The Building Regulations Blog http://www.buildingregulations.com.au Building Regulations, Permits, Codes and the BCA for Architects and Building Designers. Tue, 10 May 2011 08:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Is that mechanical ventilation, air handling or air-conditioning? http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1510/building-permits-mechanical-ventilation http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1510/building-permits-mechanical-ventilation#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 08:19:26 +0000 David (BDC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1510 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1510/building-permits-mechanical-ventilation/feed 2 When does the approved use of a building change for an occupancy permit? http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1492/building-permits-change-of-use http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1492/building-permits-change-of-use#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:52:18 +0000 David (BDC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1492 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1492/building-permits-change-of-use/feed 0 Tough building codes couldn’t save Christchurch from unknown fault line http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1429/building-permits-tough-building-codes http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1429/building-permits-tough-building-codes#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:45:10 +0000 David (BDC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1429 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1429/building-permits-tough-building-codes/feed 0 What are the Association for Specialist Fire Protection “COLOUR” Books? http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1431/building-permits-asfp-colour-books http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1431/building-permits-asfp-colour-books#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:52:32 +0000 David (BDC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1431 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1431/building-permits-asfp-colour-books/feed 0 Are you an architect with a cool idea? http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1447/building-permits-architect http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1447/building-permits-architect#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:16:49 +0000 David (FSC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1447 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1447/building-permits-architect/feed 0 What are the key requirements of the access to premises standards for a building permit? http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1438/building-permits-access-to-premises http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1438/building-permits-access-to-premises#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:30:17 +0000 David (FSC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1438 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1438/building-permits-access-to-premises/feed 3 “A new house” – building a resource for new house buyers and owners – one blog at a time http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1409/building-permits-a-new-house http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1409/building-permits-a-new-house#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:38:26 +0000 David (BDC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1409 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1409/building-permits-a-new-house/feed 0 Do external landscape stairs have to comply with the BCA? Do you need a building permit? http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1398/building-permits-external-stairs http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1398/building-permits-external-stairs#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:18:22 +0000 David (BDC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1398 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1398/building-permits-external-stairs/feed 0 For a building permit what is the difference between “suitable to occupy” and compliance? http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1377/building-permits-suitable-to-occupy http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1377/building-permits-suitable-to-occupy#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:33:14 +0000 David (BDC) Swinson http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1377 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1377/building-permits-suitable-to-occupy/feed 0 How to get a yes from Council for planning! http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1361/building-permits-planning http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1361/building-permits-planning#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:30:23 +0000 admin http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/?p=1361 http://www.buildingregulations.com.au/1361/building-permits-planning/feed 0