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“The NCC performs multiple functions beyond minimum safety standards. It is also a mechanism through which industry transformation can occur ….” This is an important statement from an insightful paper by Andrea Sharman (School of Property, Construction and Property Management RMIT), the summary of which is reproduced below. As an industry representative on the Building … Read more

“Queen’s Pawn to D4” by Rod Johnston will shortly launch on the NSW #CentralCoast This #Geopolitical #Novel describes international intrigue through a plot that stretches from the Canberra jungle to the jungles of Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Describing a future in which Australians must choose between #MilitaryNonalignment and old alliances, between peace and war, … Read more

Sensible #regulations based on well researched consensus #Standards such as #IBQC Guidelines is essential to minimize risk of catastrophic #building failures as well as excessive cost. Visit RodJohnstonAUS@gmail.com for more comment. Read #QueensPawnToD4 by #RodJohnston

A worldwide listing of seismic peak ground accelerations is very useful information, because it serves to alert structural engineers and building code regulators of necessary design differences around the world. By way of example, the approaches in Australia and New Zealand are different, hence the different earthquake loading standards. But the differences should not lull … Read more

The Australian National Construction Code NCC has historically been confined to regulating building design to preserve health and safety, e.g. prevention of building collapse. By adopting Deemed-to-Satisfy Australian Standards, it does (to some extent) also consider serviceability. In recent decades, the building regulations have been extended to also encompass societal issues such as climate change … Read more

So this is why Australia needs AUKUS … to defend our trade with China against disruption by #China. https://www.facebook.com/reel/820059264378647 Leave #AUKUS now… before it is too late. Join the peaceful countries of the world in #military #nonalignment. Read #QueensPawnToD4 by #RodJohnston 35K views · 371 reactions | Australia’s Defence Policy explained… in a way. Sort … Read more

Asking the right questions is key to getting the correct answers. Structural engineering is not simply a mechanistic process, but rather discipline that requires an understanding of the interaction of human expectations with the hard realities of science. The interaction of loads and strengths in the context of human expectations is the basis of the … Read more

With discussion swirling around cooperation amongst the independent senators and lower house Teal members of parliament, are we witnessing the birth of Australia’s Paradigm Party? Following is a direct quote from the geopolitical novel, “Queen’s Pawn to D4” by Rod Johnston, published in 2025.   “A new paradigm … Australia reimagined … a new vision … Read more

Wake up Australia – at last the dots are joined – We are at another “all the way with LBJ” moment. Further to my previous prediction –   Australia is joining a multi-national coalition that will use military force against Iran, and “… there is no way to ringfence the intelligence from the [Australian Wedgetail] … Read more

Wake up Australia – join the dots – We are at another “all the way with LBJ” moment. Where do the dots lead? These are the big questions raised in the geopolitical novel “Queen’s Pawn to D4”. Read #QueensPawnToD4 by #RodJohnston Visit https://rodjohnston.com.au