NBC 2002 Building Regulations Assignment

Individual Report 2

Unit Code: NBC 2002

Unit Name: Building Regulations

This report must be completed by students individually and is worth 15% of the overall mark, the report should be approximately 500 words, and can include sketches, diagrams etc.

Assignment Task:

You are engaged to provide technical advice for an accessible carparking bay relevant to a class 6 building, where there is concern that the required accessible carparking bay is constructed incorrectly.

The following site-specific information is provided:

• A photograph of the accessible carparking space
• As constructed drawing of the accessible carparking space

From the information provided, you are required to use your knowledge of the National Construction Code (NCC) and relevant Australian Standards to:

• Identify the NCC requirements relevant to the accessible carparking bay
• Tabulate the non-compliances (a minimum of two, assuming a deemed-to-satisfy solution was used)
• Discuss how the particular NCC clauses/requirements relate to overall NCC compliance (with part A2.0)

Assignment Structure:

The report needs to be compiled professionally and should include:

1. Assignment Cover Sheet
2. Front Page
3. Introduction
4. Report Body

• Identification of relevant NCC requirements for a DTS solution
  
  
  • Including any Australian Standards, DTS specifications, DTS clauses, and DTS provisions to satisfy performance requirements
• Identification of non-compliances
  
  
  • Tabulated summary, including references to the specific clause to support the non-compliance
• Applicable Performance Requirements
  
  
  • Including the Performance Requirement that you consider most relevant
• Discussion on options available to resolve the non-compliances

5. Report Ending

• Conclusion
• References
• Appendix (if any)

Harvard referencing system should be used wherever relevant.

Plagiarism at any level is not tolerated.

Short extensions may be approved in accordance with Victoria University Procedures through the College Course and Unit Administrator.

Example of tabulated summary for non-compliance (Informative only):

Access assessment of a lift installation

Assessed against NCC clauses D3.3, E3.5 and E3.6, and the referenced Australian Standard AS1735.12 (Australian Building Codes Board 2019). Non-compliance was isolated within the lift cart as detailed in Figure 1 and Table 1.

Figure 1 Identification of Non-Compliant Items

Table 1 Description of Non-Compliant Items (Standards Australia Limited 1999)

References:

Australian Building Codes Board 2019,National Construction Code 2019 Building Code of Australia - Volume 1, Australian Building Codes Board, Canberra.

Standards Australia Limited 1999, Lifts, escalators and moving walks Part 12: Facilities for persons with disabilities, AS 1735.12-1999, SAI Global Limited, Sydney.