Codes, Standards & Regulations
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HFC phasedown passes parliament
The Federal Government has successfully passed legislation to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which comprise up to 2% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. HFCs are powerful synthetic gases ... -
Plumber caught using lead solder
The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) has issued a warning to property owners after a Queensland plumber was caught using lead solder on water pipes. ... -
Plumbing Meets Parliament 2017 event takes shape
The most important annual gathering of senior management across the plumbing sector, ‘Plumbing Meets Parliament’, will take place on October 19 at Parliament House in Canberra. ... -
Spec: a four-letter word
The following article was originally presented nearly 40 years ago at the 1978 American Society of Plumbing Engineers Convention in New Orleans, USA. It has been ... -
ABCB publishes consultation RIS
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has published a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) for consultation titled ‘Application of Temperature Control Requirements for Heated Water’. The consultation ... -
ASSE publishes scald awareness white paper
ASSE International has published its fourth scald awareness white paper, ‘Guidelines for Temperature Control Devices in Domestic Hot Water Systems’, which is now available for free ... -
Australia adopts International Standard for BIM Data Sharing
Standards Australia recently published AS ISO 16739:2017 Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) for data sharing in the construction and facility management industries, which is an identical adoption ... -
Pods from Pudong
With imports of non-compliant bathroom pods on the rise, it may be time to take another look at the regulations that apply to them. Plumbing Connection ... -
Changes at Standards Australia
Today Standards Australia announced changes to the functional structure of its operations and its executive team effective immediately. As a result of the new structure, the ... -
Building Ministers’ Forum
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met in Perth on 14 December 2016 and agreed on a range of significant measures that will benefit the Australian building, ...
