Building Codes of Australia

      Select an existing public medium rise building in your area which must be over 500 m2 and 2 or 3 storeys high which you have access to. Provide a description of the building including photographs to describe the building, its use(s), size and any other relevant features to help describe the building. In your description include the following:a) Determine the building’s Classification(s).b) Determine the rise in storeys of the building.c) Determine the Type of Construction it would require to confirm to the current BCA volume 1 - Type A, Type B or Type C.d) Determine the effective height of the building.     • For your chosen building in Task 2.1 above, list the building’s active fire protection systems which are required to ensure compliance with the current BCA. • State the relevant BCA Volume 1 Acceptable Construction Practices (Deemed-to-Satisfy Solutions) that apply to each active fire protection systems that you have listed.   commercial building will result in the hydrant coverage not being met as required by the Acceptable Construction Practices (Deemed-to-Satisfy Solutions) of the BCA Volume 1 and AS 2419.1. The building has a low fire hazard risk as it manufactures stone pavers. Rather than upgrading the fire hydrant system and adding an additional fire hydrant your fire engineer is proposing a Performance Solution whereby three lengths of hose connected could be used to achieve coverage to all parts of the building (This would not comply with the requirements of AS 2419.1). Describe how the fire engineer would prepare the required Performance Solution and include the following in your discussion:a) List the relevant Performance Requirements from the BCA Volume 1 for this Performance Solution;b) Describe suitable types of assessment methods that could be used to demonstrate that this Performance Solution complies with the Performance Requirement identified in a);c) List the documentation that you think will be required as proof that this Performance Solution complies with all the relevant Performance Requirements of the BCA and discuss the information that should be contained in each document; andd) Ultimately, who will decide if the Performance Solution is viable and formally approve or reject it? (Assume the building is located in the state that you live in