BCA Section J
BCA - Guide to Building Class
| Commercial | |
| Building Class | Example |
| Class 2* | Multi-res, units, apartments |
| Class 3 | Boarding houses, backpackers |
| Class 4* | Dwelling parts of aged care facilities |
| Class 5 | Office buildings, front offices of factories or warehouses |
| Class 6 | Showrooms, restaurants |
| Class 7 | Carparks, storage warehouses |
| Class 8 | Laboratories, workshops |
| Class 9a | Hospitals |
| Class 9b | Workshops/labs in schools |
| Class 9c | Aged care buildings |
| *In BCA 2010 Building Classes 2 and 4 are required to comply with energy rating requirements under Section J rather than the Deemed-to-Satisfy (DTS) method. Please refer to Volume 1 p.612. | |
| Residential | |
| Building Class | Example |
| Class 1 | Detached house, town house, villa unit |
| Class 10 | Private garage, carport |
BCA Commercial Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9a, 9b, 9c Mimimum R-value guide
| Class 2-9 | Climate Zones | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Direction of heat flow | Inwards | Outwards | ||||||
| Roofs | Rτ3.2 | Rτ3.2 | Rτ3.2 | Rτ3.2 | Rτ3.2 | Rτ3.2 | Rτ3.7 | Rτ4.8 |
| Walls | Rτ3.3 | Rτ3.3 | Rτ3.3 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ3.8 |
| Suspended Floors (Unenclosed) | Rτ2.0 | Rτ2.0 | Rτ2.0 | Rτ2.0 | Rτ2.0 | Rτ2.0 | Rτ2.0 | Rτ3.5 |
| Light coloured roof, solar absorptance ≤ 0.50 | ||||||||
BCA Residential Class 1 and 10 Mimimum R-value guide
| Class 1&10 | Climate Zones | |||||||
| 1 | 2 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Direction of heat flow | Inwards | In & Out |
Outwards | |||||
| Roofs | Rτ4.1 | Rτ4.1 | Rτ4.1 | Rτ4.1 | Rτ4.1 | Rτ4.1 | Rτ4.1 | Rτ6.3 |
| Walls | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ2.8 | Rτ3.8 |
| Suspended Floors (Unenclosed) | Rτ1.5 | Rτ1.0 | Rτ1.5 | Rτ2.25 | Rτ1.0 | Rτ2.25 | Rτ2.75 | Rτ3.25 |
| Light coloured roof, solar absorptance ≤ 0.40 | ||||||||
Solar Absorptance for COLORBOND® Colours
Table 1 - Colour Classification in Accordance with the BCA
Colour |
Solar Absorptance |
Colour |
Solar Absorptance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Cream™ | 0.31 | Headland® | 0.632 |
| Surfmist® | 0.318 | Wilderness® | 0.651 |
| Paperbark® | 0.421 | Jasper® | 0.682 |
| Evening Haze® | 0.427 | Manor Red® | 0.688 |
| Shale Grey™ | 0.433 | Woodland Grey® | 0.706 |
| Sandbank® | 0.455 | Loft® | 0.711 |
| Dune® | 0.466 | Monument® | 0.732 |
| Windspray® | 0.584 | Ironstone® | 0.743 |
| Pale Eucalypt® | 0.597 | Cottage Green® | 0.746 |
| Bushland® | 0.619 | Deep Ocean® | 0.749 |
For full details on solar absorptance refer to the COLORBOND® website
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315 Climate Zone Map - Australia BCA 2009
315 Climate Zone Map - NSW BCA 2009
315 Climate Zone Map - NT BCA 2009
315 Climate Zone Map - Qld BCA 2009
315 Climate Zone Map - SA BCA 2009
315 Climate Zone Map - Tas BCA 2009
315 Climate Zone Map - Vic BCA 2009
315 Climate Zone Map - WA BCA 2009
Note: This tool is an interpretation of BCA 2010 (Vol. 1 Section J and Vol. 2 Part 3.12) and is a guide only. Final designs should always be checked against the BCA for compliance.
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