PCD green building
2008 bundoora
Continental Factory
2008
Bundoora
Monday, June 2, 2008
Completed Office/Warehouse Buildings
Some ideas ans refrence points for the up coming major project
PCD green building
2008 bundoora
Continental Factory
2008
Bundoora
PCD green building
2008 bundoora
Continental Factory
2008
Bundoora
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Office Warehouse Construction Site Visit
Office Warehouse construction
Bundoora
Master Builders/ Concrete foremwork industries PTY.LT.D Comercial and Idustrial
Proposed Finished structure
incorporates office and warehouse spaces
usefull in seeing ways of construction for themajor project and most common typical workspace design
Portal frame roof
steel structure
spans large spaces
Allows for maximum useage of internal area
connection of portal frame roof to tilt up panel
open cleats await furthermenbers to finish the structure
steel structure begining to be constructed
Braces hold up tilt up panels
frame work is designed in a triangular pattern to give it extra strength as the triangle is geometrically the strongest shape
Tilt up bracing connections
Basic steel brace is attached with bolted plates to both the floor and conrete panel itself
provides support for the panel whilst the rest of the structure is built, untill it is stable
"UB" Stanchion and beam at knee joint
Braced by Haunching to stop diflection in the beam
supported by fly braces mainly to stop uplift in the roof
Floor is prepared for slab to be pored
Sarking bar stools and reo is placed of the proposed area
the concrete will then be pored over this reo to create a reinforced concrete infill slab
detail of bar stools
reo is placed ontop of the bar stools
the bar stool hold the reo in place ensureing that minimum coverage is met so that the concrete is at it's strongest and the reo dosn't become exposed during the buildings life span making it unstable
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Article: Transportation of materials
New Contractor Tool Trailers Make a Better Alternative to the Average Truck Body
All Pro Trailer Superstore, located just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is now offering a brand new line of Enclosed Tool Trailers designed specifically to benefit and assist Contractors on job sites by minimizing set-up time and maximizing space.
Designed with the same similarities as a Truck Body, the new Spartan Tool Trailer is a walk around work shop trailer with storage compartments and work stations that are accessible from both in and outside. This trailer allows for a more productive work environment by being able to access tools and equipment from the outside of the trailer without having to enter in and out of the trailer all the time states Tim Herron, Manager at All Pro This also allows for far more usable space than a regular cargo trailer.
With an average Truck Body, if the Truck is broke down, so is your business replies Herron Our new Tool Trailer allows the flexibility of interchanging tow vehicles to be sure your always on the job and alleviates the hassle of having to load and unload tools into another vehicle while keeping your tools stored and organized.
Spartan Tool Trailers come standard with aluminum wheels, rust resistant 3/8 FRP fiberglass reinforced plywood walls, aerodynamic fuel efficient v-nose design and translucent roofing which allows for 70% more natural light. Spartan Tool Trailers can be custom built to your specification remarks Herron And can be designed with ramp doors, double doors or roll up doors and numerous locking and security systems are also available.
There are also other numerous benefits for Contractors to begin trading in their Truck Body Vehicles for a new Truck Body Trailer. With rising fuel prices and automakers downsizing vehicles as they go green, the new Spartan Tool Trailer will allow Contractors the ability to drop their portable Tool Trailers at job sites and still have use of their tow vehicle without the hassle of carry all their tools and equipment at the same time. By converting into a Tool Trailer, Contractors will also have the ability to drive lighter duty, more fuel efficient vehicles that can be alternated with personal use as well, without having to pay for two expensive vehicles at once.
Our Spartan Service Trailers are manufactured by Supreme Corporation of Central Pennsylvania, and are ideal for home builders, re-modelers and carpenters to residential contractors, plumbers and electricians. replies Herron The benefits that a Spartan Tool Trailer can provide are endless and the investment in the long run can be profound.
