Building Behaviour in Bushfires (EVSC90023)

Intended learning outcomes

Objectives. By the end of the subject students should:

• Have an understanding of building performance and compliance within a planned environment;
• Have an understanding of the assumptions and complementarity of building and planning measures in achieving acceptable levels of bushfire risk management;
• Have an understanding of how regulations tackle quantification of the mechanisms of interaction between bushfires and building envelope;
• Have an understanding of building legislation in Victoria including history, tiers of government, agencies and the roles of the Building Commission, municipal building surveyors and private building surveyors;
• Be introduced to the role and process of performance-based codes and solutions;
• Be knowledgeable of processes of building regulation and permits;
• Be able to carry out bushfire attack assessments and prepare a report to submit to the relevant building surveyor;
• Have a sound understanding of construction and testing requirements under relevant building codes for fire-prone environments; and
• Be introduced to a broader context of bushfire urban interface risk issues.