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The transition to a sustainable built environment requires credible, transparent environmental data. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) have become an essential tool in this process, offering standardised, third-party-verified insights into the environmental impact of building materials across key life cycle stages. As sustainability standards continue to evolve, EPDs are increasingly being requested in project specifications - often before materials are even selected - ensuring that every decision aligns with environmental goals from the outset.

As Australia’s population is projected to grow from 27.1 million in March 2024 to 31.3 million by 2034–35, the demand for high-quality educational facilities will continue to rise. Schools must not only accommodate increasing student numbers but also provide environments that support engagement, well-being and academic performance. While key architectural elements such as layout, facade design and material selection often take centre stage, ceilings also play a vital role in shaping effective learning environments through their impact on acoustics, lighting, safety, and comfort.

Sound has the power to significantly influence human experiences across almost all aspects of life. Many of us have experienced how excess noise or subpar audio quality can disrupt our enjoyment or alter our perception of people, places and events. Therefore, it is unsurprising that inadequate acoustic design can have adverse effects on building occupants.

Whether in an office, classroom, co-working space, or any living space, good room acoustics are crucial for a productive and comfortable environment. Conversely, a poorly planned acoustic environment can cause a number of issues, including excessive reverberation, background noise distractions, and difficult-to-understand speech.

Walls and ceilings are vital elements in building construction, serving not only as structural components but also shaping the aesthetic and functional aspects of interior spaces. The choice of materials for these systems has far-reaching effects on aspects like acoustics, insulation, fire resistance, and energy efficiency, all of which play a significant role in the overall performance of the building.

This whitepaper aims to provide a high-level examination of the product life cycle of steel and plasterboard within the context of wall and ceiling systems. By exploring each stage of their life cycle, from manufacturing to end-of-life disposal or recycling, it seeks to equip architects and specifiers with the information necessary to make informed product decisions. 

With noise levels on the rise in Australian cities, it is more important than ever to prioritise acoustics in residential design. This issue is especially pressing in multi-residential buildings, where densely packed units increase both external and internal noise. Walls and ceilings play a key role in managing sound, serving as the main barriers that separate living spaces, both within individual units and between neighbouring apartments.

Fasteners have a direct impact on many aspects of a wall or ceiling system, including strength, durability, performance in different environments, and even maintenance over the assembly’s lifetime. Accordingly, it is essential for professionals to understand the regulatory requirements governing the design and installation of fasteners to ensure the construction of safe and functional building structures. This whitepaper sets out requirements for the design of post-installed fasteners under seismic action, and its impact on new building projects and professionals in the industry.

Building fires pose a serious risk to people's lives, their property, and the economy. Integral to fire safety, passive fire protection is a technique for containing a fire at its source and stopping the spread of flames and smoke throughout a building for a predetermined amount of time so occupants can escape. This whitepaper answers the essential questions of: how passive protection works in the context of building design, what Fire Resistance Levels are required by the NCC, and how these requirements impact the design and specification of wall and ceiling systems. We also provide some useful design considerations and examples of wall and ceiling systems that offer high levels of fire resistance.

Designed with huge crowds and state-of-the-art technologies in mind, this project is an excellent example of how Rondo's expertise in customised and compliant wall designs cater to crucial elements such as crowd pressure, and Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E). These walls were then to be installed with Gyprock, resulting in a CSR-Rondo Integrated system solution across the project.

Tech Talk is an industry-first event that presents an unparalleled opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts on the latest NCC requirements for non-structural steel wall and ceiling systems. As compliance garners increasing attention, we have joined forces to create an exceptional platform where Builders, Architects, Consulting Engineers, and Building Certifiers can come together to learn, connect, and collaborate. Our dynamic lineup of speakers from Rondo, CSR, and Knauf have come together to create captivating presentations that are filled with valuable industry insights.