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Do I Need a BAL?
Do I Need a Assessment? A Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) Assessment is a means of measuring the severity of a building’s potential exposure to the three different ways a bushfire can attack a property – ember attack, radiant heat and direct flame contact. To learn more about how these can impact a property see our…
Read MoreWhat type of Bushfire Report do I need?
What type of do I need? The most commonly requested bushfire report is the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) Assessment. While this is where we, as bushfire consultants will start, it is not always the end. It is important to know, before the process starts, what level of bushfire consultation will be required so that you…
Read MoreHow will a BAL Rating affect my House?
How will a BAL Rating affect my So you are building a house in a Bushfire Prone area and now you are wondering what that may mean for the future of your home or project. How much will it cost and what changes do you need to make?So you are building a house in a…
Read MoreHow a BAL Rating is Calculated
How is a BAL Rating In our previous articles we have discussed what a BAL rating is. If you haven’t seen that article you can read it here: What is a BAL rating. But you may ask, how is a BAL rating calculated? A BAL rating is calculated using the calculation methods in AS3959. There…
Read MoreHow a Bushfire Attacks your Home
How does a Bushfire your Home? When we picture a house or building being destroyed by a bushfire we often imagine the flames from the fire directly attacking the house overtaking the house. But did you know that houses have been lost that are over 700 metres from the fire front? And that most houses…
Read MoreWhat Influences Bushfire Behaviour?
What Influences Bushfire The term bushfire behaviour refers to how a bushfire will react to surrounding environmental conditions and landscape. Why is this important? Because, if we understand the way a bushfire is likely to behave, it will allow us to predict the intensity, rate of travel and, direction of a bushfire, in a given…
Read MoreConsidering Passive Design
Considering Design Lots are getting smaller and the ability to design a house that incorporates passive design is becoming progressively difficult. It has been noted that there are several core factors in the design process that are to be considered, there is orientation, materialistic factors such as thermal mass, ventilation, insulation, shading and glazing to…
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency Compliance VS Sustainability
Energy Efficiency Compliance Sustainability Sustainable Development is best known by the phrase that “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. While there has been many interpretations of what sustainable development is, this notion of “Sustainable Development” is one that…
Read MoreDouble Glazing Myths
Double Glazing The energy efficiency of a building is influenced by many different design aspects. Orientation, insulation, ventilation, shading, sealing and building size are all important, and all interact with each other. In the face of this complexity, double glazed windows are often touted as a key ingredient of energy efficient buildings. Double glazing salesmen…
Read MoreWhat is a BAL rating?
A Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) Assessment is a means of measuring the severity of a building’s potential exposure to the three different ways a bushfire can attack a property – ember attack, radiant heat and direct flame contact.
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