Building Classification (Melany) Flashcards

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What is a SOU (Sole Occupancy Unit)?

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It is a space with an exclusive use in a building.

It is a part of a building for occupation by an owner/s, lessee, or tenant, to the exclusion of any other owner/s, lessee, or tenant.

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Are Class 2 - 9 buildings covered in Volume 1 or 2 of the NCC?

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Volume 1.

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Are Class 1 and 10 buildings covered in Volume 1 or 2 of the NCC?

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Volume 2.

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What is a Class 1 building?

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Class 1 buildings are houses.

Typically they are standalone single dwellings of a domestic or residential nature.

They can also be horizontally attached to other Class 1 buildings such as terrace houses, row houses, or townhouses.

In these situations they must be separated by a wall that has fire‐resisting and sound insulation properties.

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Are there any sub-classes within Class 1 buildings?

If so, describe them.

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Class 1a: a SINGLE DWELLING being a detached house; or one of a group of attached dwellings being a town house, row house or the like.

Class 1b: a BOARDING HOUSE, guest house or hostel that has a floor area less than 300 m2, and ordinarily has less than 12 people living in it. It can also be four or more single dwellings located on one allotment which are used for short-term holiday accommodation.

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What is a Class 2 building?

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APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

They are typically multi-unit residential buildings where people live ABOVE and BELOW each other. The NCC describes the space which would be considered the apartment as a sole-occupancy unit (SOU).

Class 2 buildings may also be single storey attached dwellings where there is a common space below. For example, two dwellings above a common basement or carpark.

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What is a Class 3 building?

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS other than a Class 1 or Class 2 building.

They are a common place of long term or transient living for a number of unrelated people. Eg:

  • boarding house
  • guest house
  • hostel or backpackers (that are larger than the limits for a Class 1b building).

Class 3 buildings could also include dormitory style accommodation, or workers’ quarters for shearers or fruit pickers.

Class 3 buildings may also be “care-type” facilities such as accommodation buildings for children, the elderly, or people with a disability, and which are not considered to be Class 9 buildings.

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What is a Class 4 building?

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A dwelling or residence within a building of a non-residential nature.

An example of a Class 4 part of a building would be a caretaker’s residence in a storage facility.

A Class 4 part can only be located in a Class 5 to 9 building.

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Can a Class 4 (part of a) building be located within a Class 1, 2 or 3 building?

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No.

A Class 4 (part of a) building can only be located within a Class 5 to 9 building.

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What is a Class 5 building?

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Class 5 buildings are OFFICE buildings that are used for professional or commercial purposes, excluding Class 6, 7, 8 or 9 buildings.

For example, offices for lawyers, accountants, general medical practitioners, government agencies and architects.

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When is a general medical practitioner’s office not a class 5 building?

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Generally, a general medical practitioner’s office will be a Class 5 building.

However, if any medical treatment administered leaves patients UNCONSCIOUS or NON-AMBULATORY, then the building would be considered a health-care building (as defined by the NCC) and be a Class 9a building, for example a hospital.

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What is a Class 6 building?

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Typically shops, restaurants and cafés.

They are a place for the sale of RETAIL goods or the supply of services direct to the PUBLIC.

Some examples are:
• A dining room, bar, shop or kiosk part of a hotel
• A hairdresser or barber shop
• A public laundry
• A market or showroom
• A shopping centre
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What class if building is a Service Station?

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Class 6.

They are intended for the servicing of cars and the sale of fuel or other goods.

However, the term “service station” does not cover buildings where panel beating, auto electrical,
tyre replacement or the like are solely carried out. These would be Class 8 buildings.

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What is a Class 7 building?

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Class 7a buildings are carparks.

Class 7b buildings are typically warehouses, storage buildings or buildings for the display of goods (or produce) that is for wholesale.

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What is a Class 8 Building?

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A factory.

A building in which a process (or handicraft) is carried out for trade, sale, or gain.

