CSIRO Building Technology Files

1.	Access for People with Disabilities: Doors and Door Furniture
	This BTF is intended to supplement and expand information in AS 1428 ‘Design for Access and Mobility’. This BTF concerns guidelines for the design and use of doors and door... [ Books & CDs ]
2.	Access for People with Disabilities: Toilets and Bathrooms
	This BTF outlines general design principles and guidelines for toilets, bathrooms and related equipment for use by people with physical disabilities in and about buildings for general public use. Specific... [ Books & CDs ]
3.	Access for People with Disabilities: Stairs, Steps and Handrails
	This BTF outlines general design principles and guidelines for stairs, steps and handrails for use by people with disabilities in and about buildings for general public use. Solutions to specific... [ Books & CDs ]
4.	Access for People with Disabilities: Pedestrian Ramps
	This BTF outlines general design principles and guidelines for pedestrian ramps for use by people with physical disabilities in and about buildings in general public use. Solutions to specific problems... [ Books & CDs ]
5.	Access for People with Disabilities: Kerb Ramps
	This BTF is intended to supplement and expand the information given in AS 1428–1998 ‘Design for Access and Mobility’, Part 1 ‘General Requirements for Access – New Building Work’, and... [ Books & CDs ]
6.	Access for People with Disabilities: Signs
	This BTF is intended to supplement the information given in the Building Code of Australia and AS 1428 ‘Design for Access and Mobility’, and to give specific information on the... [ Books & CDs ]
7.	Access for People with Disabilities: Building Design and Modification
	This BTF is of a general nature; it will be necessary to refer to the Building Code of Australia (BCA) to ascertain the access requirements for each type of building... [ Books & CDs ]
8.	Concrete
	This Building Technology File (BTF) deals with the essential requirements for making dense concrete for the construction of footings, columns, beams and slabs in small buildings. Much of the... [ Books & CDs ]
9.	Design and Control of Concrete Mixes
	Because concrete is made from materials that show considerable variations in their properties, it is not possible to design concrete mixes on strictly scientific principles. The information given in this... [ Books & CDs ]
10.	Building Technology Files (BTF) for Home-owners and Professionals
	Building Technology Files (BTF) for Home-owners and Professionals, , CSIRO Building Technology Files (BTFs) are a series of information leaflets that provide solutions to a range of common problems faced...

11.	A Builder's Guide to Preventing Damage to Dwellings: Part 2 Sound Construction Methods
	This BTF presents an overview of preventing damage to dwellings by surface and groundwater penetration, and rainwater penetration. [ Books & CDs ]
12.	Straw Bale Construction
	This BTF presents a brief overview of factors involved in the construction of straw bale buildings: bales – geometry and manufacture, thermal properties, moisture – friend and foe, wall structure,... [ Books & CDs ]
13.	CSIRO Guide to the Specification of Dimension Stone
	This BTF presents standards and properties to help the architect, designer or specifier of stone to establish criteria for the selection of stone for specific use. [ Books & CDs ]
14.	Foundation Maintenance and Footing Performance: A Homeowner's Guide
	This indispensable BTF provides expert advice to homeowners on identifying the causes of movement in a building – causes usually related to one or more problems in the foundation soil.... [ Books & CDs ]
15.	A Builder's Guide to Preventing Damage to Dwellings: Part 1 Site Investigation and Preparation
	Many homes in Australia suffer from one or more of the several maladies that result from conditions that could have been prevented had the engineer and/or builder undertaken thorough site... [ Books & CDs ]
16.	Timber Fasteners
	This Building Technology File (BTF) deals with timber fasteners, which are made in a wide variety of types. In addition to nails, screws and bolts – the traditional metal devices... [ Books & CDs ]
17.	Thermal Insulation
	This Building Technology File (BTF) deals with thermal insulation which reduces heat flow through the building envelope. When correctly used it will reduce the cost of heating and cooling to... [ Books & CDs ]
18.	Pisé (Rammed Earth) Construction
	The pisé or rammed-earth method of wall construction consists of ramming suitable moistened sandy loam between shutters. The dense, hard walls thus obtained are somewhat similar in appearance to walls... [ Books & CDs ]
19.	Cleaning Brickwork
	While skilled bricklayers will always try to finish their work free from blemishes (particularly in internal face brickwork), some cleaning down will generally be required to get rid of mortar... [ Books & CDs ]
20.	Condensation
	This Building Technology File (BTF) deals with condensation. Condensation on internal surfaces is the cause of unsightly mould growth in houses and of water collecting under and dripping from factory... [ Books & CDs ]

21.	Noise and Buildings
	The factors which influence noise levels in buildings are diverse and often difficult to predict. But to underestimate their importance can seriously prejudice the desired acoustic environment for a building’s... [ Books & CDs ]
22.	Earth-wall Construction
	Earth-wall construction in Australia has a history dating from the earliest buildings of ‘wattle and daub’ and extending to two-storey contemporary dwellings and even to three-storey blocks of flats. Earth... [ Books & CDs ]
23.	Plant Roots in Drains – Prevention and Cure
	Plant roots are attracted to moisture and nutrients inside pipes and can invade wherever water vapour and moisture can pass through cracks and joints – even though pipes might appear... [ Books & CDs ]