Pathways for demonstrating NCC compliance for natural building materials

This talk was given at the Earth Building Association Australia Conference 2017. Learn more at https://www.ebaa.asn.au/. Find out the Who, What, When, Where and How as we discuss the available pathways for demonstration of National Construction Code compliance. The pathways explored include; Adoption into the Deemed to Satisfy, Individual Performance Solutions, CodeMark certification. We highlight the relative strengths, opportunities, constraints and weaknesses of each pathway in relation to common aspects of natural building regulation compliance. The development of Performance Solutions is presented as an immediately available way forward for the natural building industry and CodeMark certification is presented as the most suitable way to achieve mandatory acceptance by consent authorities of natural building technologies Michael Brady (MBldgSurv CPEng NER) Director, BSE Consulting Michael Brady is a chartered professional environmental and civil engineer and an accredited building surveyor. Michael is inspired to fight mediocrity in residential engineering design. Michael spent 8 years in the Royal Australian Air Force as an Airfield Engineer before establishing an engineering consultancy focused on providing engineering design for natural building materials. With this focus, Michael has helped his clients achieve visionary sustainable construction outcomes including many single and multi-storey straw and earth dwellings. Michael lives on a small farm in Delegate NSW with his wife and 3 children where he enjoys close proximity to world class fly-fishing waters.