Boris Iskra of Wood Products Victoria has informed us that he has uploaded 3 documents to the timber.org.au website (refer link: http://www.timber.org.au/menu.asp?section=Design&sub=Bushfire%20Performance) prepared by Wood Products Victoria in response to the pressing Victorian need to provide technical support for the use of timber products in bushfire-prone areas.
There is also the need to provide designers, specifiers, builders etc the confidence that timber products can be used... following on from the negative government press release stating that only concrete slabs and brick veneer would be allowed in the most extreme bushfire areas – which is incorrect.
· Overview - Building with Timber in Bushfire-prone Areas (Vic/ACT) – Provides some general background to building in bushfire-prone areas.
· Timber Framed Housing in Bushfire-prone Areas (Vic/ACT) – Specific construction details for both brick veneer and timber clad houses on suspended timber floors.
· Bushfire Standard - Timber Building Element Summary Table (Vic/ACT) – A summary of the key elements required when building in bushfire-prone areas.
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