To find out more information about Spartan Tool Trailers or All Pro Trailer Superstore, you can visit them online at www.allprowest.com
http://www.greatpossibilities.com/articles/publish/tooltrailers.shtml
All Pro Trailer Superstore, located just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is now offering a brand new line of Enclosed Tool Trailers designed specifically to benefit and assist Contractors on job sites by minimizing set-up time and maximizing space.
Designed with the same similarities as a Truck Body, the new Spartan Tool Trailer is a walk around work shop trailer with storage compartments and work stations that are accessible from both in and outside. This trailer allows for a more productive work environment by being able to access tools and equipment from the outside of the trailer without having to enter in and out of the trailer all the time states Tim Herron, Manager at All Pro This also allows for far more usable space than a regular cargo trailer.
With an average Truck Body, if the Truck is broke down, so is your business replies Herron Our new Tool Trailer allows the flexibility of interchanging tow vehicles to be sure your always on the job and alleviates the hassle of having to load and unload tools into another vehicle while keeping your tools stored and organized.
Spartan Tool Trailers come standard with aluminum wheels, rust resistant 3/8 FRP fiberglass reinforced plywood walls, aerodynamic fuel efficient v-nose design and translucent roofing which allows for 70% more natural light. Spartan Tool Trailers can be custom built to your specification remarks Herron And can be designed with ramp doors, double doors or roll up doors and numerous locking and security systems are also available.
There are also other numerous benefits for Contractors to begin trading in their Truck Body Vehicles for a new Truck Body Trailer. With rising fuel prices and automakers downsizing vehicles as they go green, the new Spartan Tool Trailer will allow Contractors the ability to drop their portable Tool Trailers at job sites and still have use of their tow vehicle without the hassle of carry all their tools and equipment at the same time. By converting into a Tool Trailer, Contractors will also have the ability to drive lighter duty, more fuel efficient vehicles that can be alternated with personal use as well, without having to pay for two expensive vehicles at once.
Our Spartan Service Trailers are manufactured by Supreme Corporation of Central Pennsylvania, and are ideal for home builders, re-modelers and carpenters to residential contractors, plumbers and electricians. replies Herron The benefits that a Spartan Tool Trailer can provide are endless and the investment in the long run can be profound.
To find out more information about Spartan Tool Trailers or All Pro Trailer Superstore, you can visit them online at www.allprowest.com
http://www.greatpossibilities.com/articles/publish/tooltrailers.shtml
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Article: Piles
Piling
It is a well known and accepted fact that for any building, house or concrete structure to be built well, it must have a very strong foundation and underground structural base that supports the building. This is what makes piling so important.
What Is Piling? - Piling is a technique used extensively by contractors to set a deep foundation for structures such as buildings.
By driving and embedding piles of wood, concrete or steel into the deep soil of the ground, the piling contractors are able to provide a strong support to the building structure at the foundation level - a pre requisite for any construction project.
Factors such as the size, capacity and scope of the project, the condition of the soil immediately beneath the ground, and space required for rigging, all need to be taken into consideration before beginning the piling process. As opposed to a shallow foundation, a deep foundation is used to transfer the load of the structure to the deeper, stronger layer of the soil which has a high bearing capacity and can take the load, thus supporting the structure well.
Materials Used - The commonly used Piling materials include wood, concrete or steel - precast concrete piles, vertical columns of wood, steel sheet piles and timber piles etc.
Piles of the chosen material may be drilled or driven into the ground, thereby, making a solid foundation for the structural load. Geotechnical Engineers, Structural Engineers, Site Fitters and Foreman, Area Contractors as well as all other team members of the construction staff play their individual roles in designing, planning, understanding and streamlining all the tasks that go into digging, piling and constructing a strong structure.
Where is Piling Used? - The different forms and variations of piling techniques are hired and used by all major Contractors, Housing Developers and Consulting Engineers etc in the construction and establishment of large Commercial projects, Housing Development projects, Retail and Road Construction projects, Marine projects etc.
Forms of Piling The different types of piling can be differentiated from one another based on the choice of material used or the specific method/technique adopted for piling etc.
