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BuiltReady Scheme Rules

BuiltReady scheme rules for scheme parties and manufacturers or certification bodies considering applying for the scheme. The rules may also be of interest to building consent authorities, industry professionals, or others interested in how the scheme works.
Building Code compliance > Product assurance and certification schemes > BuiltReady > BuiltReady Scheme Rules

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Text description for the image showing where Endorsed Standards fits in the Building Code regulatory framework.
Building Code compliance > Product assurance and certification schemes > Overseas products and standards > Endorsed Standards > Text description for Endorsed Standards figure 1

G8 Artificial light

Requires buildings to have sufficient artificial light to safeguard people from injury.
Building Code compliance > G Services and facilities > G8 Artificial light

F8 Signs

Providing identification of escape routes, hazards, emergency-related safety features and accessible facilities.
Building Code compliance > F Safety of users > F8 Signs

2015/026: Regarding the issue of a notice to fix and whether a prefabricated unit is a building or a vehicle

Discussed whether the prefabricated unit is a vehicle, and whether it falls within the definition of a building under section 8 (1) (a) of the Building Act. Also discussed whether the relocation of the unit constituted building work and could be subject to a notice to fix.
Determination 2015/026 [PDF 201 KB] Date issued: 29 May 2015

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Primary topic:
Building Act Interpretation
Council:
Buller District Council
Section of the Building Act:
8 and 40
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Text description for image showing Approved Products Certified Overseas in the Building Code regulatory framework.
Building Code compliance > Product assurance and certification schemes > Overseas products and standards > Approved Products Certified Overseas > Text description for Approved Products Certified Overseas figure 1

2016/040: Regarding the grant of a building consent for a modular house, and the use of modules designed locally but prefabricated offshore

Note: The decisions in this Determination were confirmed on appeal to the District Court. See: Auckland Council v S Liaw (District Court, Auckland, 30 June 2017, CIV-2016-004-001575).Appeal judgment [PDF 188 KB]This determination considers whether the authority has exercised its powers correctly in granting a building consent for a house design that had a national multiple-use approval and consisted of modules that were manufactured offshore. The determination considers the extent to which the Building Act and its Regulations apply to the prefabricated modules, and discusses the range of information Building Consent Authorities can seek to satisfy themselves that the construction of the prefabricated components will comply with the plans and specifications. 
Determination 2016/040 [PDF 171 KB] Date issued: 26 August 2016

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Primary topic:
Building Act Interpretation
Council:
Auckland Council
Section of the Building Act:
7, 8, 30A, 49, 94
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2016/039: Regarding the grant of a building consent for a modular house, and the use of modules designed locally but prefabricated offshore

Note: The decisions in this Determination were confirmed on appeal to the District Court. See: Auckland Council v S Liaw (District Court, Auckland, 30 June 2017, CIV-2016-004-001575).Appeal judgment [PDF 188 KB]This determination considers whether the authority has exercised its powers correctly in granting a building consent for a house design that had a national multiple-use approval and consisted of modules that were manufactured offshore. The determination considers the extent to which the Building Act and its Regulations apply to the prefabricated modules, and discusses the range of information Building Consent Authorities can seek to satisfy themselves that the construction of the prefabricated components will comply with the plans and specifications.  
Determination 2016/039 [PDF 164 KB] Date issued: 25 August 2016

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Primary topic:
Building Act Interpretation
Council:
Auckland Council
Section of the Building Act:
7, 8, 30A, 49, 94
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G6 Airborne and impact sound

Prevention of undue noise transmission in building elements between occupancies or common spaces in household units.
Building Code compliance > G Services and facilities > G6 Airborne and impact sound

2018/058: Refusal to issue a building consent for a modular house and the use of modules designed locally but prefabricated offshore

This determination considers the authority’s refusal to grant building consent for a house designed with modular units that are manufactured off-shore.  The design of the modular units was not supported by a MultiProof certificate at the time the application for building consent was made, but the authority maintained its refusal after a MultiProof certificate was issued.  The determination discusses the range of information available on which the authority could rely in making its decision.
Determination 2018/058 [PDF 326 KB] Date issued: 23 November 2018

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Primary topic:
Building controls process
Council:
Auckland Council
Section of the Building Act:
7, 49
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