Development Planning with Bushfire Constraints RR0630 - $89.95 incl GST

Presented by: Rod Rose - Managing Director, BES
CPE/CPD Credits: 1.5 Hours - FORMAL

Recognised by the RAIA, PIA & BDA and Listed by the NSW ARB & TCC

Rod Rose outlines the information Planners and Architects require to effectively address bushfire concerns in approving and building developments. After providing an overview of the relevant legislation, which has resulted in bushfire issues being a major development concern in New South Wales, Rod Rose explains alternative ways to address the development constraints, as prescribed by the authorities. Issues such as bushfire behaviour, landscape design for bushfire prone areas and methods of dealing with the relevant authorities in regards to bushfire constraints, are comprehensively explained enabling bushfire issues to be appropriately addressed in architectural design.

Learning outcomes:

By the completion of this unit you will:

Have knowledge of the legislation which regulates how bushfire concerns should be addressed in building developments.
Understand potential, alternative methods of fulfilling the deemed to satisfy provisions, of the legislation, which can be used to achieve better development proposals.
Be able to better address bushfire considerations in your master planning and architectural design from site analysis, to sketch design stage through to the detailed selection of building materials and landscape design.
Be better able to liaise with bushfire consultants in an informed manner.
Have an understanding of the best way to approach negotiation with authorities, regarding bushfire safety regulations in building developments.
Have knowledge of bushfire behaviour and landscape design for bushfire prone areas.

Duration: 01:18:16

Assessment: 10 Multiple choice questions

ROD ROSE

Managing Director: BES (Bushfire and Environmental Services Pty Ltd)

Rod has had extensive experience and is well qualified in bushfire protection, management and evacuation which includes over 12 years as a specialist bushfire consultant.

During this time he has been instrumental in the preparation of bushfire protection assessments for more than 2,700 development applications, subdivisions, special purpose developments, Master plans, residential and commercial properties, including the preparation of numerous bushfire evacuation plans. He has also managed the preparation of a Bushfire Protection Planning Strategy for NW and SW Sydney Urban Expansion for Planning NSW, prepared award winning Asset Protection Zone strategies for the total urban bushland interface of Wollongong City, Baulkham Hills Shire Council and City of Blue Mountains Council. He has also managed the preparation (by contract) of Fire Management Plans for more than 60 NPWS national parks and nature reserves. He has prepared bushfire protection strategies for more than 150 towns and villages in NSW and many more rural communities.

His consultancy draws on his experience through the operational management (fire fighting) of more than 1600 bushfires in NSW.