30 August 2010 |
TIMBERTECH is the first to receive certification of compliance up to and including Bushfire Attack Level 29 (BAL) for its XLM deck boards, in accordance with Building Code of Australia.
30 August 2010 |
A new computer program has been developed which will help fire authorities predict the direction, speed and intensity of bushfires.
3 August 2010 |
The Victorian Premier, John Brumby, has released an interim response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission report.
2 August 2010 |
The final report into the 2009 Victorian bushfires has been released by the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.
29 July 2010 |
Communities affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires will share in $1.4 million in further funds from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund for 13 projects identified as rebuilding priorities by local community recovery committees.
13 May 2010 |
A special briefing for the residential building industry will be held in Melbourne, May 26.
3 May 2010 |
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has announced the release of a Performance Standard for the design and construction of private bushfire shelters.
19 April 2010 |
CSIRO scientists have 'flame-tested' a steel-framed house near Mogo on the NSW south coast to see how the structure withstands realistic bushfire conditions.
16 February 2010 |
Victoria's bushfire planning strategy needs a "major overhaul", an urban designer has told the Bushfires Royal Commission.
4 February 2010 |
Houses built under current wildfire standards were three times more likely to survive the Black Saturday fire conditions, a university study has found.
11 January 2010 |
Suburban sprawl is increasing the risk to lives and properties from fires, and states should ban building in bushfire zones, according to a Professor.
19 November 2009 |
A NSW architectural firm has become the first in the state, and only second in the country, to achieve bushfire accreditation.
16 October 2009 |
A Japanese artist has created a contemporary teahouse using burnt wood from affected areas in Victoria.
22 September 2009 |
The bushfire commission is fast tracking its recommendations ahead of Victoria's fire season.
15 September 2009 |
The sunshine state leaps ahead by adopting the new national bushfire standard seven months before other states.
11 September 2009 |
The creation of "an iconic heart" is central to the final urban design plan for the reconstruction of Marysville.
25 August 2009 |
Australia must urgently develop bushfire standards in the aftermath of the devastating February bushfires, says Victoria's building commissioner.
15 July 2009 |
A $1.2 million modern office building will be the first structure to go into construction in Marysville, before a school or a health centre.
14 July 2009 |
The RMIT Design Research Institute has announced its seven-member panel, which will award a $25,000 research and development grant to the best bushfire design idea.
10 June 2009 |
The pro-bono efforts of 19 firms that have designed new homes for bushfire victims are made public. View them here...
8 May 2009 |
Kinglake residents devastated by the Black Saturday bushfires have received the first of a dozen portable bathroom laundry units to help people living in temporary accommodation
22 April 2009 |
A new national bushfire standard aimed at better protecting homes in bushfire prone areas has been finalised by Standards Australia.
13 March 2009 |
New Victorian building standards are set to revolutionise the way new homes are built in bushfire prone areas.
4 March 2009 |
Fire bunkers being sold to consumers without any performance data, says Archicentre.
18 February 2009 |
NSW's bushfire standards are not inadequate, claims lobby group.