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Guidelines for responding to the effects of climate change in coastal and ocean engineering
This document updates previous climate change guidelines prepared by the National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering and is designed to complement the coastal engineering guidelines for ecologically sustainable development and the climate change adaptation guidelines in coastal management and planning.
Coastal engineering guidelines for working with the Australian coast in an ecologically sustainable way
These guidelines have been developed by the National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering. Following on from Guidelines for Responding to the Effects of Climate Change in Coastal and Ocean Engineering this publication aims at broader considerations regarding engineering in the coastal zone
Implementing sustainability: principles and practice
This document provides guidelines on how to develop more fully the principles of sustainability and to enable them to be implemented in practice.
Creating effective workplaces for now and in the future – flexible workplace strategies
This brochure outlines various case studies demonstrating successful work-life balance, strategies for creating effective workplaces by implementing worklife balance opportunities, and a check list for organisations and individuals for before, during and after changes in working arrangements.
Tenability criteria in building fires
This practice note has been prepared as a guide to practitioners on tenability criteria in building fires, for the purpose of enhancing consistency in the fire engineering industry.
Evaluation of engineering heritage
The purpose of this practice note is to provide engineers and others with essential background information on the assessment of the engineering heritage significance of an item or work.
Safety case guideline
Clarifying the safety case concept to engineer due diligence under the provisions of the model Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
The DYD stakeholder consultation process
This guide was prepared to enable education institutions and industry organisations to use the Define Your Discipline (DYD) Stakeholder Consultation Process to develop practitioner-authenticated graduate capability frameworks for the programs in their discipline
A graduate capability framework for environmental engineering programs
This guide is designed to inform environmental engineering stakeholders about the profession’s expectations regarding the capabilities of graduates during their first two or three years of practice. It is expected that each group of stakeholders will use the guide in different ways
Fire and life safety in existing buildings during construction
This practice note provides guidance for the development and implementation of the fire safety strategy where continued occupation of an existing building is permitted while construction or refurbishments works proceed.
Assessment of engineering heritage items
The purpose of this practice note is to provide engineers and others with a process for assessing engineering heritage significance.
Conservation of engineering heritage items
Design fires
This practice note is a supplement to the International fire engineering guidelines for fire safety engineers to derive design fires and design fire scenarios in a consistent manner.
Assessment and conservation of movable heritage
The purpose of this practice note is to provide engineers and others with essential background information on the assessment and conservation of a movable heritage item.
Conserving a wheeled steam engine
The purpose of this practice note is to provide engineers and others with essential background information on the appropriate process for conserving a wheeled steam engine.
Assessment and conservation of an industrial heritage item
The purpose of this practice note is to provide engineers and others with essential background information on the assessment and conservation of an industrial heritage item.
Assessment and conservation of a timber building
The purpose of this practice note is to provide engineers and others with essential background information on the assessment and conservation of a timber heritage building.
Industry blueprint of successful in-house professional women’s programs
This paper has been developed following a round table discussion with industry partners. It looks at programs proven to encourage and retain women in the engineering profession including issues to consider, some of the key messages to achieve success and some lessons learnt.
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