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Jim O’Leary John Hooker Adrian Pooley Jeff Osman Russell Brandon Glen Place Bert Priest Phillip Buchanan

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Stephen Kidd Chris Vandyke

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1990 The world has changed a lot in twenty years!

Imagine a world without internet, email or mobile phones!

Now imagine a few business people who happened to hear about pending state legislation that would utterly destroy their business and that of many other similar businesses.

This is not fiction, this is the story of BDAQ. The story of how this news spread throughout Queensland in a flash, of how the fledgling group took on the might of a professional institute with a hundred years history to first delay and then utterly defeat the legislation, of how the few became hundreds and of how business competitors became business colleagues, is the story of the Building Designers Association of Queensland.

It is truly a David and Goliath story that transformed the design industry forever. It is about the creation of a whole new profession, about the men and women who shaped the future and about when good building design was given back to the people.

And it was all done without internet, email or a mobile phone!

Building Designers from throughout Queensland and elsewhere in Australia are gathering in Brisbane for a gala anniversary dinner to celebrate 20 years of building design in Queensland.

You are invited to join in the celebration!

Saturday 6th March 2010, Sofitel Brisbane

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EDITORIAL

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COVER STORY Aurora

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Feature Writer Jess Hanrahan Art & Design Jon Walsh

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PO Box 651 STRATHPINE, QLD 4500 Phone: 07 3889 9119 Fax: 07 3205 1078 Email: admin@bdaq.com.au Web Site: www.bdaq.com.au

BDAQ EXECUTIVE President Greg Pershouse Phone: 07 4151 8350 Email: greg@designgp.com.au Vice President Colin Roe Phone: 07 3203 7045 Email: colinroe@bigpond.com

2010 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Conference details and highlights

Printer ABC Printing Publisher Building Designers’ Association of Queensland Inc.

HAPGOODGAMIN LAWYERS What building designers need to know about intellectual property

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COMING UP AT BDAQ

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DESIGN FEATURE Exotic tribal inspiration

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PUZZLE PAGE - What’s missing - Last Word

Secretary Arthur Martin Phone: 07 4662 1403 Email: arthur@martindesign.com.au Treasurer Ian Darnell Phone: 07 4661 3714 Email: darnell@nspire.com.au Northern Vice President Brad Owens Phone: 07 4772 4205 Email: bowe6163@bigpond.net.au Central Vice President Glen Place Phone: 07 4942 1316 Email: glen@placedesigns.com.au

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Mid-coast Vice President Steve Claridge Phone: 07 5445 7434 Email: steve@claridge.net.au Southern Vice President Stuart Osman Phone: 07 5520 3022 Email: stuart@sobd.net Technical and Education Director Steve Gray Phone: 07 4124 0600 Email: hbdg@bigpond.net.au Executive Director Russell Brandon Phone: 07 3889 9119 Email: admin@bdaq.com.au

All information in this publication is provided in good faith but on the strict understanding that neither BDAQ nor the editor nor any other persons contributing to or involved in the

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How important is that title anyway?

If “architecturally designed” homes

consultation on whether the use of

are in such demand that people will

“architectural derivatives” causes

flock to a builder providing

community “harm” with a view to

architectural services, surely this

mounting a public information

A Brisbane builder found itself in the

percentage would be growing in an

campaign and amendment to the

news late last year after proceedings

age where price is no longer the

Architects Act.

were brought in the Brisbane

only factor influencing selection.

Magistrates Court for offences

The report in the

under the Architects Act 2002.

In Queensland, the Architects Act was amended in 2002 to allow,

Architectural Technology, the journal

The Company pleaded guilty to

among other things, people

of The Chartered Institute of

November/December edition of

two offences. They admitted to

qualified as architectural technicians

Architectural Technologists, advises

claiming a person, who was not

to call themselves architectural

that there is widespread support in

registered by the board of

technicians. By then most of these

UK for the Architects' Registration

architects, to be an architect and

people were licensed building

Board as prosecutor for abuse of the

with promoting the design services

designers and mighty proud to call

title “architect” and for the extension

they provided as “architectural

themselves that.

of the role to cover the use of

services”. The builder was fined

misleading derivatives. The title

$2500, but was also ordered to pay

Of course there is nothing in the

“Chartered Architectural Technician”

$15000 in “investigative fees” to the

BSA Act to prevent anyone calling

is not being challenged.