Driven Piles: This technique makes use of a Pile Driver which is used to drive in prefabricated piles into the ground. Most Driven piles are made of wood, concrete, or steel & the driving technique leads to soil displacement.
Drilled Piles: Drilled piles are also called Cast-in-drilled-hole piles (CIDH piles) and use extensive boring techniques to drill into hard earth.
These include:
Auger Cast Pile also called Continuous Flight Auger Piling (CFA) Underreamed piles Pier and grade beam foundation Tripod Piling and Mini Piling
Piling Equipments Some of the most commonly used Piling Devices include;
Pile Driver: a mechanical device used to insert or drive piles into the soil.
Hydraulic Hammer: a modern and state-of-the-art piling hammer for inserting/driving timber piles and pipes etc into the ground.
There are many different Piling Contractors and Companies offering Piling Techniques around the globe.
http://www.greatpossibilities.com/articles/publish/piling.shtml
It is a well known and accepted fact that for any building, house or concrete structure to be built well, it must have a very strong foundation and underground structural base that supports the building. This is what makes piling so important.
What Is Piling? - Piling is a technique used extensively by contractors to set a deep foundation for structures such as buildings.
By driving and embedding piles of wood, concrete or steel into the deep soil of the ground, the piling contractors are able to provide a strong support to the building structure at the foundation level - a pre requisite for any construction project.
Factors such as the size, capacity and scope of the project, the condition of the soil immediately beneath the ground, and space required for rigging, all need to be taken into consideration before beginning the piling process. As opposed to a shallow foundation, a deep foundation is used to transfer the load of the structure to the deeper, stronger layer of the soil which has a high bearing capacity and can take the load, thus supporting the structure well.
Materials Used - The commonly used Piling materials include wood, concrete or steel - precast concrete piles, vertical columns of wood, steel sheet piles and timber piles etc.
Piles of the chosen material may be drilled or driven into the ground, thereby, making a solid foundation for the structural load. Geotechnical Engineers, Structural Engineers, Site Fitters and Foreman, Area Contractors as well as all other team members of the construction staff play their individual roles in designing, planning, understanding and streamlining all the tasks that go into digging, piling and constructing a strong structure.
Where is Piling Used? - The different forms and variations of piling techniques are hired and used by all major Contractors, Housing Developers and Consulting Engineers etc in the construction and establishment of large Commercial projects, Housing Development projects, Retail and Road Construction projects, Marine projects etc.
Forms of Piling The different types of piling can be differentiated from one another based on the choice of material used or the specific method/technique adopted for piling etc.
Driven Piles: This technique makes use of a Pile Driver which is used to drive in prefabricated piles into the ground. Most Driven piles are made of wood, concrete, or steel & the driving technique leads to soil displacement.
Drilled Piles: Drilled piles are also called Cast-in-drilled-hole piles (CIDH piles) and use extensive boring techniques to drill into hard earth.
These include:
Auger Cast Pile also called Continuous Flight Auger Piling (CFA) Underreamed piles Pier and grade beam foundation Tripod Piling and Mini Piling
Piling Equipments Some of the most commonly used Piling Devices include;
Pile Driver: a mechanical device used to insert or drive piles into the soil.
Hydraulic Hammer: a modern and state-of-the-art piling hammer for inserting/driving timber piles and pipes etc into the ground.
There are many different Piling Contractors and Companies offering Piling Techniques around the globe.
http://www.greatpossibilities.com/articles/publish/piling.shtml
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Article: Building commission
Australia: Notifications To The Australian Building And Construction Commission
15 May 2008
Article by Frazer Moss and Saul Harben
Key Point
Building industry participants must notify the Australian Building and Construction Commission when they become involved in certain types of court proceedings touching on unlawful industrial action and breaches of the Act.
Federal workplace relations laws have undergone significant reforms over the last few years. One notable development for the construction industry has been the commencement of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005.
