Category Archives: Industry News

When is a fire extinguisher actually “manufactured”?

When is a fire extinguisher actually “manufactured”? Have you ever received a quote to pressure...

Could Your Fire Safety Schedule Be Costing You Thousands?

Could Your Fire Safety Schedule Be Costing You Thousands? Why Owners, Managers and Councils Need...

NCC 2025 Section J Changes: What Developers, Architects and Consultants Need to Know

The National Construction Code (NCC) 2025 is introducing the most significant overhaul to Section J...

Legacy Passive Fire in Existing Buildings: What Developers and Architects Inherit and How to Deal With It

Most developers and architects don’t run into passive fire problems on greenfield projects. They run...

What Version of the NCC/BCA is Applicable? (NSW)

Whilst we wait to see if the rumours of the application of NCC2025 being pushed...

Major Changes to the maintenance of Essential Fire Safety Measures (EFSMs): What Building Owners Need to Know

From 13 February 2026, new requirements under the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Building Certification and...

Condensation Management – BCA 2022 Overview

By Paddy Healy – Director, Credwell Energy Introduced in 2019 as “Part F6 of the...

Fire Safety Schedules – a step forward

By James Deters – Director Credwell Certifiers, councils, industry practitioners, affected building owners and developers...

Western Australia – Looking Forward with Confidence

By Shane Barr, Building Surveyor – Level 1 (Manager, Perth) The word from DMIRS is...

Fire Hydrant concessions for existing buildings – how is this different from BCA clause E1.3?

By Ian O’Neil, Fire & Risk Consultant BCA Clause E1.3 sets out the requirement that...