Board of Architects.

themself a building designer so we are more likely to come across

Does anyone else think that it's a bit

I find it interesting that the Board of

architects calling themselves

strange that a society that can look

Architects could spend $15000

building designers. We wonder why!

at the title “doctor” and choose

investigating a simple case of a

between a GP, heart surgeon, dentist,

company without a registered

It is a fact that good design has

chiropractor, philosopher or even

architect claiming to offer

absolutely nothing to do with title.

Chris Reardon, a building designer

“architectural services” when that

Society now recognises that the

who has gained a doctorate in

company pleaded guilty. But that's

road to professional competency in

sustainable buildings, can't figure

another story.

any endeavour can take a whole

out the difference between an

range of pathways. The public is

architect and an architectural

What is more interesting is that a

well aware that excellence in

designer, technologist, etc?

house builder still believes that the

design is not limited to architects

term “architectural” has some

and nor is poor design restricted to

BDAQ has started a campaign of its

mystical attraction to potential

non-architects.

own based on the simple slogan:

Don't ask for architect designed, ask for WELL designed!

home buyers. Across Australia five to ten percent of homes are designed

At the same time in the United

by architects. The balance hasn't

Kingdom, the Association of

changed in twenty years.

Consultant Architects is undertaking

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AURORA Brad Read Design Group

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ITUATED IN HIGH PROFILE MAROOCHYDORE IS “AURORA,� A STUNNING MASTERPIECE FROM BRAD READ DESIGN GROUP, EPITOMISING MODERN DESIGN, LUXURY AND STYLE WITHIN A MULTI-RESIDENTIAL SETTING. Involving the design of two structures, the project was for a ten and a four storey building with the inclusion of high end residential units and ground level retail outlets with flexibility of use.

The site allows excellent views over the Maroochy River and towards Cotton Tree, the river mouth and Pincushion. The site also offers limited vehicular access opportunities but links well with the surrounding pedestrian network.

The resultant development of two buildings includes a total of 27 units, basement car park, common area, and commercial space involving two restaurants. To provide an element of separation and privacy, the southern elevation of the building was designed with a privacy facade screen, also adding to the aesthetic appeal of the design.

The two ground floor restaurants occupy approximately 500m2 of commercially approved space and were each designed for separate clientele, combining well to enhance the reputation of the overall development.

Maintaining a market-acceptable size, each residential floor of the ten storey building consists of two 3 bedroom units and a 2 bedroom unit, with the top two levels featuring sky homes and a penthouse. The penthouse also features a private dedicated roof terrace.

The four storey building features one unit per level with a finishing touch of pure luxury. Each unit is afforded direct access via a private lift, as well as extensive private balconies overlooking the Maroochy River.

A signature edifice of the surrounding area, the structure adopts a timeless design, utilising simple lines, regular glazing, feature cladding and neutral colours that combine to create a modern contemporary building.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

What building designers need to know about intellectual property

By Marcelo de Farias, HopgoodGanim Lawyers It's important that building designers are aware of the intellectual property issues involved when creating building designs. A thorough understanding of the way intellectual property works in the building and construction industry can help you prevent infringement claims, consolidate your rights and ensure you receive the financial benefits you are entitled to out of the creative process.

While intellectual property is a very complicated area of the law, there are a few basics that will be relevant to most building design projects.

Copyright A building design will be protected by copyright the moment it is expressed in a material medium, such as a 2D or CAD drawing. This is because copyright provides protection for the expression of ideas, rather than the idea itself. An idea is not protected by copyright while it is still intangible - to be protected, it must be expressed in a material form such as on paper or in a computer file.

By law, drawings, buildings or models of a building are considered to be an “artistic work” and copyright will exist in the work if it is original. The work is required to have “originality of expression” rather than “originality of the idea”, so that using a new form to express a known concept may still be entitled to copyright protection. Copyright will also exist in the building itself once it is built.

It's also important to note that sufficient skill or labour must have been used to create the work for copyright to exist.

Copyright grants the owner exclusive rights to: ·reproduce the work in a material form; ·publish the work; and ·communicate the work to the public.

This means that the work cannot be reproduced or exposed to the public without the copyright owner's authorisation, usually given through a licence or an assignment of the copyright. Copyright usually lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years, and this term cannot be extended by contract.

the work would usually want to have ownership of the copyright transferred through a formal agreement, or otherwise have licence to use the work so that they may execute the rights of the copyright owner in that work.

