Small Carbon Footprint 3

In the USA  people are building dream homes on metal trailers with small carbon footprints. On this blog i.e the CustomHomeBuildersSite.com, 2 no. articles have been posted regarding these dream homes – Small  Carbon Footprint 2 on the 7^th of August 2011   and   Small  Carbon Footprint 1 on the 17^th of April 2011. [image via google]

Below I Have Annotated Some Building Code of Australia Rules that apply to single dwellings:

Buildings must be provided with—

·         a kitchen sink and facilities for the preparation and cooking of food; and

·         a bath or shower; and

·         clothes washing facilities, comprising at least one washtub and space in the same room for a washing machine; and

·         a closet pan and washbasin.

A kitchen sink or washbasin must not be counted as a laundry washtub.

 

The door to a fully enclosed sanitary compartment  (toilet) must—

·         open outwards; or

·         slide; or

·         be readily removable from the outside of the compartment,

(Unless there is a clear space of at least 1.2 m, between the closet pan within the sanitary compartment and the doorway)

A means of removing an unconscious occupant from a fully enclosed sanitary compartment is required. If the enclosure has gaps that are large enough to allow access for a person into the sanitary compartment,

STATE VARIATIONS

Installation of closet fixtures in Tasmania

(a)  If a sufficient sewerage system is not available, an authorised alternative means of disposal of sewage may be installed.
(b)  If sanitary facilities are not water-flushed, the following provisions apply.

(i)  A pit latrine, an incinerating toilet, a chemical toilet, a removable pan or a non-flushing urinal must not be within 2 m of a building containing habitable rooms.
(ii)  The floor on which a removable pan is placed must be impervious.
(iii)  A room containing a composting toilet must be separated from habitable rooms by way of a permanently ventilated airlock (which may be a circulation space).
(iv)  The minimum ventilation required under (iii) shall be the greater of—

(A)  8000 mm²; or
(B) 1/500th of the floor area of the circulation space.

(v)  Access for maintenance or removal of waste from a composting toilet must be by way of an access door that opens directly to the outside of the building.

Also, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 states the

following :

 “186AA Owners of moveable dwellings must ensure smoke alarms are installed

(1) This clause does not apply to any of the following:

(a) a moveable dwelling in which no person sleeps,

(b) a moveable dwelling to which clause 186A applies.

(2) The owner of a moveable dwelling must ensure:

(a) that the dwelling is equipped with a smoke alarm that is located on or near the ceiling between that part of the dwelling in which persons sleep and the remainder of the dwelling, and

(b) that the smoke alarm installed in the dwelling is repaired or replaced as soon as reasonably practicable after the owner becomes aware that the smoke alarm is not functioning properly.

(3) This clause applies whether or not the moveable dwelling is capable of being registered under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997.

(4) In this clause:“annexe”, “campervan”, “caravan”, “holiday van”, and “park van” have the same meanings as they have in the Local Government (Manufactured Home Estates, Caravan Parks, Camping Grounds and Moveable Dwellings) Regulation 2005.” associated structure” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993.” moveable dwelling“ includes the following:

(a) campervans,

(b) caravans,

(c) holiday vans,

(d) park vans,

(e) annexes,

(f) associated structures,

(g) any other type of van or portable device used for human habitation,

but does not include:

(h) a tent or structure that has two or more walls and a roof or ceiling primarily constructed of flexible fabric or plastic material, or

(i) a manufactured home, or

(j) a relocatable home.”

Como Building P/L, Michael Como provides in SYDNEY, an NSW Building Regulations Consultancy service that comprises, Interpretation of NSW legislation relevant to the construction of Class 1 and 10; Issuing: Complying Development Certificates (CDC), Construction Certificates (CC) [after a local council has approved a development], Occupation certificates (OC), Compliance Certificates, NCC Building Code Australia Reports. Engagement for the certification work is on a contract basis.

Also, a pre-purchase property inspection or building inspection by Michael Como may empower you with knowledge about the condition of a property currently or before you buy it and help you avoid future problems and unexpected costs. However, this service can only be conducted if the insurer is on-side, and currently, they are not and as a result, we do not conduct it.

Michael Como is Your Custom Home Builder in Sydney with over 46 years of construction experience, a Master Craftsman sharing innovative Restoration/renovation Ideas. Licensed since 1988. At this stage, I will only carry out building work at a contracted agreed hourly rate.

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