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H1 Energy efficiency

Provides for the efficient use of energy and sets physical conditions for energy performance.
Building Code compliance > H Energy efficiency > H1 Energy efficiency

Disagreements about accreditation requirements and processes

How to deal with disagreements about the accreditation requirements or accreditation processes.
BCA accreditation > Disagreements about accreditation requirements and processes

2026/029: An authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix in relation to compliance schedule obligations

This determination considers an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for alleged contravention of sections 105 and 108 of the Building Act. The authority considered the owner’s building was being used for public accommodation and that the owner had not complied with their compliance schedule obligations, including the need to provide the authority with an annual building warrant of fitness. In making the decision, the determination considers whether the building was used “wholly as a single household unit” at the time the notice to fix was issued.
Determination 2026/029 [PDF 335 KB] Date issued: 14 August 2026

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Primary topic:
Building Act Interpretation
Council:
Hastings District Council
Section of the Building Act:
105 and 108
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2026/033: An authority’s proposed decision to refuse to issue a building consent regarding a pool barrier

This determination considers an authority’s proposed decision to refuse to issue a building consent in relation to a residential pool barrier. The determination considers whether the proposed barrier complies with Building Code clause F9 Means of restricting access to residential pools, which turns on whether the pool house and loggia can properly be considered part of the ‘immediate pool area’.
Determination 2026/033 [PDF 211 KB] Date issued: 14 September 2026

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Primary Building Code clause:
F9 - Restricting access to residential pools
Primary topic:
Pool safety
Council:
Hastings District Council
Section of the Building Act:
162c, 17 and 49.
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2024/035: The purported refusal to grant a building consent for a skillion roof and whether it complies with E2.3.5 by way of E2/AS1

This determination considers an authority’s purported refusal to grant a building consent for a proposed skillion roof design on an extension to an existing dwelling. The roof design is intended to comply with E2.3.5 by way of acceptable solution E2/AS1 for ventilation to this roof space.
Determination 2024/035 [PDF 278 KB] Date issued: 18 July 2024

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Primary Building Code clause:
E2 - External Moisture
Primary topic:
Compliance
Council:
South Waikato District Council
Section of the Building Act:
17, 50
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Establishing and providing information and evidence about your product

You need to provide evidence and information to back up the claims you make about your product.
Building Code compliance > Product assurance and certification schemes > Product assurance for building products > Information and evidence

Garage repairs and rebuilds in Canterbury's green zone

Find out what you need to do to repair or rebuild your green zone garage.
Building Code compliance > Canterbury rebuild > Garage repairs and rebuilds in Canterbury's green zone

Dealing with timber in leaky buildings

Help for building professionals on dealing with decayed timber in buildings.
Building Code compliance > E Moisture > E2 External moisture > Dealing with timber in leaky buildings

Detailed regulatory guidance on the BCA accreditation scheme

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has developed detailed regulatory guidance for the building consent authority (BCA) accreditation scheme. You can access the guidance, and minimum standards and criteria for each regulation, to better understand the accreditation requirements of the scheme.
BCA accreditation > Detailed regulatory guidance on the BCA accreditation scheme

2017/014: Building consent for the recladding of apartments

This determination is concerned with the compliance of a panel facade cladding system used in the recladding of two apartments at the top of a multi-level building. Due to its height, the building fell outside the scope of the Accetable Solution and Verification Method, and the determination considered the effect of wind pressures likely to be imposed on the cladding system.
Determination 2017/014 [PDF 425 KB] Date issued: 9 March 2017

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Primary Building Code clause:
E2 - External Moisture
Also related to:
B2 - Durability
Primary topic:
Weathertightness
Council:
Auckland Council
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