Infringement Copyright is infringed when someone uses a work protected by copyright without the authorisation of the copyright owner. This includes reproducing twodimensional works to three-dimensional works (for example, where a building is based on someone else's drawings) and vice-versa (for example, where drawings are based on an existing building).

To establish infringement, there must have been reproduction, publication or communication of a substantial part of the work. Unfortunately this is a qualitative test rather than a quantitative one, and can be subjective and difficult to judge.

The issue of copyright infringement is important when using building design software, such as ArchiCad, AutoCad or Revit, to produce drawings for building projects. Software is considered a literary work under legislation and is also subject to copyright protection. Building designers should ensure that the software they use to produce work is legitimate and properly licensed.

Copyright may also exist in the documentation prepared to obtain building approval, if it contains a specific format not used by anyone else.

Design The Designs Act 2003 defines a “design” as the “overall appearance resulting from one or more visual features of the product”. Accordingly, the scope of design protection does not include the function of the product, just the aesthetic appearance. These visual features can be two-dimensional or threedimensional.

Unlike copyright, monopoly rights over a design can only be obtained if the design is registered in accordance with design law. Once registered, the protection lasts for a period of up to 10 years. The owner of the registered design has the exclusive right to produce a product that embodies the design.

Ownership Generally speaking, if an employee creates a building design as part of his or her employment duties, the copyright in the work will be owned by the employer (unless agreed otherwise between the employer and the employee), but the employee, as the author of the work, will still hold the “moral rights” to his or her work.

Importantly, even if another design that is identical or very similar to the registered design has been independently created, the owner of the registered design still has the right to restrain the independent creator from reproducing the design, so it is important to make sure you register original designs.

If the work has been commissioned by a third party (where a builder or client hired the building designer to develop the design), the party who commissioned

In order to be registrable, the design must be novel and distinct in relation to “prior art” - essentially whatever is already in the public domain.

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The types of items which would typically be registered by building designers, assuming they pass the novelty and distinctiveness tests, include unique styles of furnishings, fittings and decorative items.

Registration of a trade mark is the only way to obtain proprietary rights over a name or logo. Protection is limited to the class of goods and/or services claimed in the application. There are currently 45 different classes of goods and services in which trade mark protection can be claimed.

Patents Products or processes which are a “manner of manufacture” (that is, are capable of industrial application) and which are novel and contain an inventive step can be protected by patent. For a standard patent, the protection period is 20 years from the date the patent application is filed.

Registration is subject to an examination process conducted by IP Australia. The initial term of protection is 10 years, which can be indefinitely renewed for additional 10 year periods, provided that the corresponding renewal fees are paid.

While it is often difficult to satisfy the novelty and inventiveness tests, which are necessary to grant a standard patent, Australian patent law provides an alternative patent protection, the “innovative patent”, which requires a lower threshold but provides a shorter term of protection of eight years.

Intellectual property law can be a complicated area, but it's an important one for building designers to understand. For more information about protecting your intellectual property, please contact HopgoodGanim's Intellectual Property and Technology team.

The innovative patent does not require an inventive test but the lower threshold of an innovative test, which considers whether the concept provided a “substantial contribution” to an existing technology.

Relevantly, Australian courts have recognised that the use of new materials in known products can be considered an innovative step if the material substantially contributes to the better performance of the existing product.

Building designers are often involved in the selection of materials to be used in building projects. As a result, if a certain material is innovative in the sense that it considerably improves the performance of a product normally used in the market, it may be possible to acquire innovative patent rights for the new material.

Since 1974, HopgoodGanim Lawyers has provided sophisticated, inventive and value-based legal advice to clients in the corporate and commercial sectors. The firm was recognised by Australasian Legal Business magazine in both 2008 and 2009 as a leading firm in building and construction law.

Based in Brisbane, HopgoodGanim has 25 partners and 190 experienced staff.

It is important to note that innovative patents have some important limitations in relation to enforcement rights, which should be considered carefully before deciding to go down this path.

Trade marks Appropriate trade mark protection should be arranged for names and/or logos when a technology, product or service is provided to clients under a name or logo which is readily identifiable as a “badge of origin” of the business.

