I put the Blog together this Blog yesterday in a Hurry to research and study the Problem and come up with Solutions for the Future to prevent and minimise loss of Built up Properties Both Commercial and Residential in established Fire Zones
Aussies are basically from Britain/Ireland and houses they build are designed for British climate of heavy rains and cold snowy winters. Australians have blindly continued with the type of construction they are familiar with. This is more so in Rural and remote areas as cost to transport building materials is high, so the tendency is to use material available locally and is cheaper.
Time to stop building match stick houses that go up in flames in a puff.
Fire proof houses require virtually concrete bunkers used in WW II but getting premixed concrete to remote areas is not possible because of distances and costs.
Mixing concrete on site is also out of question as labour is scarce and can hardly meet the demands in the metros. Building construction in Australia requires temp migrant workers from Korea and China to meet the demands of the building industry now very busy with construction of apartments.
Two doors next to our house the new owners pulled down an existing Brick home to construct a humongous two story mansion. They have been there almost eight months now and progress is extremely slow as they cannot get the required materials especially pre mixed concrete and cannot find building workers..
So any solution for constructing in Fire Zones has to factor in these issues like scarcity of material and labour.
I am thinking of a complete precast concrete wall construction for the perimeter with precast roof slab to ward off the fires and inner walls to be built using compressed cement sheets.
Timber and steel as construction materials is a No No as timber burns and steel frames carrying loads don't burn but bend and buckle. Aluminium and stainless steel are more fire resistant but more expensive.
Yes basically they will be Bunkers that were used in WW-II but large furnished Fire proof/resistant bunkers with adequate ventilation and probably a Basement to hide in in worst case scenario.
Aussies are basically from Britain/Ireland and houses they build are designed for British climate of heavy rains and cold snowy winters. Australians have blindly continued with the type of construction they are familiar with. This is more so in Rural and remote areas as cost to transport building materials is high, so the tendency is to use material available locally and is cheaper.
Time to stop building match stick houses that go up in flames in a puff.
Fire proof houses require virtually concrete bunkers used in WW II but getting premixed concrete to remote areas is not possible because of distances and costs.
Mixing concrete on site is also out of question as labour is scarce and can hardly meet the demands in the metros. Building construction in Australia requires temp migrant workers from Korea and China to meet the demands of the building industry now very busy with construction of apartments.
Two doors next to our house the new owners pulled down an existing Brick home to construct a humongous two story mansion. They have been there almost eight months now and progress is extremely slow as they cannot get the required materials especially pre mixed concrete and cannot find building workers..
So any solution for constructing in Fire Zones has to factor in these issues like scarcity of material and labour.
I am thinking of a complete precast concrete wall construction for the perimeter with precast roof slab to ward off the fires and inner walls to be built using compressed cement sheets.
Timber and steel as construction materials is a No No as timber burns and steel frames carrying loads don't burn but bend and buckle. Aluminium and stainless steel are more fire resistant but more expensive.
Yes basically they will be Bunkers that were used in WW-II but large furnished Fire proof/resistant bunkers with adequate ventilation and probably a Basement to hide in in worst case scenario.
