NCC - Energy Efficiency and Livability

The new National Construction Code (NCC) which came into effect on the 1st of May 2023 includes higher energy efficiency regulations and provisions for dwellings to better meet community needs including for the elderly or those with mobility limitations. Paarhammer products meet and exceed these new regulations. Take a look at the new dwelling access regulations.

Clear Opening

GALLERY  

Access to dwellings now require entrance doors (or 1 universal access point/door) with a clear opening of a minimum of 820mm, not including the frame or door leave. Step-free access is also a must and thresholds have to “be level or have a sill height of no more than 5mm if the lip is rounded or bevelled”.

Image from ‘Livable Housing Design – Standard 2022’ by the Australian Building Codes Board

Level Threshold

The Livable Housing Design Standard also states that “if these requirements cannot meet the weatherproofing requirements of the NCC, for external entrance doors containing a raised door or sill, thresholds cannot have a lip or upstand greater than 15mm within the sill profile; and must have no more than 5mm height difference between the edge of the top surface of the sill and the adjoining finished surface”. The solution is modern threshold technology.

Magnetic Threshold

The German invented zero ALUMAT magnetic threshold can be used for Paarhammer external doors like entrance combination and French doors to create a level entrance.

Two magnetic strips are installed in the bottom of the door and two corresponding seals are situated in the threshold. When the door is closed, the seals are attracted to the magnet strips and seal the bottom of the door. The magnetic field is broken as soon as the door is opened and the seals drop back into the threshold creating a barrier-free level surface.

When the door is closed, the seals also stop water, draught and noise to enter the building. Recently ALUMAT even received Passive House component certification for one of their magnetic threshold products confirming their thermal properties and weatherproofing abilities.

Paarhammer manufactures custom entrance door systems in Victoria and delivers them Australia-wide. These door systems come with door jamb, threshold, multi-point locking system and door furniture to ensure energy efficiency and to meet all the new NCC regulations.

Ready to talk Entrance Doors? Get in touch with Paarhammer here.

A new flagship clinic for Brisbane Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery is challenging traditional healthcare interiors, using the language ...

To see the latest trends in window, door and facade construction, a visit to the bi-yearly Fensterbau Expo ...

Hidden down Melbourne's Ridgway Place at the base of Monaco House, Palace Coffee demonstrates how thoughtful architecture can ...

The contemporary bathroom is increasingly being conceived as more than a functional space. Instead, it is becoming an ...

Kitchen islands have long been defined by clean lines and rectilinear forms, but Italian brand Arclinea and architect ...