The contents of this paper are not intended to be a complete statement of the law on any subject and should not be used as a substitute for legal advice in specific fact situations. HopgoodGanim cannot accept any liability or responsibility for loss occurring as a result of anyone acting or refraining from acting in reliance on any material contained in this paper.

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GRAND TRANSFORMATION Collingwood Street, Paddington

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LOCATED IN THE HEART OF PADDINGTON IS THIS STUNNING DESIGN FROM JAYE IRVING OF BAREFOOT SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS. Protected by a demolition control zone as a character house, the 1920's Queenslander was in dire need of a revamp. Now sitting atop a hill overlooking the Brisbane city centre it has an air of charm and sophistication.

The renovation called for the replacement of the existing kitchen and repairs for the bathroom areas, as well as the addition of four new bedrooms and a rumpus room on the ground level creating a private sanctuary for the first floor.

The longitudinal axis is orientated north, allowing for large passive access of winter sunlight while the elevated position and extensive use of high and ground level louvers captures summer breezes, keeping the home comfortable all year round.

The open plan living areas are designed to connect with the outdoor areas with improved efficiency through sustainable approaches to water and power usage, while improved design enhances air quality and passive flow through ventilation, as well as maximising natural lighting.

Water and energy saving technology such as solar hot water, water tank, flow restrictors and energy efficient lighting are used within the completed project and the addition of a two car garage that blends in with the scale of the street gives the home a more modern approach without compromising the aesthetics of the building.

Sweeping floor to ceiling doors and windows create a strong connection with the green outcropping nature strips and surrounding vegetation and the restoration of the external facades rather than replacement maintains the 1920's character of the home, keeping with the integrity of the surrounding cultural and architectural landscape.

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MEDIA RELEASE

Queensland leads the way with high-rise glass safety tests New high-rise glass window panes will be safer when a national test championed by Queensland takes effect on May 1.

Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe said the State Government had successfully campaigned for a national safety upgrade of new window panes for high-rise buildings.

Mr Hinchliffe said in recent years glass had spontaneously failed and fallen from high-rise buildings in Brisbane's central business district. He said the new heat soaking tests were designed to detect any flaws before the glass was installed.

“This is an issue that has plagued cities around the world,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“This problem led us to seek action on the issue which we then brought to the attention of other states and territories.

“Late last year the Australian Building Codes Board agreed to implement a national test for impurities in new toughened glass panes by heat soaking them.

“This latest achievement will help stop impure panes of new toughened glass being fitted in tall buildings where sufficient protection from falling glass, such as balconies or awnings, is not provided.

“It involves any domestically produced or imported glass being heat soaked to identify the nickel sulphide impurities that can lead to failures.

Air-cell Innovations joins Kingspan Australian insulation company Air-Cell Innovations Pty Ltd has been acquired by the global building products manufacturer Kingspan Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of premium and high performance rigid insulation materials.

Air-Cell Innovations produces a comprehensive range of thermo-reflective insulation products, and is well established in the Australian market. Kingspan Group is recognised as one of Europe’s leading and fastest growing insulation manufacturing companies, known for its Kooltherm, Therma and KoolDuct product ranges.

The merging of the two companies in this new venture will allow an exceptional range of products and expertise to be offered to the Australian market, which already enjoys a high level of quality and technical support from Air-Cell.

Air-Cell Managing Director, Scott Gibson, said of the move “This step allows us to move forward as the demands and complexities of the industry grow, providing the materials and the knowhow to meet those needs, and bringing the benefits of insulation to an even greater audience.”

“From 1 May, a new test for new high-rise glass window panes will be phased in over a 12-month period to allow industry to adjust.''

Mr. Gibson said that corporate values also made the new venture a perfect fit.

Mr Hinchliffe said from May 1 the Australian Building Code would be amended to include the new test provisions. The test, for glass in all windows more than 5m above floor or ground level, will become mandatory in May 2011.

“Air-Cell has always held strong environmental values, and Kingspan’s ‘low carbon, low energy’ values give me great confidence that we are heading in the same direction, the right direction for a sustainable future,” he said.

“In simple terms it involves heat soaking the glass for two hours at 280 degrees Celsius to see whether it will break,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“Glass for windows in high-rises must already be manufactured to an Australian Standard but from May 1 toughened glass will also be heat soaked to further protect the public.”

Mr Hinchliffe said it was important to note the test would not fix glass failure problems for existing buildings.

