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Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods For New Zealand Building Code Clause F7 Warning systems

All content related to F7 Warning systems

5th edition

Current version: Effective on 2 November 2023

4th edition, unamended

Effective on 10 April 2012 until 1 November 2024

All of the Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods relating to F7 are contained in one document.

F7/AS1 gives a design solution for different types of warning systems: fire, sprinkler, smoke alarm, and the automatic alerting of Fire Service.   It provides specific information on domestic smoke alarm systems, and those for hotels, motels or multi-unit residential accommodation in retirement villages.   It sets out the location of alarms with reference to Acceptable Solutions C/AS1 to C/AS7 and for every space to have at least one detector. 

Cited content in this document can be found on the Building CodeHub website.

3rd edition, amendment 7

Effective on 10 October 2011 until 10 April 2013

F7 Warning systems – F7/AS1. Third edition, Amendment 7 to Building Code clause F7. Effective from 10 October 2011 until 10 April 2013.

3rd edition, amendment 6

Effective on 1 November 2008 until 10 October 2011

3rd edition, amendment 5

Effective on 1 October 2005 until 1 November 2008

3rd edition, amendment 4

Effective on 24 April 2003 until 1 October 2005

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