Although the Act has been in operation since 12 September 2005, the building industry is still becoming acquainted with it.
In particular, few are aware of, or comply with, section 78 which requires building industry participants to notify the Australian Building and Construction Commission ("ABCC") when they become involved in certain types of court proceedings touching on unlawful industrial action. Failure to comply with this requirement can attract monetary penalties.
The purpose of the notice is, amongst other things, to allow the ABCC to intervene in the public interest in proceedings made under the Act, the Workplace Relations Act or section 34 of the Independent Contractors Act 2006. In exercising this power, the ABCC will be taken to be a party to the proceeding and has all the rights, duties and liabilities of such a party.
What proceedings must be notified?
A building industry participant must notify the ABCC, as soon as practicable, of proceedings which concern building work that are commenced in a court under the Act, under the Workplace Relations Act, or in relation to section 34 of the Independent Contractors Act. The relevant types of proceedings are those which relate to:
engaging in behaviour which is coercion, duress or false and misleading representations about joining a union;
engaging in behaviour which is coercion, duress, false and misleading representations about entering into an opt-in agreements which enable parties to contract out of certain laws;
coercing someone to enter, change, end, or prolong a workplace agreement;
coercing someone to engage or not to engage a particular building contractor;
coercing someone to employ, or not employ a person as a building employee;
coercing someone to allocate, or not allocate, particular responsibilities to a building employee or building contractor;
coercing a building employee to nominate, or a building employer to contribute to a particular superannuation fund;
discriminating against a contractor because the contractor's employees are covered or not covered by a particular kind of workplace agreement;
discrimination between unionists and non-unionist.
Who is a building industry participant?
Building industry participants are defined very broadly. They include building employees; building employers; building contractors; a person who enters a contract with a building contractor to carry out building work or arrange for building work to be carried out; building associations; an officer, delegate or other representative of a building association; and employees of a building association.
What is building work?
The Act contains a broad definition of "building work", including:
any construction, alteration, extension, restoration, repair, demolition or dismantling of buildings, structures or works whether or not they are permanent. This includes any work that is part of, preparatory to, or is for rendering complete this work
the construction, alteration, extension, restoration, repair, demolition or dismantling of railways (not including rolling stock) or docks. This includes any work that is part of, preparatory to, or is for rendering complete this work
the installation in any building, structure or works of fittings forming, or to form, part of land, including heating, lighting, air conditioning, ventilation, power supply, drainage, sanitation, water supply, fire protection, security and communications systems. This includes any work that is part of, preparatory to, or is for rendering complete this work:
site clearance, earth moving, excavation, tunnelling and boring
the laying of foundations
the erection, maintenance or dismantling of scaffolding
the prefabrication of made-to-order components to form part of any building, structure or works, whether carried out onsite or offsite
site restoration, landscaping and the provision of roadways and other access works; or
any work that consists of, or includes, the construction of a multi-dwelling development (at least five single-dwelling houses).
Mining work and most domestic building work are excluded.
w.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=60660
15 May 2008
Article by Frazer Moss and Saul Harben
Key Point
Building industry participants must notify the Australian Building and Construction Commission when they become involved in certain types of court proceedings touching on unlawful industrial action and breaches of the Act.
Federal workplace relations laws have undergone significant reforms over the last few years. One notable development for the construction industry has been the commencement of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005.
Although the Act has been in operation since 12 September 2005, the building industry is still becoming acquainted with it.
In particular, few are aware of, or comply with, section 78 which requires building industry participants to notify the Australian Building and Construction Commission ("ABCC") when they become involved in certain types of court proceedings touching on unlawful industrial action. Failure to comply with this requirement can attract monetary penalties.
The purpose of the notice is, amongst other things, to allow the ABCC to intervene in the public interest in proceedings made under the Act, the Workplace Relations Act or section 34 of the Independent Contractors Act 2006. In exercising this power, the ABCC will be taken to be a party to the proceeding and has all the rights, duties and liabilities of such a party.
What proceedings must be notified?