“It's not realistic to expect that all glass in older buildings could be replaced due to the massive costs involved in such an exercise,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“However, those responsible for existing buildings should regularly inspect existing glass and where failures have occurred or are likely to occur, suitable protection measures should be provided.”

His sentiments were echoed by Peter Wilson, Managing Director of Kingspan Insulation, who added “We are delighted to be merging these two respected brands together. We are looking forward to offering the Australian market some of the best insulation products available in the global construction industry, providing cutting edge technology aimed at reducing our carbon footprints.”

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A FAMILY HOME WITH A POINT OF DIFFERENCE, CAMP MOUNTAIN RETREAT BY OWEN BATCHELOR OF EAST COAST BUILDING DESIGN PRESENTS AS AN ICON OF LUXURY IN A BREATHTAKING SETTING. Utilising a pavilion style design, the home includes distinctly separate zones for family, living and sleeping quarters while remaining cohesive and functional. Due to the steepness of the site, the home incorporates a stepping design which also enhances light and ventilation within the residence.

The design focuses around an elevated central lounge, dining and kitchen area. This area provides access to the outdoors from all directions, while maintaining focus on the sweeping mountain views.

Secondary living spaces open on to decks and down to the yard, creating a good interaction between indoor and outdoor areas.

Bedrooms are all co-located on the top floor, but separated by glass atrium stairs. These staircases also connect the pavilions, ensuring maximum light and airflow. In hot weather, the atriums act as passive heat ducts, drawing the heat up out of living rooms.

Extensive use of feature timbers and second quality flooring gives the home life, allowing it to blend with the rural setting and majestic views, while widespread use of louvers allows control of privacy and noise between the various living areas.

The pavilion style allows every major room in the house to absorb the majestic mountain views, while interacting perfectly with each other. Externally, blue and cream main wall panels are offset by zincalume panels to create a warm mosaic of colours with Bluescope Colorbond roofing across the whole project.

The resultant home is aesthetically pleasing and functional, constructed predominantly of sustainable and re-useable materials ensuring a low maintenance and luxurious environment for the entire family.

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Registration forms included in this issue of The Building Designer

AND ANNOUNCING

BDAQ’S NEW CAN’T MISS WEB EVENT THE

FIRST THURSDAY

MASTERCLASS (it’s on the first Thursday every month)

BDAQ is proud to present a new concept in professional development. You don’t even have to leave your seat, we will come to you over the ethernet.

OUR PROGRAM Thursday February 4

12.00 noon EST

Presenter: Glen Place

“Introduction to the BDAQ Fee Calculator” and “Introduction to the BCA Compliance Check Sheets”

Thursday March 4

12.00 noon EST

Presenter: Russell Brandon

“Risk Management Seminar - Using the Manual”

Duration: up to 90 minutes

BDAQ CPD Points: 2 per session

Cost: As an introductory offer the first two are FREE

What you need: 1 telephone (a speaker phone or headset may be useful) and 1 computer connected to the internet.

How to join:

1. Call toll free 1800 896323 your Participant Pass Code is 54123334 2. Log on to www.redbackconferencing.com.au 3. Click on the orange box “Join a web conference” your Participant Pass Code is still 54123334 4. You are now part of the exciting event.

Do you have a great eco-friendly project underway? If so, we want to hear about it!

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Premier’s Climate Smart Sustainability Awards to showcase the work of Queensland business, industry, schools and community organisations.

Building on the success of the Sustainable Industries Awards, these prestigious awards will recognise Queensland-based initiatives that help reduce our carbon footprint and set best-practice benchmarks in environmental performance.

Applications are open to businesses, schools, individuals, communities, households, not-for-profit organisations and local governments.

Nominations close on Friday 26 March 2010 The winners will be announced at a gala dinner, hosted by Premier Anna Bligh at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 4 June 2010.

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The awards are a fantastic way to highlight your commitment to sustainable practices and raise the profile of your initiative. Each category will also receive $5000 to support on-going or future sustainability projects.

For more information and an online application form visit: www.derm.qld.gov.au/premiersawards or phone (07) 3225 1764.

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The Kirra by Adenbrook Design

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DESIGN FEATURE

“ The Kirra,” designed by Robert Lyndon of Adenbrook Homes is a contemporary and luxurious tribal retreat within an urban setting.

Complementing the modern L shaped home, the interior design is nothing short of spectacular.

