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A well-planned deck
Turning your traditional patio or verandah into an exciting entertainment space is the perfect way to extend your indoor living space into the outdoors. You’ll want to ensure any materials you use are hard-wearing to stand up against repeated use and the elements (from heavy rain to harsh sunshine), and the renovation itself shouldn’t break the bank. Choosing a product like HardieDeck™ means you get all the elegance of a sleek and sturdy deck without the drawbacks of traditional timber. Made from James Hardie’s™ premium fibre cement, the HardieDeck is a stylish addition to any outdoor space. It works just as well for your exterior dining area as it does around the edges of your pool. Outdoor kitchen for entertaining There’s nothing quite like firing up the barbie and inviting friends and family over for a meal out in the sunshine. A kitchen outside is a great way to use your outdoor space, but you need to ensure the materials around it will be able to withstand the hot summer days and rainy weather, and won’t get stained from spills and dropped food. Linea Weatherboard is the ideal choice for an outdoor kitchen – not only is it modern, durable and easy to install, but it’s resistant to shrinking, swelling and cracking. One last thing to remember for any outdoor kitchen: if you plan to install a barbecue on your deck, make sure the flooring is heat resistant and strong enough to support the extra weight of large appliances.

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Maintaining a high standard of finish

Brighton Secondary College has sought to deliver the highest standards of modern learning environments since 1955, and its new learning facility named the ‘da Vinci’ centre heralds the first stage of the entire campus redevelopment, delivering twenty-first century teaching and learning.
Led by award winning design and architecture practise, <a href="https://www.hayball.com.au/">Hayball Architecture</a>, the $5 million science, arts, technology and general learning facility was part of a staged program of dramatic changes to existing buildings needing refurbishment, and new developments following government grants in 2010.
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Purpose-built for students in years seven and eight, the new learning environments include a focus on transition, growing student autonomy and self direction.
The ground level houses science laboratories connect to the schools refurbished technology and design centre, creating a multidisciplinary centre of excellence and resources for students. The second level centre includes four ultra modern science labs that open to external learning spaces, and indoor breakout study nooks with an upper level dedicated to learning and study areas for senior students.
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The camera box design penetrates the north façade providing an external activated area that is protected from the elements. <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/exotec-panel-&-system">James Hardie’s ExoTecTM </a>cladding in primary colours make a striking contribution to the outdoor learning area and supported the overall design intent.
The site’s north-south orientation meant the original classrooms had been exhaustingly hot. Hayball overcame this aspect by using deeply recessed windows with performance glazing and angled external fins, while the use of ExoTec allowed calculated articulation of the buildings form to play with the shadows to keep the hot sun out, without sacrificing light and views.
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Designed to encourage autonomy and self-facilitated learning, the project was welcomed by students, parents, teachers particularly Principal Julie Podbury, who had been campaigning for government grants to redevelop the site since her appointment in 1996.
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Hardie® fibre cement products are fire resistant, and suitable for use in applications where non-combustible materials are required in accordance with Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions C1.9 (e) of the NCC, Building Code of Australia Volume One Amendment 1.

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Here's how Hardie's ExoTec Façade™ Panel provided a high-performance & durable solution for Brighton Secondary College while Maintaining a high standard of finish.

Maintain the high standard of finish with ExoTec Façade™ Panel

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New schools create colourful community hubs

<h2 id="victoriasfastestgrowingmetropolitanandregionalcommunitieshavewelcomed15highprioritynewschoolsaspartofthed291millionnewschoolspublicprivatepartnershippppproject">VICTORIA’S FASTEST GROWING METROPOLITAN AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES HAVE WELCOMED 15 HIGH PRIORITY NEW SCHOOLS AS PART OF THE $291 MILLION NEW SCHOOLS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) PROJECT</h2>
Project designers <a href="https://www.chc.com.au/">Clarke Hopkins Clarke </a>reflect the individuality of each school in the buildings’ designs while meeting ESD requirements and reducing costs.
Two schools from the collective have been awarded for their excellence in sustainable design.
James Hardie’s <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/exotec-panel-&-system">ExoTec™ Facade Panel and Fixing System</a> was utilised to create a vibrant and distinct look for each school while tying them together as a cohesive collective.
The adaptable, durable material gave builders the ability to control the placement of panels to create patterning and break up facades to create visual interest in a variety of bright colours to stimulate young minds and bring the schools together visually.
Meeting the needs of communities based across Victoria’s metropolitan and regional areas was a significant undertaking but with <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/exotec-panel-&-system">ExoTec™ cladding</a> being a prefabricated product that can be painted off site it proved to be the perfect choice to execute a unique visual brief while meeting safety and sustainability requirements.

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James Hardie’s ExoTec Facade Panel and Fixing System was utilised to create a vibrant and distinct look for each school while tying them together as a cohesive collective

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