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4th edition, unamended

Effective on 10 April 2012 until 1 November 2024

4th edition, unamended [PDF 670 KB]

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.

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This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people:

with compliance with the Building Act, it is published under section 175 of the Building Act
with a Weathertight Services claim, it is published under section 12 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006.

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