Alternative Solutions and Building Codes for Low Rise Construction

This report examines the application of Building Codes of Australia (BCA) for low-rise buildings, focusing on alternative solutions when a building solution is proposed. It provides a comprehensive overview of the BCA, including its performance-based approach introduced in 1996, which offers flexible rules and minimal requirements for both residential and non-residential buildings. The report explains the Deemed-to-Satisfy (DTS) clauses and the Performance Criteria, highlighting how alternative solutions address site-specific constraints. It emphasizes the importance of qualified professionals, such as Building Surveyors, in assessing and documenting these alternative solutions against the relevant Performance Criteria, ensuring compliance with the BCA. The report also references key academic sources supporting the concepts discussed.

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Which sections of the BCA need to be checked where a building solution is proposed as an
Alternative Solution? Explain why
BCA CONCEPT
The introduction of Building code based on performance back in the year 1996 and was adopted
by WA at the first time. This new code came along with clear and flexible rules which were not
present in the by-laws of the building; they gave a clear description of the minimal requirements
those factors which had to be considered for putting up both residential and non-residential
buildings. The building code depended solely on performance; furthermore, the performance-
based Building code of Australia which is abbreviated as BCA upholds the prescriptive
necessities as an abbreviation of DTS which in full implies Deemed to Satisfy Clauses
(Dissanayake, Newman, Durrant-Whyte and Csorba 2011). This provides one of the ways of
demonstrating compliance. Research has indicated that quite a number of buildings go hand in
hand with the DTS for the majority of compliance for design aspects.
Scholars have revealed that the most efficient testing method of compliance for the construction,
exit areas for the people who are physically challenged and together with those who are mentally
challenged must comply with efficient energy requirement s for the Building Code of Australia
(Kaklauskas, Zavadskas and Raslanas 2011). On the contrary, it is imperative to note that even
though quite a number of building designs will adhere and uphold to these standards, not all the
buildings will be of equal measure to correspond to the laws of laws that are deemed to Satisfy
clauses of interest. Sometimes the sites for the construction of these buildings are also factors of
equal, measure and must be taken in seriously. At this point, criteria on performance for the BCA
This is where the Performance Criteria of the BCA enable a proponent to include a proper
Building Solution to stand in for the development that focuses on the Performance-based Criteria
to attest compliance with a Section of the BCA rather than using the DTS. It should, therefore, be
kept in mind for this reason that those Alternative Solutions given are explicitly used to address
site and constraints of the design for a building proposed (Banaitiene, Banais, Kaklauskas and
Zavadskas, 2016).
Building Solution Is Proposed As an Alternative Solution
In a more elaborate study, A solution of alternative approach must be recognized to report the
requirements of BCA relations and put down by a more suitable and qualified person.
Furthermore, the proposed Alternative Solution assessed by a Building Surveyor (Zavadskas,
Kaklauskas, Kvederytė, 2011).This is done against the relevant Performance Criteria. Primarily,
this shows that the one entrusted with the documentation is more qualified for it and applies to
the clauses of performance.

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References
Banaitiene, N., Banaitis, A., Kaklauskas, A. and Zavadskas, E.K., 2016. Evaluating the life cycle
of a building: A multivariant and multiple criteria approach. Omega, 36(3), pp.429-441.
Dissanayake, M.G., Newman, P., Clark, S., Durrant-Whyte, H.F. and Csorba, M., 2011. A
solution to the simultaneous localization and map building (SLAM) problem. IEEE Transactions
on robotics and automation, 17(3), pp.229-241.
Kaklauskas, A., Zavadskas, E.K. and Raslanas, S., 2015. Multivariant design and multiple
criteria analysis of building refurbishments. Energy and Buildings, 37(4), pp.361-372.
Zavadskas, E.K., Kaklauskas, A. and Kvederytė, N., 2011. Multivariant design and multiple
criteria analysis of a building life cycle. Informatica, 12(1), pp.169-188.