Developing technical guidelines and a best practice extension toolbox for greenhouse construction and safe operation (VG16004)

Completed project

Publication date: December 17, 2018

Delivery Partner: Osborn Consulting Engineers

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What was it all about?

This investment developed a suite of information in relation to building and operating greenhouses and other grow structures for Australian vegetable growers and the vegetable protected cropping industry at large.

The resources are housed at www.greenhousetoolbox.com and include fact sheets on…

Safe management practices, including fire prevention and working at heights
Local government approval processes
Design requirements and considerations
Access and egress requirements
Other issues and common grower concerns.

The project also set out to develop a national greenhouse standard for inclusion in Australia’s National Construction Code (NCC). After industry consultation, the project’s Proposal for Change to the NCC was submitted to the Australian Building Codes Board in August 2017.

Project outputs

Details

This project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund

What was it all about?

What was it all about?

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