Housing Choices Australia - Design Guidelines 2020

D4 Hydraulic

D4.01 Design Criteria

D4.05 Storm Water

Roof drainage to be provided to all box gutters, eaves gutters and roof drainage outlets and box gutter downpipes designed to 1 in 100 storm event.

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Compliance with Building Code of Australia Compliance with Australian Standard AS3500

Compliance with Local Water Authority requirements Plumbing Fixtures and fittings refer to HCA schedule No. 007.

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Eaves gutter downpipes designed for 1 in 20 storm event.

All box gutters to have overflows.

All down pipes to be connected to legal point of discharge via below ground drainage system design by Civil Engineer. Down pipes will be sewer quality uPVC and HDPE drain where siphonic drainage system is required. Where downpipes pass over apartments or adjacent to noise sensitive areas the uPVC pipes will be insulated with acoustic lagging to comply with NCC and acoustic Engineers requirements

D4.02 Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage

Sanitary plumbing and vent systems will be provided to all fixtures and fittings in the wet and kitchen areas such as toilets, sinks, basins and showers etc. Sanitary stacks and relief vent will be located inside services ducts and collected into the drainage system by gravity mains. Drainage outlets and tundishes will be provided for mechanical condensate drainage and discharge to the sanitary plumbing via trapped connection and/or stormwater drainage system.

D4.06 Rainwater Collection

Refer to PART E ‘Environmentally Sustainable Design’ for rainwater collection requirements.

D4.03 Domestic Cold Water Reticulation

To be connected to Authority Street supply in coming main and requirements for booster pumps, break tanks will be subject to site demands and pressure and flow capacity of existing mains. The water supply from the main potable water meter assembly is to reticulate domestic cold water throughout the building via risers and with branch take os at each floor level to service each apartment and any sanitary fixtures/items of equipment. Pressure reduction and isolation valves will be provided to limit the pressure as required by AS/NZS 3500.1.

Access panels to be provided as required.

D4.04Domestic Heated Water Plant and Reticulation

Central Domestic hot water system located at Roof Level with a heated water flow and return system located within the individual apartment’s plumbing riser. The central domestic hot water system will be centralised CO2 heat pump. Solar booster hot water panels subject to available install location.

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Thermal pipe lagging in accordance with NCC.

Temperature control devices to be provided for hygiene fixtures. Each dwelling to be provided with a metered domestic hot water connection from the base building hot water service.

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