NATSPEC// SPECnotes - IPWEA
NATSPEC//SPECnotesAPRIL 2014 UpdateThe April 2014 Update includes 1 new generic worksection, 1 new cut-downworksection, 18 reissued worksections, 7 new branded worksections and2 new TECHnotes. This Update also incorporates amendments to theNational Construction Code (BCA and PCA) for 2014 and changes instandards from September 2013 to February 2014. View the PDF of yourpackage to see the highlighted changes.New generic worksection 0520 Partitions - combined.New cut-down worksection 0551b Joinery.Deleted cut-down worksections 0521b Partitions – demountable. 0522b Partitions – framed and lined. 0524b Partitions – glazed.Reissued worksections 0191 Sundry items. 0193 Building access safety systems. 0242 Landscape – fences and barriers.0277 Pavement ancillaries.0323 Straw bale.0333 Stone repair.0342 Light steel framing.0345 Steel – protective paint coatings.0346 Structural fire protectionsystems.0454 Overhead doors.0521 Partitions – demountable.0522 Partitions – framed and lined.0523 Partitions – brick and block.0524 Partitions – glazed.0551 Joinery.0574 Window coverings.0575 Tapestries.0911 Cable support and ductsystems.New branded worksections 0191 ACCULINE sundry items. 0242 FD Fencing in landscape -fences and barriers. 0411 PARCHEM waterproofing external and tanking. 0453 CS Cavity Sliders in doors andaccess panels. 0621 PARCHEM waterproofing - wetareas. 0657 PARCHEM in resin basedseamless flooring. 0746 IVR air grilles.Renamed worksections 0193 Building access safety systems[formerly 0193 Roof accesssafety systems]. 0462 Structural silicone glazing[formerly 0462 Structuralglazing]. 0679 Wallpapering [formerly 0679Wall papering].New TECHnotes DES 030 Seismic actions on nonstructural components. DES 031 Specifying R-Values. Air Conditioning and MechanicalContractors’ Association ofAustralia Australian Council of BuiltEnvironment Design Professions Australian Elevator Association Australian Institute of Architects Australian Institute of Building Australian Institute of BuildingSurveyors Australian Institute of QuantitySurveyors Construction Industry EngineeringServices Group Consult Australia Department of Finance (Federal) Department of Finance (WA) Department of Finance andServices (NSW) Department of Housing and PublicWorks (QLD) Department of Infrastructure (NT) Department of Planning, Transportand Infrastructure (SA) Department of Treasury (ACT) Department of Treasury andFinance (TAS) Engineers Australia Master Builders Australia Standards Australia Victorian Building AuthoritySPECnotesConstruction InformationSystems LimitedLevel 4, 217 Clarence StreetSYDNEY NSW 2000AustraliaPhoneFaxEmailWebISSNPrint post1300 797 1421300 797 39556100018ACOUSTIC UNDERLAYP E R F O R M A N C E C E I L I N GSM o r e s c o p e f o r i n n o va t i o nWALLING SOLUTIONS
STANDARDS REVISINGThe most significant standards publishedin December 2013, January and February2014 which you may need to refer to ina specification, but are not yet cited inNATSPEC, include:AS 1417 Receiving antennas for radioand television in the VHF and UHFbroadcast bandsPart 1 (Int)-2011 Design, manufactureand performance of outdoor terrestrialTV antennas. ( 260.85)This standard expired on 24th February.Referenced worksection: 0962 Televisiondistribution systems.AS 1657–2013 Fixed platforms, walkways,stairways and ladders – Design,construction and installation. ( 194.66)This standard supersedes the 1992 edition.It includes single stile ladders, access toroofs, removed references to the regulatoryauthorities, requirements relating to aparticular form of access (e.g. stairways,ladders) when grouped together, a broaderscope of testing of products and more testmethods, slip resistance issue highlightedand testing of a wider range of productsintroduced where verification by engineer’sanalysis is not available.Referenced worksections: 0012 Waterfrontdevelopment; 0072 Water supply – pumpstations (Design); 0077 Sewerage systemspump stations (Design); 0171 Generalrequirements; 0457 External screens; 0551Joinery; 0552 Metalwork – fabricated; 0702Mechanical design and install; 0713Cooling towers; 0715 Tanks, vesselsand heat exchangers ; 0731 Fans; 0732Air filters; 1341 Water supply – reticulation(Construction); 1342 Water supply – pumpstations (Construction); 1354 Drainagestructures; 1361 Sewerage systems –reticulation (Construction); 1362 Seweragesystems – pump stations (Construction).AS/NZS 2243 Safety in laboratories.Part 8:2014 Fume cupboards. ( 260.85)This standard supersedes the 2006 edition.It provides requirements for fume cupboardsrelating to their safety and performance, alongwith recommendations and procedures fortheir selection, installation, testing and use.This edition includes requirements for riskassessment and permits the consideration ofmanifold duct systems.Referenced worksection: 0741 Ductwork.AS 2358-1990 Adhesives – For fixingceramic tiles. ( 233.32)This standard has been withdrawn and hasnot been replaced.Referenced worksections: 0275 Segmentalpavers – mortar and adhesive bed; 0631Ceramic tiling; 0632 Stone and terrazzotiling.AS/NZS 2967: 2014 Optical fibrecommunication cabling systems safety.