Documentation of Decisions Decisions made under the BCA should be fully documented and copies of all relevant documentation should be retained. Examples of the kind of documentation which should be prepared and retained include: (a) Details of the Building Solution including all relevant plans and other supporting documentation. (b) In cases where an Alternative Solution…
Most alternate solutions in the past have involved fire engineering, however they don’t have to. Alternate solutions can be done on any part, or parts of the BCA, and the process does not have to be so complicated.
BCA (Volume 1) A0.9 Assessment Methods and BCA (Volume 2) 1.0.9 Assessment Methods are similar as below* The following Assessment Methods, or any combination of them, can be used to determine that a Building Solution complies with the Performance Requirements: (a) Evidence to support that the use of a material, form of construction or design…
BCA (Volume 1) A0.5 Meeting the Performance Requirements and BCA (Volume 2) 1.0.5 Meeting the Performance Requirements read exactly the same as below * Compliance with the Performance Requirements can only be achieved by: (a) complying with the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions; or (b) formulating an Alternative Solution which, (i) complies with the Performance Requirements; or (ii) is shown to be…