❓ Question regarding the type, cost, and rationale for windows installed in Hale House (now the Office of the Premier and Cabinet Room). The answer details the use of both single and double-glazed windows, costs, and compliance with building codes.
AnsweredQoN 1269Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the windows installed into Hale House and I ask: (a) were the windows single, double or triple glazed; and (b) if they were double or triple glazed: (i) were the windows gas-filled, and if so, with which gas; (ii) what was the total cost for the installation of all windows installed in Hale House; and (iii) what was the total cost of any double or triple glazed windows installed in Hale House?
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Answered
29 October 2013
Responded by
Hon C.J. Barnett
Response time
33 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
(a) Hale House, now known as the Office of the Premier and Cabinet Room, has both single and double-glazed windows.
(b i) The double-glazed windows are not gas filled.
(b ii) $1,185,226. This includes the cost to refurbish the existing windows.
(b iii) $836,189
The following notes have been supplied by the Building Management and Works from the Department of Finance who were the project managers.
The key driver for the specification of double glazing elements was to satisfy the requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) Energy Efficiency clauses - also known as Section J2. This requirement is applicable to all buildings and stipulates minimum thermal performance requirements for windows and glazing. In order to satisfy these minimum energy efficiency requirements, it was determined that the specific windows mentioned above required higher performance which can only be provided by double glazing.
(a) Hale House, now known as the Office of the Premier and Cabinet Room, has both single and double-glazed windows.
(b i) The double-glazed windows are not gas filled.
(b ii) $1,185,226. This includes the cost to refurbish the existing windows.
(b iii) $836,189
The following notes have been supplied by the Building Management and Works from the Department of Finance who were the project managers.
The key driver for the specification of double glazing elements was to satisfy the requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) Energy Efficiency clauses - also known as Section J2. This requirement is applicable to all buildings and stipulates minimum thermal performance requirements for windows and glazing. In order to satisfy these minimum energy efficiency requirements, it was determined that the specific windows mentioned above required higher performance which can only be provided by double glazing.
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