{"id":14544,"date":"2023-06-30T12:27:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T02:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/?page_id=14544"},"modified":"2024-12-12T10:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T23:58:32","slug":"guidance-for-fire-safety-when-installing-ev-chargers-and-supporting-infrastructure-in-buildings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/guidance-for-fire-safety-when-installing-ev-chargers-and-supporting-infrastructure-in-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance for Fire Safety when installing EV chargers and supporting infrastructure in\u00a0buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14544\" class=\"elementor elementor-14544\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c5b02f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c5b02f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-927da88\" data-id=\"927da88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51339d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b51339d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New buildings:  Installing EV charging equipment or readiness infrastructure at the time of construction.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfd4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bfd4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updates to the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/ncc.abcb.gov.au\/editions\/ncc-2022\/adopted\/volume-one\/j-energy-efficiency\/part-j9-energy-monitoring-and-site-distributed-energy-resources\">National Construction Code<\/a>\u00a0mean that new apartment buildings will need to be built EV-ready.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes the need for apartment buildings with car parks to have sufficient electrical distribution boards installed to support a future where every car parking space in the building includes an EV charger.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With apartments built to last for decades and the automotive sector transitioning to electric, this regulatory change is an important step in preparing for our EV future. Before the buildings going up today reach the end of their design lives, we expect almost all cars to be electric.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EVC members who manufacture distribution boards and supply and install EV charging equipment are well across these new requirements and are ready to help builders and developers meet them.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire safety related to EVs has been addressed by various stakeholders and the breadth of global evidence shows an EV is more fire safe than a petrol car. In a new build, it\u2019s typically necessary for a developer to go through a consent process with their local fire service, which includes consideration of elements of the building that pose a fire risk.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To address these issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcb.gov.au\/resource\/advisory-note\/abcb-advisory-note-ev-charging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the ABCB advisory note on EV charging<\/a> recognises EVs\u2019 relative safety, and goes on to detail several low-cost, low-impact risk mitigation strategies, developed by industry experts, for mitigating risk in car park environments.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support developers seeking to make ready for EVs in their buildings, the EVC has compiled a short list of fire engineering consultancies who have shown an investment in developing proficiency in managing perceived fire risk issues relating to EVs in an evidence-based way.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2b96b elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"6e2b96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/230308-Arup-Fire-Safety-EVs-EV-Council14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-30-at-110314-am-1024x576.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"#image_title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-30-at-110330-am-1024x577.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"#image_title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Capability Statement\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fc76a elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"d1fc76a\" 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elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Capability Statement\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bfee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6bfee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a fire engineering consultant wishing to be listed here as supporting the transition to EVs, please let us know.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those interested, further material relevant to this issue is available here:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evfiresafe.com\/ev-battery-fire-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EV FireSafe research providing an overview of global EV battery fire incidents<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/submissions\/evc-submission-to-accc-lithium-ion-battery-safety-consultation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EVC submission to ACCC Lithium Ion Battery Safety consultation<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0ae89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a0ae89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Established buildings:  Retrofitting EV charging equipment or supporting electrical infrastructure in established buildings<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df11b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df11b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">Current regulations do not generally require involvement from building surveyors, fire engineers, or the local fire services in the installation of EV charging equipment or supporting electrical infrastructure in existing buildings.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EVC recommends building owners and operators engage with suitably skilled organisations in this domain:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for simple installations this may be a local electrician,<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for more complex installations, many of the EVCs members are experienced in project managing retrofitting work of this type.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390385e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"390385e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insurance<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf1c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baf1c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The insurance industry and the Insurance Council of Australia have demonstrated strong support for EVs, in line with Australian and global evidence.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EVC is aware of isolated incidents of insurance companies seeking to impose onerous conditions on buildings that advise of plans to deploy EV charging equipment.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In cases of this nature, the EVC advises contacting a broker to switch to an alternative insurance provider.<b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insurancecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ICA-Climate-Change-Roadmap_NOV-1-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insurance Council of Australia &#8211; Climate Change Roadmap<\/a><b><\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/insurancecouncil.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ICA-Climate-Change-Policy-Asks_NOV-1-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insurance Council of Australia &#8211; Accelerating Climate Action<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9242b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9242b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5rem\"><\/p>Addressing these issues<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fe273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86fe273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ABCB Advisory Notice was developed following a report by EV FireSafe, a company funded by the Department of Defence researching EV battery fires &amp; emergency response. 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