Shelter-in-Place Buildings

Resources

Department resources

• Landscaping for Bushfire Prone Areas
• School Site Bushfire / Grassfire Readiness Checklist

External resources

National Construction Code – All School Buildings

The National Construction Code (NCC)

• is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia and allows for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions
• is reviewed and amended every three years to include various technical and regulatory changes
• incorporates all on-site construction requirements into a single code
• comprises the Building Code of Australia (BCA), Volume One and Two; and the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA), as Volume Three
  

Schools are Class 9 buildings in the BCA. For a brief overview see: NCC - All School Buildings (DOCX)

Other

• Australian Building Codes Board
• Australian Standard AS3959: Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas
• Building Amendment (Specific Use Bushfire Protected Buildings and Other Matters) Regulations 2016 (Vic)
• Essential Safety Measures: Maintenance Manual
• Landscaping for Bushfire: Country Fire Authority
• Neighbourhood Safer Places Assessment Guidelines
• Victorian Building Authority
  • Guide to retrofitting certain existing Class 9 buildings for better protection from bushfire ember attack (VBA)
• VRQA Guidelines on Bushfire Preparedness - Registered Schools