NEWS ARTICLE ARCHIVESEnvironmentally safe buildings with Electronic BlueprintElectronic Blueprint and ENVIROSPEC provide specifications, details and
training that ensure builders have access to the information necessary to construct safe
buildings. The recently published Report TS663 "estimate of vulnerability of new housing
when subject to tropical cyclone winds" by the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook
University (Townsville) has included the following in its recommendations: The report covers a study into the vulnerability from cyclonic winds of contemporary masonry block, slab-on-ground houses under construction in the Townsville region. The report should be interpreted by persons fully aware of the assumptions and limitations, and who are familiar with the statistical concepts discussed therein. It is recommended that readers obtain and consider the report in full. Feedback is sought on the engineering and building implications for houses subject to cyclones and extreme wind. |