Final Research Report Part 2: Maintenance and resilience of buildings for bushfire risks

SBEnrc project P1.53 Resilient Buildings: Informing Maintenance for Long-term Sustainability aimed to examine the role of maintenance in making buildings more resilient to extreme weather events, cyclones/storms, bushfires and floods, using technical knowledge to inform policy and practice. The focus was on existing low-rise public buildings. Part 2 examines bushfire attack mechanisms, building losses, regulation, risk assessment and role of maintenance in reducing the risk. Key recommendations include:

• All buildings in designated bushfire prone areas are to be maintained to reduce the risk of ignition due to ember attack.
• A list of maintenance items is to be compiled for each individual building.
• For high risk buildings, bushfire experts are to be consulted for mitigation measures.