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Poorly ventilated buildings are allowed under Australia rules – it's time to fix it

  • Written by Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide
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If COVID-19 had taught us anything it surely must be that poorly ventilated buildings can be a health hazard. Yet due to a weakness in current rules they continue to be built.

Under Australia’s National Construction Code it is possible to build a nightclub for 1,000 people with no ventilation. And it is possible to build a...

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