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    AS 4285-2007

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    Skylights

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    Superseded date:  26-06-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  12-09-2007

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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    1 - AS 4285-2007 SKYLIGHTS
    4 - PREFACE
    5 - CONTENTS
    6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
    6 - 1.1 SCOPE
    6 - 1.2 NEW DESIGNS AND INNOVATIONS
    6 - 1.3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
    6 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
    6 - 1.4.1 Base assembly
    7 - 1.4.2 Condensation lip or gutter
    7 - 1.4.3 Diffuser
    7 - 1.4.4 Glazing
    7 - 1.4.5 Roof glazing systems
    7 - 1.4.6 Roof windows
    7 - 1.4.7 Shaft or lightwell
    7 - 1.4.8 Skylights (also known as roof lights)
    7 - 1.4.9 Soaker tray
    7 - 1.4.10 Specular and diffuse
    7 - 1.4.11 Throat size
    7 - 1.4.12 Tubular skylights (also known as tubular roof lights)
    7 - 1.4.13 Ventilation areas
    8 - SECTION 2 MATERIALS AND HARDWARE
    8 - 2.1 MATERIALS
    8 - 2.1.1 Aluminium
    8 - 2.1.2 Copper
    8 - 2.1.3 Glass
    8 - 2.1.4 Polymer
    8 - 2.1.5 Stainless steel
    8 - 2.1.6 Steel
    8 - 2.1.7 Timber
    8 - 2.1.7.1 Durability
    8 - 2.1.7.2 Moisture content
    8 - 2.1.7.3 Surface finish
    9 - 2.1.7.4 Unplasticized PVC (uPVC)
    9 - 2.2 FASTENINGS AND HARDWARE
    9 - 2.2.1 General
    9 - 2.2.2 Aluminium
    9 - 2.2.3 Copper and copper alloys
    9 - 2.2.4 Steel
    9 - 2.2.5 Stainless steel
    9 - 2.2.6 Self-drilling screws
    9 - 2.2.7 Steel nails
    9 - 2.2.8 Fastener sealing washers
    10 - 2.3 PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION
    11 - 2.4 SEALANTS, WEATHERSTRIPPING AND GASKETS
    11 - 2.5 FINISHES
    12 - SECTION 3 CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION
    12 - 3.1 CONSTRUCTION OF SKYLIGHT ASSEMBLIES
    12 - 3.1.1 General
    12 - 3.1.2 Bases
    12 - 3.1.2.1 General
    12 - 3.1.2.2 Fabricated metal bases
    13 - 3.1.3 Glazing
    13 - 3.1.3.1 General
    13 - 3.1.3.2 Fixing
    13 - 3.1.4 Ventilation
    13 - 3.1.5 Bushfire-prone area
    14 - 3.2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
    14 - 3.2.1 Components
    14 - 3.2.1.1 Glazing
    14 - 3.2.2 Skylight assemblies
    14 - 3.2.2.1 General
    15 - 3.2.2.2 Resistance to concentrated loads
    15 - 3.2.2.3 Resistance to wind pressures for non-cyclone regions
    15 - 3.2.2.4 Resistance to wind pressures for cyclone regions
    15 - 3.2.2.5 Watertightness
    15 - 3.3 INSTALLATION
    15 - 3.3.1 General
    16 - 3.3.2 Installation requirements
    16 - 3.3.3 Bushfire-prone area
    16 - 3.4 SAFETY LABEL REQUIREMENTS
    16 - 3.5 MARKING
    16 - 3.6 MAINTENANCE
    17 - APPENDIX A NORMATIVE REFERENCES
    19 - APPENDIX B MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
    19 - B1 SCOPE
    19 - B2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
    19 - B3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
    20 - B4 SUPPLIER’S QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    20 - B5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
    21 - APPENDIX C SKYLIGHT SHAFT OR LIGHTWELL
    22 - APPENDIX D SIZE OF SKYLIGHTS
    23 - APPENDIX E SAFETY LABEL
    24 - APPENDIX F MARKING
    25 - APPENDIX G ENERGY EFFICIENCY
    26 - APPENDIX H MAINTENANCE OF SKYLIGHTS
    26 - H1 GENERAL
    26 - H2 MAINTENANCE OF BASE COMPONENTS
    26 - H3 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OF MECHANICAL COMPONENTS,TIMBER AND GLASS
    26 - H4 MAINTENANCE OF POLYMER SURFACE
    27 - APPENDIX I BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    Sets out requirements of product performance, safety, design, construction and maintenance, including installation requirements, test conditions and procedures.

