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QUALITY LAB ONLINE
From insight to best practice
An interactive learning and practice platform for six critical areas of the Mirvac business — the places where errors carry the greatest commercial, safety, reputational and operational cost. Use it alongside Mirvac standards, guidelines, codes and project documentation.
Six critical areas
Choose a module
External Waterproofing is fully built in this prototype. The remaining five are placeholders showing the intended structure.
Module 1 · Introduction
External Waterproofing
Water management describes how a building sheds surface water through its waterproofing and hydraulic systems. Water must not accumulate or stagnate. It must be directed to drainage pathways without damaging the building or adjacent properties.
Why this module exists
Waterproofing accounts for roughly 1% of project cost, yet up to 80% of post-completion cost relates to rectification. Reputational risk, customer impact and commercial impact all sit at the high end of the scale.
Key principles
Five things that decide whether the membrane holds
Drainage and waterproofing work together. Correct falls, sufficient and maintainable outlets, and overflow redundancy prevent ponding and direct water away from weak points.
See also
Substrate · Drainage · Plant & Equipment · Access Points.
Membrane systems must accommodate structural movement, thermal expansion and settlement rather than rely on rigid detailing.
See also
Building Joints · Membrane Termination.
Most waterproofing failures occur at interfaces. Reduce complexity, minimise joints, and properly protect and seal terminations.
See also
Membrane Termination · Plant & Equipment.
Select products based on exposure, trafficability, elasticity and long-term performance, ensuring compatibility with adjacent systems and substrates.
See also
Membrane Systems.
Performance depends on installation quality and sequencing. Proactive inspections and protection from post-installation damage are essential.
See also
Substrate · Drainage · Plant & Equipment · Membrane Termination.
Post-completion learnings
What has actually gone wrong
Potential causes
- Incompatibility between steel perimeter detailing to concrete plinths and the membrane system
- Inadequate corrosion protection to steel surrounds of concrete plinths
- Damage to the protective coating of the concrete plinths
Potential causes
- Inadequate coving detailing at the substrate
- Inadequate substrate preparation before applying the system
- Insufficient membrane thickness, cracking under movement between plinth and primary structure
- Equipment-induced vibration the system could not absorb
Potential causes
- No formal coordination of the installation sequence for lightning protection
- Lightning protection fixed mechanically straight through the membrane without treatment
Potential cause
- Temporary fall protection installed straight into the membrane. When removed, the system was not patched.
Module 1 · Smart Index
Where waterproofing lives on the building
Hover a zone to highlight it. Roofs opens; the other five are placeholders.
Module 1 · Smart Index · Roofs
Roofs
Select an element on the roof to bring up its requirements. Concrete roofs without public amenities; for roofs with public amenities, refer to Podium.
Drainage is live. Select it to load the requirements panel.
Module 1 · References
References
Standards, guidelines and supporting documents for External Waterproofing. Links are placeholders.
Technical notes
Advisory notes
MDes typical details
MDes guidelines
MDes checklists
MCON ITPs
MCON quality dial-ins
Quality in construction
Waterproofing specification