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arghhh !!! I goofed big time...you can see I dont design much anymore :o the Building Surveyor just told me "Light is 10% of floor area and ventilation is 5%". argh !!!! sorry. hehe, I trained under the old Uniform Building Regulations in Victoria and the requirements seemed to be larger...

Wow, that Downer house does sound strange. ACTPLA requires at least 3m setback from one boundary and 1.5m from the other. The larger setback is required by ACTEW for their machines to get to the rear of the block as, for those of you not familiar with Canberra, in the older areas such as...

Jas, the Building Code of Australia requires bedrooms to have at least ventilation equal to 10% of the floor area and light (glazing) equal to 20%. I think that skylights would give an unsatisfactory feel to the room. You will need approval from ACTPLA to put in a window otherwise, when you...