Inspired by exotic tribal tastes, primitive artefacts, wrought iron relics and leather bound books the design express strength, passion and confidence. Whilst the brightness and vibrancy of colours such as olive green, rusty red & tangerine delight the senses, they still retain a calming and earthy ambience when combined with solid aged dark timbers and vintage leathers.

The kitchen is the hub of the home and was designed using an earthy colour stone, dark bronze cupboards and a splash of Laminex colour as the feature. A butler's pantry was created in lieu of a standard pantry to allow space for preparing and concealing whilst entertaining.

Bathrooms use matching natural looking floor and wall tiles, with feature tiles of natural random

slate with copper inserts.

Beige walls, earthy tiles, natural wallpaper and rustic furniture dominate the interior with touches of colour throughout.

A multipurpose room toward the front of the home houses the media centre, with ceiling to floor curtaining around the entire room to help with acoustics. The colours and fabrics used within create a warm and cozy feel.

The home really encompasses the “wow factor” from the moment you step through the front door, with a contemporary and industrial feel while being balanced with comfortable luxuries creating a warm and inviting ambience.

Robert Lyndon Adenbrook Homes 07 3909 4444 nathan.senti@mediasix.com.au

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PUZZLE

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Solution No 40 Yes, something is missing. Over the last twelve months, the responses to our puzzle have been decreasing in number and last time we didn't receive any at all. We are not keen on compiling a puzzle just to fill a space so we thought we would try leaving it out this edition.

If you are one who looks forward to the puzzle each time and are missing it, you should let us know by fax or email (07 32051078 or admin@bdaq.com.au). If there are plenty of readers who like doing the puzzle, we will reinstate it.

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Last word Winston Churchill once said:

keep my appliances on stand-by, that's okay, but I will have

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and

to install solar or wind generators or find some other clean

won't change the subject.

way of making up the shortfall in power.

It reminds me a little about the carryings on in Federal

I know there will be a host of technical and even more

parliament over the ETS. We had a three sided argument

commercial reasons why this won't work but it has got to

which ended up just a little farcical. It was almost straight

be better than the ridiculous idea of trying to regulate

out of Goldilocks where we were asked to decide if the

people's lifestyles through building codes.

scheme was too hot, too cold or just right.

For businesses, we require every business to have an emission reduction plan that will reduce emissions by the

Now, I don't pretend to know anything about the ETS. In

required amount; and police it.

fact I have been asking for its proponents to adequately explain it for some time. Sadly, the lack of such an

Of course it won't work; will it?

explanation only fuels the conspiracy theory that we will all be paying a high price so that those who emit

We would have said the same thing about reducing water

greenhouse gases can pay to continue to emit

use in South East Queensland until the exact same

greenhouse gases.

scheme was tried. Now if you want to water your lawn, you

So I have a simple solution to set emission reduction

water management plan and water usage in the region

targets and reach them. I hope the political parties pick up

has fallen way beyond everyone's expectations.

own a water tank. Large water users all have instituted a

the idea and agree on a common sense way forward.

Can it work? I have no idea but it is surely better to try For households it's easy. We decide how much power use

something positive rather than “trading� emissions!

the average house will use if the target is to be reached, then supply that much electricity; to every house. Supply

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American poet and Philosopher, Sidney Madwed said:

will be switched off once that point is reached.

The world will change for the better when people

This way householders can continue to use as much

decide they are sick and tired of being sick and

power as they wish, but once they reach the pre-

tired of the way the world is, and change

determined supply; they must make their own. So if I want

themselves.

large clear windows and run an air conditioner all day and

Russell Brandon

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ECO DESIGN SMART BUILDING DESIGNER PROGRAM

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October 12 October 13 October 14 October 15 October 16

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Townsville: 12.00 noon first Tuesday each month Contact: Mark Hall Ph 07 4772 4626 Mackay: 6.00pm first Wednesday each month Contact: Trevor Fry Ph 07 4955 3595 Central Queensland: 5.30pm Second Wednesday, of these months: February, April, June, August & October Contact Linda Clayton Ph 07 4939 2674 Wide Bay: 2.30pm Second Wednesday of every third month Contact Mark Alderton Ph 07 4157 7897 Sunshine Coast: 6.00pm second Wednesday each month Contact: Tim Christopher Ph 07 5491 4666 Brisbane North: 6.00pm third Monday each month Contact: Peter Latemore Ph 07 3356 9051

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