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Universal design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible and usable to all people of different ages and abilities over time, without the need for adaptation or specialised design.

Slips can occur when a person's foot loses traction with the ground surface due to surface contaminants such as water or grease, poor maintenance, inappropriate footwear or flooring product's finish and innate slip resistance rating.

Trips can occur when a person unexpectedly catches their foot on an object or surface. Common causes of tripping include low obstacles, obstructed view, poor lighting, uneven walking surfaces and poor maintenance.

NATSPEC provides design and install worksections for mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire services.

This TECHnote suggests some ways to use NATSPEC worksections to specify Building Management Systems (BMS) and automatic controls.

Compliance with the Deemed-to-Satisfy energy efficiency provisions of the NCC can be achieved using thermal modeling software and load limits for the climate zone specified in the ABCB standard NatHERS heating and cooling load limits. The NatHERS compliance pathway requires a building to achieve a minimum star rating and satisfy corresponding heating and cooling load limits.

There are a number of national environmental rating schemes in place in Australia that can be used to understand how efficiently a building is operating as well as measure and reduce its impact on the environment.

The objective of this TECHnote is to increase road owners’ understanding of the feasibility of using Otta seal for low traffic volume unsealed gravel roads.

The objective of this TECHnote is to assist local road authorities to maintain low volume unsealed gravel roads.

The objective of this TECHnote is to assist local road authorities implement the use of recycled materials by including it in their policies, construction specifications and approval processes.