Subtle winters and a window of opportunities to absorb vitamin D are among the multitude of benefits that accompany living in the Australian climate. But, offsetting these positives, this climate also brings the terrible threat of bushfires every summer. Bushfire...
Across Australia, bushfires have become a grave threat. However, the surprising fact is that the bushfire is not a direct threat to your house. More than 85% of houses that become victims of bushfires do not directly come in contact with the fire but the embers that...
In order to make sure that your house is in a better position to handle the bushfire attack and its effects, there are multiple requirements for construction as per the standard, which depends on the level of bushfire risk in the area. The more your area is at the...
Following the tragic Victorian “Black Saturday” bushfires during 2009, the Australian Standard for the way buildings should be constructed had been upgraded, especially in areas that are prone to bushfires. These new rules were introduced in the AS3959-2009, which...