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    This Standard specifies requirements for the manufacture and testing of skylights comprising a factory-manufactured assembly to permit natural light transmission. The Standard includes requirements for materials, fastenings and hardware, weatherproofing, ventilation, safety labels, marking and maintenance for skylights complete and ready for installation in a roof opening. It is designed for use by manufacturers, suppliers, designers and consumers alike.This Standard applies to factory-manufactured natural lighting systems installed into roofs including skylights (roof lights), roof windows and tubular skylights (tubular roof lights).This Standard does not apply to complex overhead roof glazing systems, including barrel vault, atriums, conservatories and roof systems constructed from light-transmitting materials.NOTES:1 Alternative methods for determining compliance with this Standard are given in Appendix B.2 While information on the choice of a skylight for a particular application is outside the scope of this Standard, information is provided in the Commentary C3.2.2 that provides some guidance in this respect.

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    Committee BD-075
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes
    Under Revision

    History - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    First published as AS 4285-1995.Second edition 2007. Originated as AS 4285-1995. Second edition 2007.

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    AS/NZS 1573:1995 Copper and copper alloys - Wire for engineering purposes (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 1080.1:1997 Timber - Methods of Test Moisture content
    AS 4040.3-1992 Methods of testing sheet roof and wall cladding Resistance to wind pressures for cyclone regions (Reconfirmed 2016)
    HB 18.44-1991 Guidelines for third-party certification and accreditation - Guide 44: General rules for ISO or IEC international third-party certification schemes for products
    AS/NZS 1866:1997 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rod, bar, solid and hollow shapes (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS 1604.1-2005 Specification for preservative treatment - Sawn and round timber
    AS 1444-1996 Wrought alloy steels - Standard, hardenability (H) series and hardened and tempered to designated mechanical properties
    AS/NZS 2312:2002 Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings
    AS 3566.1-2002 Self-drilling screws for the building and construction industries General requirements and mechanical properties
    AS 4046.9-2002 Methods of testing roof tiles Determination of dynamic weather resistance (Reconfirmed 2015)
    AS 1789-2003 Electroplated zinc (electrogalvanized) coatings on ferrous articles (batch process) (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS 1199.1-2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 4040.2-1992 Methods of testing sheet roof and wall cladding Resistance to wind pressures for non-cyclone regions (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 14443.3-2003 Identification cards - Contactless integrated circuit(s) - Proximity cards Initialization and anticollision (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 1397-2001 Steel sheet and strip - Hot-dipped zinc-coated or aluminium/zinc-coated
    AS/NZS 1604.3:2004 Specification for preservative treatment - Plywood
    AS 3959-1999 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas
    AS/NZS ISO 9004:2000 Quality management systems - Guidelines for performance improvements
    AS/NZS 4257.6:1994 Plastic roof and wall cladding materials - Methods of test Determination of impact resistance (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 4257.7:1994 Plastic roof and wall cladding materials - Methods of test Determination of colourfastness, light transmission and impact resistance following ultraviolet light exposure (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS 1444-2007 Wrought alloy steels - Standard, hardenability (H) series and hardened and tempered to designated mechanical properties (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS 1214-1983 Hot-dip galvanized coatings on threaded fasteners (ISO metric coarse thread series)
    AS/NZS 2728:2007 Prefinished/prepainted sheet metal products for interior/exterior building applications - Performance requirements
    AS 2334-1980 Steel nails - Metric series (Reconfirmed 2015)
    AS 1199.0-2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Introduction to the ISO 2859 attribute sampling system (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS/NZS 4257.4:1994 Plastic roof and wall cladding materials - Methods of test Determination of diffuse light transmission (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS 4040.1-1992 Methods of testing sheet roof and wall cladding Resistance to concentrated loads (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 Quality management systems - Requirements
    AS/NZS 1734:1997 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Flat sheet, coiled sheet and plate (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS 1319-1994 Safety signs for the occupational environment (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS 1288-2006 Glass in buildings - Selection and installation
    AS 1566-1997 Copper and copper alloys - Rolled flat products (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS/NZS 1604.4:2004 Specification for preservative treatment - Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
    AS 14443.4-2003 Identification cards - Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards - Proximity cards Transmission protocol (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 14443.2-2003 Identification cards - Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards - Proximity cards Radio frequency power and signal interface (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 14443.1-2003 Identification cards - Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards - Proximity cards Physical characteristics (Reconfirmed 2016)

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    AS 3959-2009 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas
    AS 3959-1999 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas
    AS 1562.3-2006 Design and installation of sheet roof and wall cladding Plastic (Reconfirmed 2018)
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