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This document outlines the major updates in the 2025 editions of AS/NZS 3500.1 and AS/NZS 3500.4, highlighting crucial changes to plumbing regulations for water and heated water services. Key amendments include new classification, temperature, and
Research on moisture resilience covering risks, impacts and strategies to prevent damage in building envelopes across Victoria.
Fact sheet on sanitary drains under buildings. Explains regulatory requirements, exemptions and when modification approval is needed to meet BPC compliance standards.
Learn how to download your practitioner compliance certificate in VBA360. Step‑by‑step guidance for registered building and plumbing practitioners in Victoria.
Research into automated material tracking to improve supply chain transparency, logistics and product provenance in construction.
Research into stakeholder perceptions and preferences to inform engagement, services and regulatory decision-making in Victoria.
Research on building on expansive soils covering risks, design strategies and compliance for safe, durable construction in Victoria.
This provides guidance and a sample form for issuing a Section 18A(2) notice under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002, helping claimants notify respondents of their intention to apply for adjudication of a
This practice note provides guidance on how to interpret and apply building and plumbing regulatory requirements, supporting consistent compliance and best‑practice outcomes.
Standards alert for Amendment 4 to AS/NZS 5601.1 outlining updates to gas installation requirements and compliance standards.