by Robyn Short
- 23 July 2009 - The Victorian Building Commission has announced a new roofing system that will meet standards for Victoria’s most hazardous fire zones.
Acting building commissioner, Sarah McCann-Bartlett, made the announcement today following months of testing.
“We are pleased to have new roofing systems that meet the rigorous testing under the new Standard. It will give people the confidence of knowing that the new roofing system they choose is suitable for those areas that have been assessed as BAL-FZ ,[rated the highest in bushfire risk], Ms McCann-Bartlett said.
Development of the roof systems was jointly funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited, BlueScope Steel Limited and Promat Australia Pty Ltd. It involved a cooperative approach to overcome the challenges associated with the design of construction systems that meet the requirements of the most extreme bushfire attack level under the new Standard, Ms McCann-Bartlett said.
Bluescope Steel Technology corporate brand manager, Michael Reay, said the company had commissioned work on various composites of steel cladding, glass fibre insulation and fibre cement fire panels.
The Master Builders Association of Victoria said there had been a lack of roofing products ready to meet the new standards.
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