The building can be used for production, assembling, altering, repairing, finishing, packing, or cleaning of goods or produce. It includes buildings such as a mechanic’s workshop. It may also be a building for food manufacture, such as an abattoir.

A laboratory is also a Class 8 building, even though it may be small in size. This is due to their high potential for a fire hazard.

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What class of building is a laboratory, and why?

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Class 8, due to their high potential of fire.

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What class of building is a laboratory, if it is part of a health care building?

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Class 9a.

18
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Class 9 buildings are divided into how many sub-classifications?

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Three:

9a, 9b & 9c.

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What is a Class 9a building?

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Class 9a buildings are generally hospitals which are referred to in the NCC as HEALTH-CARE buildings.

They are buildings in which occupants or patients are undergoing medical treatment and may NEED PHYSICAL ASSISTANCE to evacuate in the case of an emergency. This includes a clinic (or day surgery) where the effects of the treatment administered would involve patients becoming unconscious or unable to move. This in turn requires supervised medical care (on the premises) for some time after treatment has been administered.

(VSK HOSPICE)

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What is a Class 9b building?

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ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS in which people may gather for social, theatrical, political, religious or civil purposes. They include schools, universities,
childcare centres, pre-schools, sporting facilities,
night clubs, or public transport buildings.

(MONASH NURSING CLINIC)

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What is a Class 9c building?

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AGED CARE BUILDINGS.

Aged care buildings are defined as residential accommodation for elderly people who, due to varying degrees of incapacity associated with the ageing process, are provided with personal care services and 24 hour staff assistance to evacuate the building in an emergency.

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What is a Class 10 building?

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Non‐habitable buildings or structures.

Class 10 includes three sub classifications: Class 10a, Class 10b and Class 10c.

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Class 10 buildings are divided into how many sub-classifications?

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Three:

10a, 10b & 10c.

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What is a class 10a building?

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Class 10a buildings are non-habitable buildings including SHEDS, carports, and private garages.

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What is a class 10b building?

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Class 10b is a structure being a FENCE, mast, antenna, retaining wall, swimming pool, or the like.

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What is a class 10c building?

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A private bushfire shelter.

A private bushfire shelter is a structure associated with, but not attached to, a Class 1a building.

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With mixed-use buildings, how big must a part of a building be to have its own classification?

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Every part of a building must be separately classified.

However, where a part has a different purpose and is not more than 10% of the floor area of the storey it is on, then it may be considered to be ancillary to the major use.

For instance, if a single storey warehouse (Class 8) has an office (Class 5) which takes up only 8% of the floor area, the whole building can be classified as a Class 8. However, if the office takes up 12% of the floor area then the building has mixed uses and the warehouse (Class 8) and office (Class 5) must be classified separately.

28
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Can buildings with multiple uses have m multiple classifications?

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Yes.

For example, a building may have a basement carpark (Class 7a) with ground floor retail space (Class 6) and residential apartments above
(Class 2).

29
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Provide a couple of examples of SOUs.

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  • A residential apartment or flat
  • A self-contained unit
  • A suite of rooms in a hotel or motel
  • A shop in a shopping centre
30
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Briefly, name all building classes.

Bonus points for naming subcategories.

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Class 1: houses 1a - single dwelling, 1b - boarding house, guest house or hostel less than 12 people and less than 300 m2
Class 2: apartment buildings
Class 3: residential other than class 1+2
Class 4: a dwelling or residence within a non-residential building
Class 5: Office Buildings
Class 6: Retail Buildings
Class 7: carparks (7a) or warehouses etc (7b)
Class 8: a factory
Class 9: public buildings. 9a - typically hospitals, 9b - assembly buildings, 9c - aged care
Class 10: non-habitable structures. 10a - sheds carports etc, 10b - fence etc, 10c - private bushfire shelter

31
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What is the level of elite competency of someone who has managed to keep studying for two terms of PARCs throughout two melbourne lockdowns?

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Mission impossible level of Elite Competency!!

32
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What is the class of the building when there are multiples things within one building?

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If its one floor or storey then its whatever the majority within that is.