A building industry participant must notify the ABCC, as soon as practicable, of proceedings which concern building work that are commenced in a court under the Act, under the Workplace Relations Act, or in relation to section 34 of the Independent Contractors Act. The relevant types of proceedings are those which relate to:
engaging in behaviour which is coercion, duress or false and misleading representations about joining a union;
engaging in behaviour which is coercion, duress, false and misleading representations about entering into an opt-in agreements which enable parties to contract out of certain laws;
coercing someone to enter, change, end, or prolong a workplace agreement;
coercing someone to engage or not to engage a particular building contractor;
coercing someone to employ, or not employ a person as a building employee;
coercing someone to allocate, or not allocate, particular responsibilities to a building employee or building contractor;
coercing a building employee to nominate, or a building employer to contribute to a particular superannuation fund;
discriminating against a contractor because the contractor's employees are covered or not covered by a particular kind of workplace agreement;
discrimination between unionists and non-unionist.
Who is a building industry participant?
Building industry participants are defined very broadly. They include building employees; building employers; building contractors; a person who enters a contract with a building contractor to carry out building work or arrange for building work to be carried out; building associations; an officer, delegate or other representative of a building association; and employees of a building association.
What is building work?
The Act contains a broad definition of "building work", including:
any construction, alteration, extension, restoration, repair, demolition or dismantling of buildings, structures or works whether or not they are permanent. This includes any work that is part of, preparatory to, or is for rendering complete this work
the construction, alteration, extension, restoration, repair, demolition or dismantling of railways (not including rolling stock) or docks. This includes any work that is part of, preparatory to, or is for rendering complete this work
the installation in any building, structure or works of fittings forming, or to form, part of land, including heating, lighting, air conditioning, ventilation, power supply, drainage, sanitation, water supply, fire protection, security and communications systems. This includes any work that is part of, preparatory to, or is for rendering complete this work:
site clearance, earth moving, excavation, tunnelling and boring
the laying of foundations
the erection, maintenance or dismantling of scaffolding
the prefabrication of made-to-order components to form part of any building, structure or works, whether carried out onsite or offsite
site restoration, landscaping and the provision of roadways and other access works; or
any work that consists of, or includes, the construction of a multi-dwelling development (at least five single-dwelling houses).
Mining work and most domestic building work are excluded.
w.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=60660
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sales Room Construction
Mill Park
2008 currently under construction
HACER group
Construction & Project Managers
Bondek used to suspend a concrete floor
only a thin light weight member structure and design allows to be very strong
use of bondek means that form work dosn't need to be used
nor does anything need to be removed after the slab is cured
must be braced and supported greatly during the poring and during the curing
starter bars
Reo constructed around utilities
preperation for concrete columns
concrete will be pored around facility shaft
Base plate
cast into slab
allows for later fixing of stanchions etc
Starter bars
pre cast into slab
allows for future attachment of concrete structures
Frame work and reo in place for concrete slab to be pored
no sarking is used most likely as the slab is not required to be used as a structural feature
Bar stools used to ensure minimum coverage of concrete over reo to stop errosion
placed directly on ground
also used as a stabliiser
Mill Park
2008 currently under construction
HACER group
Construction & Project Managers
Bondek used to suspend a concrete floor
only a thin light weight member structure and design allows to be very strong
use of bondek means that form work dosn't need to be used
nor does anything need to be removed after the slab is cured
must be braced and supported greatly during the poring and during the curing
starter bars
Reo constructed around utilities
preperation for concrete columns
concrete will be pored around facility shaft
Base plate
cast into slab
allows for later fixing of stanchions etc
Starter bars
pre cast into slab
allows for future attachment of concrete structures
Frame work and reo in place for concrete slab to be pored
no sarking is used most likely as the slab is not required to be used as a structural feature
Bar stools used to ensure minimum coverage of concrete over reo to stop errosion
placed directly on ground
also used as a stabliiser
Saturday, May 3, 2008
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