( 76.95)This standard supersedes the 2010 edition.It provides safety rules for optical fibrecommunication systems and associatedmaterials. The new edition covers cablingsystems safety up to laser hazard classificationlevel 2M and includes a revised list of referencedstandards.Referenced worksections: 0902 Electricaldesign and install; 0961 Telecommunicationscabling.AS 3566 Self-drilling screws for thebuilding and construction industries.Part 2:2002 Corrosionrequirements. ( 134.32)Polished concreteresistanceThis standard has been made obsolescent.Referenced worksections: 0181 Adhesives,sealants and fasteners; 0421 Roofing –combined; 0427 Roofing - tiles.AS 4283-1995 Cold mix asphalt formaintenance patching. ( 89.13)This standard has been withdrawn andreplaced with AUSTROADS AGPT04B.Referenced worksections: 1142 Bituminouscold mix; 1146 Bituminous slurry surfacing.AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15288:2013 Systemsengineering – Systems life cycle processes.( 194.66)This standard supersedes AS/NZS 15288:200and involves framework to improvecommunication and cooperation among theparties that create, utilize and managemodern systems. The standard is identicaland reproduced from ISO/IEC 15288:2008Systems and software engineering – Systemlife cycle processes.Referenced worksection: 0701 Mechanicalsystems.OTHER STANDARDSMiscellaneous publications published inDecember 2013, January and February 2014which may be of interest to specifiers, include:AS/NZS 4755 Demand responsecapabilities and supporting technologiesfor electrical products – Interaction ofdemand response enabling devices andelectrical products.Part 3.3:2014 Operational instruction andconnections for electric storage andelectric-boosted storage water heaters.( 152.87)This is a new standard and forms partof series 3 which aims to define thenomenclature, architecture and operationalinstructions for systems that can be usedto remotely control electrical products andto define the demand response capabilitiesof electrical products. Part 3.3 addressesonly the interaction of electric and electricboosted storage water heaters and demandresponse enabling devices (DREDs).AGPD03/14 – Guide to project delivery– Contract management.This part of the Austroads Guide givesguidance to project delivery practitionerson the use of contracts for the deliveryof projects. It defines contracts, and thedocumentation required to establish andadminister a contract and also coversappropriate standards of practice andprocedures for the management of contracts.All you need to know aboutSPECbuilder and specificationproduction!Register for one of our 2014 ProfessionalDevelopment seminars:SYDNEY: Wednesday 25 JuneCANBERRA: Thursday 26 JuneMELBOURNE: Friday 27 JuneDARWIN: Wednesday 2 JulyBRISBANE: Friday 4 JulyHOBART: Tuesday 8 JulyADELAIDE: Wednesday 9 JulyPERTH: Friday 11 JulyContact NATSPEC for more information1300 797 142Polished concrete is a generic term usedto describe a range of decorative concreteflooring finishes produced by a varietyof techniques such as steel trowelling,burnishing or honing.Different treatments can be used toembellish the polished concrete surfaces,including colouring, texturing, patterningby saw cutting or inlaying with metal ortimber strips or of tiles or pavers.Special consideration needs to be given tothe specification of the concrete used forpolished floors to produce consistency ofcolour, surface aggregate displacement,surface tolerances and control of cracking.The architect and engineer shouldcomprehensively document these specialrequirements and any special decorativeeffects. The slip resistance of the finishedpolished surfaces should also beconsidered.Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australiapublishes the following information on thespecification of polished concrete: CCAA Briefing 05 Polished concretefloors. CCAA Datasheet The specification ofburnished concrete finish. CCAA Datasheet The specification ofhoned or polished concrete finishes. CCAA Datasheet Slip resistance ofpolished concrete surfaces.In this update NATSPEC has added clausesfor the specification of polished concretefinishes to the 0310 Concrete – combined,0315 Concrete finishes and 0612Cementitious toppings worksections.NATSPEC TECHnoteDES 030 – Seismicdesign actions on nonstructural componentsSeismic design actions are generallyconsidered the sole responsibility of thestructural engineer. However, architects,building services engineers and contractorsmust also take seismic design actions intoaccount. The failure of non-structuralarchitectural and services componentsto resist seismic forces from earthquakescan result in serious damage to buildingsand their contents, and injury or death tooccupants.Seismic restraint is largely a design issue;the specification serves primarily to defineparameters and the quality of components.The designer of the non-structuralcomponents or the contractor must selectand detail components to resist the specificseismic requirements. For example, suchdetailing may require the inclusion of antivibration mounts to equipment.This new TECHnote highlights therequirements of AS 1170.4 for seismicrestraint to non-structural componentsof a building and examines the statutoryrequirements of the National ConstructionCode (NCC) and the relevant provisionswithin NATSPEC.2SPECnotes Autumn 2014
