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This determination considers the authority's decision to issue a code compliance certificate in respect of a mechanical ventilation system for the fitout of a restaurant; the extract from the restaurant's kitchen exits the building via existing exhaust ductwork, and other building occupants consider the kitchen’s exhaust discharge to be a nuisance.

The determination considers the compliance of the kitchen ventilation system as designed and as built, and the compliance of the existing exhaust ductwork and discharge point.

This determination considers the compliance of a PVC foul water drainage system to a house where the TPR valve from a hot water cylinder drained into the foul water system.  The hot water cylinder was connected to a solid fuel wetback and a solar water heater as uncontrolled heating sources.

This determination is concerned with the compliance of cladding and timber framing in a 15-year-old house that had previously been subject to moisture ingress. The determination considers the authority’s reasons for refusing the code compliance certificate for alterations that involved recladding and over-cladding, and whether the house complies with the requirements of the Building Code, particularly with respect to weathertightness and durability.

This determination considers whether a depression on semi-rural property can be considered a suitable outfall for a surface water drainage system. The authority issued the notice to fix because it considered the drainage system had not been constructed in accordance with the consented plans. The determination considers the compliance of the outfall and whether the authority was correct to issue the notice to fix

This determination considers an authority’s purported decision to refuse to grant a building consent for alterations to an existing dwelling, that includes a partial reclad with a bamboo cladding system.

The reasons for the purported refusal come from the authority’s request for further information and subsequent correspondence and relate to a BEAL appraisal certificate provided in respect of the bamboo cladding system.

This determination considers the installation of a tempering valve to an existing hot water system in a house that was being altered: the alteration involved the replacement of both a wood burner and wetback water heater.  A tempering valve was installed as part of the alteration and the determination considers the compliance of the existing hot water system to the extent required by section 112 of the Act.