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An Examination of the Performance Based Building Code on the Design of a Commercial Building
Construction Economics and Building
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An Examination of the Performance Based Building Code on the Design of a Commercial Building
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Greenwood, John
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The Building Code of Australia (BCA) is the principal code under which building approvals in Australia are assessed. The BCA adopted performance-based solutions for building approvals in 1996. Performance-based codes are based upon a set of explicit objectives, stated in terms of a hierarchy of requirements beginning with key general objectives. With this in mind, the research presented in this paper aims to analyse the impact of the introduction of the performance-based code within Western Australia to gauge the effect and usefulness of alternative design solutions in commercial construction using a case study project. The research revealed that there are several advantages to the use of alternative designs and that all parties, in general, are in favour of the performance-based building code of Australia. It is suggested that change in the assessment process to streamline the alternative design path is needed for the greater use of the performance-based alternative. With appropriate quality control measures, minor variations to the deemed-to-satisfy provisions could easily be managed by the current and future building surveying profession.
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UTS ePRESS
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2012-11-22
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2976
10.5130/AJCEB.v7i1.2976 |
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Construction Economics and Building; Vol 7, No 1 (2007): AJCEB; 37-44
2204-9029 |
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eng
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http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2976/3149
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Copyright (c) 2007 John Greenwood
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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