A building is any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy.
Alternate Definitions
A habitable room; retail or commercial space; factory or warehouse; basement providing car parking space, building services or equipment; or enclosed car park or enclosed garage - Queensland Urban Drainage Manual.
Types of Buildings
The LG Asset Program distinguishes between Short & Long Life Buildings. Garden sheds are obviously short life and major brick and masonry buildings are obviously long life, but there are many buildings somewhere in between.
Whilst Wikipedia has a very long list of building types, not all of the types mentioned would be of interest to a typical Council. Building types of interest to local government could include;
- Airport Terminals
- Art Galleries
- Commercial Premises
- Control-Treatment Buildings
- Houses
- Halls
- Hangars
- Libraries
- Office Buildings
- Sheds
- Theatres
- Toilet Blocks
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Building Components
Buildings are sometimes broken up into a number of building components for the purpose of recording information about them in an asset register.
Example components include:
- Envelope
- Fire Services
- Fitout
- Floor
- Floor Coverings
- Internal Screens
- Mechanical Services
- Roof
- Transport Services
Component Value Percentages
In the absence of more detailed information, it may sometimes be necessary to apportion the total replacement cost of a building amongst its components when recognising it in an asset register. The proportion of costs will of course depend on the type of building under consideration.
A series of tables showing component cost percentages for various building types would be one way of tackling this task.
The table below gives the percentage value of building components for Bundaberg Regional Council's entire building stock. It is intended as an example, not a suggested break up.
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Legislation & Standards
There are a numerous Acts, Standards and Codes of Practice that pertain to or have sections pertaining to buildings. The list below by no means exhaustive so please feel free to add additional items to the list.
- Building Act
- Building Code of Australia
- Disability Act & Accessibility Code
- Workplace Health & Safety Act
- Residential Tenancies Act
- Sustainable Planning Act
- Planning Schemes
- Plumbing Code of Australia
- Australian Wiring Rules
- CASA Standards (for airports)
- Air Quality Standards
- Queensland Plumbing & Drainage Act 2002
- Queensland Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
- AS2293.2 - Emergency evacuation lighting for buildings - Part 2: Inspection and maintenance
Service Level Measures
Councils are required to set levels of service for all asset categories in Asset Management Plans in most states. Knowing what to measure is not always easy. The table below contains a list of possible service level measures. (Just a brainstormed list at this point in time) Please feel free to add any additional suggestions you may have.
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