Usingbranded worksectionsA NATSPEC branded worksection isan alternative to a generic NATSPECworksection. Based on the genericNATSPEC worksection Template of thesame classification number, a brandedworksection Template is pre-completed todetail the proprietary product(s), executionand selections. It can be incorporatedinto the specification at any stage of theproject documentation once a specificproduct has been selected.NATSPECdevelopsabrandedworksection in conjunction with theProduct Partner and updates the lateststandards, regulations, building codesand product information twice a year, inApril and October.Branded worksections are available tospecifiers from three sources: SPECbuilder Live where subscriberscan select a branded worksection forinclusion into a project specification. The Product Partner websites. Free on NATSPEC websitewww.natspec.com.auA branded worksection provides up-todate and relevant product specificationinformation in one document. This savesthe specifier time and energy, and reducesrisk and stress. When using a brandedworksection, follow these simple steps: Review the product for its applicabilityto the project, local conditions andregulations. Delete clauses, subclauses,paragraphs or products that are notrelevant to the project. Complete the write-in options[complete/delete] prompts andschedules. Refer to Guidance text within theworksection, Product Partnercatalogue and Product Partnerwebsite for more information. Contact the Product Partner forassistance with queries.AUS-SPEC NewsAUS-SPEC is planning to develop newstormwater, water supply and seweragemaintenance worksections for the Publicutilities package.The umbrella requirements for stormwatermaintenance will be useful for allcouncils. The water supply and seweragemaintenance worksections will be aimedat the regional councils of NSW and QLDwhich are responsible for providing theseservices to their communities.TheAUS-SPECdocumentsarespecifically written for local government.Feedback on the content and/or useof current AUS-SPEC documents andany suggestions for new topics willassist us to provide better servicesto our subscribers. Please email yourfeedback to aus-spec@natspec.com.auSPECnotes Autumn 2014L-R: Richard Currie (Australian Institute of Architects), Lyn McDonald (Construction Training Fund), JaneVallance (Building Commission), Graham Teede (Australian Institute of Building), Warren Kerr (AustralianCouncil of Buillt Environment Design Professionals), Richard Choy (NATSPEC), Michael McLean (MasterBuilders Australia), James England (Engineers Australia), Carolyn Marshall (Building Management and Works),Steven Luce (Department of Treasury), Robin Wheelwright (Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors)NATSPEC, BIM and IndustryNATSPEC continues to work with all of industry to improve the practice of BuildingInformation Modelling (BIM), most recently at the WA BIM Roundtable on 10 March2014.The participants agreed unanimously that BIM was now part of the Australian industryvernacular and that their organisation believed there were benefits to gain from BIM.However, there are still challenges to obtaining the best benefits of BIM. The threetop issues were the need to improve awareness and understanding, develop BIMStandards and increase training. It was further agreed to endorse and promote theNATSPEC National BIM Guide as a learning resource. The Guide is freely available fromwww.natspec.com.auABCB removesmaintenance fromBCA Volume 1NCC 2014 will no longer mandatemaintenance through BCA Section IMaintenance, the objective of which was“to ensure that people are protectedfrom illness, injury and loss of amenitythroughout the life of the building” (clauseIO1) and “to reduce greenhouse gasemissions by efficiently using energythroughout the life of the building” (clauseIO2). The reason given by the ABCB fordeleting maintenance from NCC is that“maintenance provisions are primarily astate and territory regulatory function”.(Some jurisdictions including New SouthWales and the Northern Territory hadpreviously deleted it via a local variation.)As a consequence of the deletion ofBCA Section I, NATSPEC has removedreference to it from the April 2014Update but continues to include safetymaintenance standards such as AS 1851and the AS/NZS 3666 series, as well asprovisions aimed at maintaining energyefficiency of services. NATSPEC alsocontinues to deal with maintainability.While the safety provisions of the deletedPart I1 are well covered by state andterritory regulations, the same is notthe case for the energy maintenanceprovisions of Part I2. Specifiers shouldcheck that their design and specificationmaintenance clauses incorporate localregulatory requirements and that themaintenance intent of the deleted clause,I2.2 Components of services, is covered.Structural designactions scheduleFor the April 14 Update, NATSPEChas removed the Structural designactions schedule from the 0171 Generalrequirements worksection. Feedback froma majority of subscribers, that they were notusing the schedule and our concern thatthe structural design parameters includedin the schedule were not of a generalrequirement nature, are the principlereasons for removing the schedule.The design of any item, structural ornon-structural, should be specific to theconditions where the item will be located.Providing general parameters for a sitemay not be suitable in specific locations.For example, the design of a flag polelocated within an enclosed courtyard mayhave very different design parametersto that of a flag pole located on the roofof a multi-storey tower. The parametersfor design should be determined by thedesigner, for the specific circumstancesof the design in question, with assistancefrom the appropriate professional.3
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AS 1657–2013 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders – Design, construction and installation. ( 194.66) This standard supersedes the 1992 edition. It includes single stile ladders, access to roofs, removed references to
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