MARCH MEETING

Meeting Date...........................
Wednesday, 9th March, 2011.

Pacific Paradise Bowls Club.
13 Menzies Drive, Pacific Paradise.
(refer to adjacent map)

Meeting Commences 6.00pm.
No charge to attend meeting.
(Tax deductable 2 course meal available for $20)

SPONSOR:        Pending

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:  Steve Cooper - CEO of Tourism Noosa - will be talking to members about the impact tourism can have on the demand for building design services. Steve will discuss future directions and marketing initiatives in the pipeline at Tourism Noosa. This should be a topic of interest to all Sunshine Coast designers.

 Members note: Please bring your business card to provide to sponsors.

Close of Meeting at 8:30 pm approx.

RSVP             ian@mojodesign.net.au

BDA National Conference

Thursday Master Class - Gutters and Downpipes

When: Thursday 3rd March 2011

Where: on your desktop or laptop or wherever you have internet access and phone

What time: 12.00 midday

What’s it about: Gutters and Downpipes

Why gutters and downpipes?

1. Reason 1: One of our country members asked us about the discrepancy between the Australian Standard and the deemed to satisfy provisions of the BCA 2010 Volume 2.
2. Reason 2: Roof drainage made it to No 1 on the Building Services Authority Top 10 Defect list in December 2010.
3. Reason 3: Our Technical and Education team under director, Glen Place, has been investigating to come up with an answer to our member’s question (see reason 1).
4. Reason 4: We want to distribute a Member Alert but it has become pretty complicated so Glen will be explaining the issues first during this masterclass.

What you need?

All you need is a connection to the internet and a phone. We will provide a toll‐free phone

number to call and a participant code. You phone in and connect to the web site and that’s it. You are part of the event.

You must register!

Participation is free but we only have 50 places so you must register to get the participant code.

Email your name and email address with the subject “Masterclass registration” to:
admin@bdaq.com.au

You will receive your codes on the afternoon of Wednesday 2nd March.

Timber Queensland Seminar

High & Dry. Return to the elevated Queenslander - planning, designing and building for our climate

Event Type: Seminar
Date: Tuesday 15 March 2011
Location: Ballroom, Victoria Park Golf Club, Herston. 3.30pm - 6.00pm

Event Description

Attend Timber Queensland's "High & Dry" seminar to hear from experts and leaders regarding the issues involved in planning the re-build of exisiting and new housing estates.

Event Program

A result of widespread devastation across Queensland this summer is the need to make some serious decisions about re-building our future. Planning where and what type of houses can be re-built efficiently and effectively is top of mind for Government and Industry.  

What will you learn?

• Understand the future of town plans for flood affected areas
• Receive information about assessing and repairing timber homes post flood & cyclone
• Evaluate how traditional and new elevated Queenslander’s performed during disasters
• See house designs and building systems appropriate for challenging, flood and cyclone prone sites

3.00	Registration. Tea & Coffee.
3.30	Welcome and Introduction Rod McInnes, CEO, Timber Queensland
3.35	OPENING MINISTERIAL ADDRESS Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, Minister for Infrastructure & Planning
3.45	Planning for the future: considerations in high wind and flood prone areas Invited: Gary White, Government Planner, Department of Infrastructure and Planning
4.15	Is the light weight modern Queenslander the answer? Design considerations for challenging, flood and cyclone prone sites Russell Brandon, Executive Director Building Designers Association of Queensland
4.45	Disaster recovery – how BSA helps you help others David Benson, Building Services Authority
4.55	High & Dry – building effectively, efficiently in timber for a low carbon future ·         Assessing and repairing timber homes post flood and cyclone ·         Timber frames and trusses ·         Engineered timber products ·         Pre-fabricated systems Colin MacKenzie, Manager Application & Use, Timber Queensland
5.30	Conclusion & Cocktail function

Help shape Council's Community Plan

Council is calling for comments on it's draft community plan, shaping our community to 2030. As Building Designers we play a role in shaping our built community for the future. Read Council's vision for our future and have your say:

Houses magazine 2011 awards

Interested in entering one of your house designs in House magazine 2011 Houses Awards?




