Designing for Fire Resilience in a Changing Climate

This session explores how increasing bushfire risk is reshaping design, planning, and construction practices. Drawing on post-event analysis and emerging approaches, it will assess whether current frameworks are adequate for future climate conditions.

Learning Outcomes
Following this presentation, you should be able to:

· Quantify the risk of bushfires in Australia and the degree to which it is increasing
· Outline the frameworks that currently deal with bushfire risk
· Explain the degree to which these frameworks are/are not fit for purpose
· Identify ways in which current approaches to bushfire could be altered or improved

This presentation will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021:

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

PC 3 – Apply principles of project planning, considering implications for Country, environmental sustainability, communities, stakeholders and project costs.

PC 12 – Provide independent, culturally responsive and objective advice in accordance with relevant building codes, standards, technical specifications and guidelines, and planning regulations, including climate change implications, across all aspects of architectural practice.

PC 16 – Be able to apply risk management and mitigation strategies – including safety in design, project risk, requirement for resilience from the impacts of climate change and appropriate insurances – across architectural services.