL19 system would have satisfied the performance criteria when subjected to an AS 1530.8.1 test at a peak heat flux of 19kW/m2 A BAL FZ system would have satisfied the performance criteria when subjected to a test in accordance with AS 1530.8.2.
AS1530.8 Testing
Draft AS 1530.8.1 Idealised Exposure Conditions
40 Radiant Heat - kW/m2 30 20 10 0 0 2.5000 5.0000 Time - s 7.5000 10.0000
AS1530.8 Testing
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Building Amendment (Private Bushfire Shelters Construction) Interim Regulations 2009 Government monitoring activity in new market Dubious products on market Sales increase dramatically after acknowledgment of potential danger of upcoming fire season ACCC takes action against some manufacturers for advertising that products are Standards compliant Royal Commission urged action Building Amendment (Private Bushfire Shelter Construction) Further Interim Regulations 2009 introduced November 11th 2009
BAL-Low-19?
% of buildings surviving
Bushfire Severity
Adequate air supply A sense of safety and wellbeing Adequate facilities Space for all essential items
The period of the bushfire event is the reasonably estimated period of time beginning from entry into the building by occupants prior to the fire front arriving and concluding when the fire front has passed and the external environmental conditions are no longer untenable.
Guidance Information
Owner-builder
Certificate of Consent (from BPB) Insurance (for works > $12k on sale) Registration required for sub-contracted works > $5k Training courses available Need time, expertise & experience!
Registered Builder
Registration number (DB-) Insurance (on work > $12k) Contract (on work > $5k) Continuing education (CPD) Dispute resolution (BACV) Memberships (HIA, MBA)
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