Pursuant to sections 24(1), 406(c)(ii), 408 and 410(1)(e) of the Building Act 2004 ("the Act"), I give notice of an amendment to Compliance Documents B1 (Structure) and E2 (External Moisture) for the New Zealand Building Code.
The amendment modifies the acceptable solutions, verification methods and the materials that are incorporated by reference into these compliance documents.
Amendment to Compliance Documents B1 and E2
The 11th amendment to Compliance Document B1 and the 5th amendment to Compliance Document E2 come into force on 1 August 2011, and are available for download free of charge on the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) website at
www.dbh.govt.nz/building-code-compliance-documents-downloads
The 10th amendment to Compliance Document B1 and the 4th amendment to Compliance Document E2 are revoked and cease to have legal effect at the close of 31 January 2012.
New material incorporated by reference
Pursuant to section 410(1)(e) of the Act, I give notice
that, as of 1 August 2011, the following materials are incorporated by reference into:
Compliance Document B1
- NZS 4219:2009
- NASH Standard, Residential and Low-rise Steel Framing, Part 1 Design Criteria, October 2010
Compliance Document E2
- NZS 2295:2006
- AS/NZS 1170:2002
- ASTM E104 - 2002
- BRANZ EM6:2011
- BRANZ Bulletin 424
- CCANZ CP 01:2011
- SCION - "Measuring moisture content of wood"
Replacement of material incorporated by reference
Pursuant to section 406(c)(ii) of the Act, I give notice that, as of 1 August 2011, the material previously incorporated by reference into compliance documents B1 and E2, as set out in Column 1 below, is replaced by the material set out in Column 2 below:
Column 1 Column 2
Compliance Document B1
NZS 3604:1999 Amend 1 and 2 NZS 3604:2011
NZS 4211:1985 Amend 1, 2 and 3 NZS 4211:2008
NZS 4251.1:1998 NZS 4251.1:2007
Compliance Document E2
AS/NZS 2269.0:2004 AS/NZS 2269.0:2008
AS/NZS 2728:1997 AS/NZS 2728:2007
NZS 3604:1999 NZS 3604:2011
AS/NZS 4020:2002 AS/NZS 4020:2005
NZS 4211:1985 NZS 4211:2008
NZS 4251.1:1998 NZS 4251.1:2007
AS/NZS 4284:1995 AS/NZS 4284:2008
AS/NZS 4534:1998 AS/NZS 4534:2006
AS/NZS 4680:1999 AS/NZS 4680:2006
AS 3730: Part 6:1991 AS 3730: Part 6:2006
Part 7:1992 Part 7:2006
Part 8:1992 Part 8:2006
Part 9:1992 Part 9:2006
Part 10:1992 Part 10:2006
ASTM C1549:2002 ASTM C1549:2009
ASTM D1667:1997 ASTM D1667:2005
ASTM D2240:2003 ASTM D2240:2005
ASTM D6134:1997 ASTM D6134:2007
ASTM E96:1992 ASTM E96:2005
ASTM G154:2000 ASTM G154:2006
ASTM G155:2000 ASTM G155:2005a
New Zealand Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Code of Practice:2003 New Zealand Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Code of Practice:2008
Material ceasing to have legal effect
Pursuant to section 408 of the Act, I give notice that, as
of the close of 31 January 2012, the following material incorporated by reference into Compliance Documents B1 and E2, as set out below, is revoked and ceases to have legal effect:
Compliance Document B1
- NZS 3601:1973
- NZS 3631:1998
Compliance Document E2
- AS/NZS 4200: Part 1:1994
- AS/NZS4201:1994
- NZS 4203:1992
- BS 6925:1988
- ASTM E903:1996
- New Zealand Concrete Masonry Manual:1999
- New Zealand Forest Research Institute - "Measurement of moisture content of wood"
Purchase of materials incorporated by reference
Standards may be purchased from Standards New Zealand, Radio New Zealand House, Level 10, 155 The Terrace, Wellington, or online at
www.standards.co.nz
NASH publications may be purchased from the National Association of Steel-framed Housing Incorporated, 17-19 Gladding Place (PO Box 76143), Manukau City, or online at
www.nashnz.org.nz
CCANZ publications may be downloaded online at
www.cca.org.nz
BRANZ publications may be purchased from BRANZ, Moonshine Road, Judgeford, Porirua, or via email at
publicationsales@branz.co.nz
ASTM publications are available for purchase online at
www.astm.org
SCION publications may be purchased via email at
enquiries@scionresearch.com
New Zealand Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Code of Practice may be purchased online at
www.metalroofing.org.nz
Copies of material incorporated by reference are also available for purchase through all DBH offices, at the locations specified below, between the hours of 8.30am
to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Inspection of materials incorporated by reference
Materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at all of DBH’s offices, at the locations specified below, between the hours of 8.30am
to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
The material incorporated by reference relates to matters referred to in section 410(1)(c) of the Act.
DBH office locations
The DBH office locations are as follows:
- National office in Wellington: Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay.
- Auckland office: Level 3, 41 Shortland Street.
- Manukau office: 7 Ronwood Avenue.
- Hamilton office: Ground floor, 533 Anglesea Street.
- Christchurch office: Level 2, 10 Nelson Street.
- Porirua Tenancy Services Centre: 1st Floor, Housing Corp Building, 1 Walton Leigh Avenue.
DBH also has tenancy service delivery locations in:
Whangarei, Henderson, Takapuna, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Lower Hutt, Nelson, Blenheim, Greymouth, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.
To make an appointment at one of these locations to inspect or purchase material incorporated by reference, call freephone 0800 242 243.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of July 2011.
DAVID KELLY, Deputy Chief Executive, Building Quality, Department of Building and Housing.