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Course Content
Bushfire-Resilient Building Techniques (National)
A BAL rating only protects a building if the details, products and evidence carry it onto site.
How a Bushfire Attack Level is assigned under AS 3959 and what it asks of materials, products and evidence of suitability. Then detail walls, roofs, glazing, subfloors and penetrations against ember attack, radiant heat and flame contact, check the critical installations on site, and coordinate with certifiers so the built work matches the approved documents.
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4 modules, final quiz and certificate.
Introduction and objectives
Why bushfire resilience is a national design responsibility, and how the NCC and AS 3959 work together.
BAL Ratings & Product Selection
Read how a BAL is assigned from vegetation, slope and distance, and specify products backed by evidence of suitability that holds up.
Bushfire-Resistant Detailing for Architects & Designers
Detail cladding, roofs, glazing, subfloors and junctions against ember entry, and keep them working with the thermal and condensation design.
Inspection & On-Site Compliance Checks
Check the installations that matter on site: gaps, openings, non-conforming materials and the evidence behind each product.
Coordinating With Design & Certifier Teams
Confirm BAL decisions early, put every mandatory detail into the drawings and schedules, and resolve plan versus site discrepancies.
Summary & Key Takeaways
The assessment, detailing, inspection and coordination habits to take to your next bushfire-prone project.
Final quiz and certificate
Ten questions on BAL assessment, detailing, inspection and coordination. Pass and the certificate goes straight into your dashboard.
Intermediate. For people who already design, document or check buildings on bushfire-prone land. Covers how a BAL is assigned under AS 3959, product selection and evidence of suitability, envelope detailing, on-site checks and certifier coordination, taught to NCC 2022. Bushfire planning and landscape siting are outside its scope.
Written for the people who turn a BAL rating into a building.
Architects
You lead the design and answer for how the envelope, openings and specification respond to the site’s bushfire exposure.
Building designers
You document homes on bushfire-prone land, where every detail and product schedule has to match the BAL.
Building surveyors
You assess drawings and evidence of suitability against AS 3959, then inspect what was actually built.
Licensed builders
You install the screens, seals and rated products, and one unapproved substitution can undo the rating.
Energy assessors
You rate homes on bushfire-prone sites, where BAL glazing, screens and sealing shape the envelope you model.
Where this hour goes on your record.
National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA 2021) performance criteria this course aligns with:
Advice on building codes, standards and regulations
Materials and construction systems in documentation
Performance standards for materials, fittings and systems
Monitoring construction progress and quality
Defects, rectification and substitutions
| If you are | How it is recorded |
|---|---|
| An architect | 1 formal CPD point. Aligned with NSCA 2021 performance criteria PC12, PC39, PC45, PC54 and PC56. |
| A building designer | 1 CPD point. Your certificate, the learning outcomes, the module outline and your quiz result are kept in your dashboard, so you can show what you studied if your CPD is audited. |
| A building surveyor, builder or energy assessor | 1 hour of CPD on bushfire construction under AS 3959 and NCC 2022, recorded on your certificate for your registration body or state scheme. |
CPD On Demand is not a registered training organisation and courses are not accredited by any registration body. Each course is aligned with the relevant competency frameworks and gives you the records to evidence it. CPD rules differ by registration body and state, so check with yours if you are unsure.
Pairs well with.
Fire Safety in Class 2 to 9 Buildings for Architects
The rest of the fire picture: passive and active protection in larger buildings.
Fire Safety in Residential Design: Understanding Passive and Active Systems for Design Documentation and Coordination
Fire separation and detection in homes, documented and coordinated.
The Breathable Wall: Understanding Condensation Risks in NCC 2025
The condensation side of a sealed, ember-resistant envelope.
Before you enrol.
Design, detail and document for the BAL, and see it built that way, in one self-paced hour.
$99, 60 minutes, certificate on completion.