BBE110 - Codes and Compliance BBE110 – Codes and Compliance Learning Trigger 1 Exciting Research Opportunity Graduate Employment Opportunity for a Building professional to join the Australian Broadcasting Authority Remuneration - $100,000.00 + Super + excellent lifestyle opportunity Given the recent events such as the Lacrosse Docklands Tower Fire, Kew Cottages Fire and the Childers Backpackers Fire the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABC) in conjunction with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) are researching the development of Building Codes throughout history. It is intended that a series of television documentary series will be developed through this research to inform the public on how/why did our building codes develop. It could be argued that Building Codes begun from the Great Fire of London in 1666 that wiped out 80% of the city. This led to the implementation of the London Building Act of 1667 and was the first to provide for surveyors to enforce regulations. You know however that the very first recorded building ordinances can be traced back over 4000 years being the "Code of Hammurabi", circa 1780 BC. The "Code of Hammurabi" consisted of 282 laws. Laws 228 thru 233 dealt with building construction: • 228. If a builder builds a house for someone and completes it, he shall give him a fee of two shekels in money for each sar of surface. • 229. If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death. • 230. If it kills the son of the owner the son of that builder shall be put to death. • 231. If it kills a slave of the owner, then he shall pay slave for slave to the owner of the house. • 232. If it ruins goods, he shall make compensation for all that has been ruined, and inasmuch as he did not construct properly this house which he built and it fell, he shall re-erect the house from his own means.BBE110 - Codes and Compliance To this effect, you have been tasked with: • The development of the foundation and initial research to enable the ABC to formulate a business case to further develop this series. • Given that the ABC are researching the formulation of the performance of Australian Building Codes, consideration should be also given to the changing environment of Building Codes throughout Australia and why this is constantly changing. • Conduct an analysis of international building codes against the recently adopted National Construction Code, Building Code of Australia Vol. 1 & 2 to ensure that Australia's performance based building codes are consistent with international building codes.