We can assist you with NCC Performance Solutions for the following Parts;
- BCA Volume 1, F8P1 Condensation and Water vapour management
- BCA Volume 2, H4P5 Ventilation
- BCA Volume 2, H4P7 Condensation and Water vapour management
You would typically use a Performance Solution when DtS compliance is impractical, impossible, or undesirable.
Is your project using a roof or wall assembly that doesn’t quite meet the BCA DtS, or are you using a product that you are unsure of its permeability or how the roof or wall will perform and want the Mould Index calculated. We use WUFI to simulate and report on these situations for all classes of buildings. Want to know more “Contact Us” above.
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are regularly ahead of the Building Code requirements or don’t quite fit the traditional design responses, if this is you please “Contact Us” above to see how we can help.
Increasing air tightness in a renovation or building a new air tight building is fantastic for energy efficiency and indoor air quality as long as they are ventilated correctly, HRV or ERV systems are typically used, however don’t traditionally meet the BCA ventilation requirements, if this is your situation, please “Contact Us” to see how we can provide a solution for you.
Passive House, how are you managing or proving compliance for;
- HRV/ERV in bathrooms, kitchens or laundry
- Rangehood extraction systems
Residential builders, if you need help with the Housing Provisions, mainly:
- 10.8.2 Exhaust systems
- 10.8.1 External wall construction
- 10.8.3 Ventilation of roof spaces
Please “Contact Us” and we will work with you to solve your problem!
We love these topics, enjoy talking about them so we offer very cost competitive rates to help you achieve compliance.
Performance Solutions are not a loop hole or shortcut, they allow innovation and other ways to solve a problem.
Performance Solutions are a good idea when;
- Council or Private Certifier have identified a non-compliance concern
- Last minute changes in design or construction
- You are pushing the limits on design or want to use new or alternative materials
- DtS is impractical or applicable to what you want to do
What you receive…
- Specific advice on compliance
- Performance Based Design Brief (PBDB)
- Expert analysis
- Modelling or calculations (as required)
- Report and certification of the above with advice and commentary
- Liaison with the building surveyor / certifier