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Table of Contents

Chapter 6

I Construction During The Settlement Years

II The Use Of Timber As A Structural Material

III Structural Steel

IV Concrete Technology

V Housing
i First Settlement Technology
ii Development of the Industry
iii The Adoption of Solar Energy for Water Heating
iv Most Favourable Construction Productivity
v Housing in Cyclone Prone Localities

VI Industrialised Pre-cast Concrete Housing

VII Ports And Harbours

VIII Roads

IX Heavy Foundations

X Bridges

XI Sewerage

XII Water Engineering

XIII Railways

XIV Major Buildings

XV Airports

XVI Thermal Power Stations

XVII Materials Handling

XVIII Oil Industry

XIX The Snowy Mountains Scheme

XX The Sydney Opera House

XXI The Sydney Harbour Bridge

XXII Hamersley Iron

XXIII North West Shelf

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Development of the Industry (continued)

One of the pioneers in the field of mass housing and particularly with the brick veneer home was the A. V. Jennings Group of Companies, located at Springvale, Melbourne. A typical Jennings cream brick veneer triple fronted Australian style house is illustrated in Fig. 15. Over recent years this Group, and other private commercial organisations and the CSIRO, undertook most effective research into all aspects of design and construction housing. This research effort has led to:-
  1. Soils testing by professional engineers,

  2. Design and supervision of foundations and structures by professional engineers,

  3. Scientific testing of construction materials and building components,

  4. Quality control of brick manufacture,

  5. The development by Australian firms, particularly Monier Industries, of machine made high quality cement tiles,

  6. The development of colour bonded steel and aluminium sheet roofing panels,

  7. The development of plastic piping and plumbing fittings for water supply and
    drainage,

  8. The location of hot water heating and storage systems under eaves to conserve
    space,

  9. The prefabrication of windows and door frames with glass installed and doors
    prehung off site,

  10. The adoption of long life acrylic paints (10 years), which can be applied by rollers
    and guns,

  11. The adoption of scientifically planned attractive efficient and labour saving
    kitchens.

Figure 15

15 Typical brick veneer home in Australia in 1970


Organisations in Australian Science at Work - A. V. Jennings Group; CSIRO; Monier Industries

People in Bright Sparcs - Rowell, L. E.

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