Entries close 31st March 2011

Building Designers Association Queensland: View the BDAQ TV Ad

BDAQ TV Ad

Guides to repair after flooding

A number of guides have been produced on repairing flood damaged homes, click on the links below to view (courtesy of HIA)

Building Services Authority
Australian Window Association
Timber Queensland
Association of Wall and Ceiling industries
CSR

Building Designers Association Queensland: View the BDAQ TV Ad

Building Designers Association Queensland: View the BDAQ TV Ad

BDAQ Head Office Blog

Congratulations to the BDAQ Head Office for setting up a new blog:


http://buildingdesignersqld.blogspot.com/


There is also a link to the current BDAQ TV advertising. I would be interested in comments.

BDAQ Press Release

FEBRUARY - BDAQ MEETING

Meeting Date...........................
Wednesday, 9th February, 2011.

Pacific Paradise Bowls Club.
13 Menzies Drive, Pacific Paradise.
(refer to adjacent map)

Meeting Commences 6.00pm.
No charge to attend meeting.
(Tax deductable 2 course meal available for $20)

SPONSOR:     A&LWINDOWS

Amanda and Amy from A&L Windows will give us an
overview of the products and services offered by A&L Windows.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

Debbie Johnson from Building Suncoast Green is a representative
on the Sunshine Coast Regoinal Council's Affordable Housing
Task Force. Debbie will update us with the latest information
about Councils affordable living initiatives.

 Members note: Please bring your business card to provide to sponsors.

Close of Meeting at 8:30 pm approx.

RSVP             ian@mojodesign.net.au

Green Cities Conference

An update from the Department of Infrastructure and Planning

An update from the Department of Infrastructure and Planning - 1 February 2011

Solar systems are on the house The State Government has welcomed a Sydney-based company’s offer to provide 3500 solar hot water systems to Queensland flood victims, with homeowners paying no costs other than installation charges. In return, Apricus Australia Pty Ltd will receive the state and federal rebates for each unit, as well as 34 Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) per unit. For more information on who is eligible to apply for this rebate, view the hot water system replacement scheme.

Emergency exemptions to allow immediate fire safety system repairs Licensed contractors will be able to repair flood damaged fire safety systems immediately under emergency exemptions included in the Sustainable Planning Act. The work will then be inspected by councils or the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service at a later date. Building owners can email the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service at fireris@dcs.qld.gov.au with a contact name and phone number and a Queensland Fire and Rescue Service officer will make contact and book a time to provide fire safety advice as soon as possible.

Performing minor plumbing and drainage work without a permit and inspection The Standard Plumbing and Drainage Regulation (SPDR) provides that minor work may be performed without a permit and inspection process by an appropriately licensed person. Details of the work must, however, be provided to Local Government by lodging a Form 4 (Notifiable Minor Work). A list of what work is classed as Notifiable Minor Work is provided in Schedule 3 of the SPDR. When completing a Form 4 - Notifiable Minor Work the person who undertakes the work must fill in the declaration section of the form.

Hot water systems - replacement rules amended The State Government has relaxed rules on replacing water-damaged electric hot water systems to give flood affected residents a helping hand. The Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code has been amended to allow flood-affected homeowners to replace electric systems with like-for-like replacements. The new rule took effect on 21 January 2011 and will apply where a licensed plumber certifies that the electric hot water system needs to be replaced due to damage caused by a natural disaster event.

Free plumbers or drainer's licence renewals due to the floods The department is providing free licence replacements for licences lost or damaged in the floods. The fee to replace a lost, stolen or damaged plumbers or drainer's licence, issued by the Plumbing Industry Council is $21. The department will waive this fee for any licensee who lost or had their licence damaged as a result of the recent floods. To apply for a replacement licence, complete Forms 22 and 27. For more information, please contact the Plumbing Industry Council on 1800 682 021/+6 7 3235 4149 or via email: plumbers@dip.qld.gov.au.

Further information for flood-affected properties now on DIP website Building Codes Queensland has provided a range of information for people looking to repair or re-build homes and other buildings that have been flood damaged. This information includes a fact sheet with tips on how to repair homes to become more flood resilient. It also outlines a number of frequently asked questions relating to buildings, plumbing work and pool fencing damaged by the recent flooding. To view these go to the department’s flood information page.