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Design of a tied-back retaining wall to resist earthquake loading

Worked example to accompany guidance on seismic design of retaining structures for residential sites.
Building Code compliance > Canterbury rebuild > Supplementary guidance to the Residential guidance > Design of a tied-back retaining wall to resist earthquake loading

Updates and clarifications to the residential guidance

You need updates and clarifications if you are using the residential guidance.
Building Code compliance > Canterbury rebuild > Updates and clarifications to the residential guidance

Efficient land use

Make the most of your natural site features with clever house positioning and landscaping.
Getting started > Smarter Homes guides > Siting and location > Efficient land use

2017/011: Refusal to issue an amendment to a building consent in respect of the AAC cladding system of a 4-year-old house

This determination is concerned with the compliance of the AAC cladding to a four year old house and the authority's refusal to issue an amendment for repairs and repainting. The determination discusses damage caused by thermal movement due to the dark paint colour, and the authority's request for a producer statement and warranty for the cladding.

Determination 2017/011 [PDF 188 KB] Date issued: 27 February 2017

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Primary Building Code clause:
E2 - External Moisture
Also related to:
B2 - Durability
Primary topic:
Weathertightness
Council:
Waitaki District Council
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2016/023: Authority's exercise of its powers in respect of a building consent application and compliance of proposed bracing system for a building

This determination considers a proposed bracing system designed by the applicant and whether the authority had sufficient information in order to establish on reasonable grounds that the building work would comply with the requirements of the Building Code.

Determination 2016/023 [PDF 2 MB] Date issued: 4 July 2016

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Primary Building Code clause:
B1 - Structure
Primary topic:
Structure
Council:
Southland District Council
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2015/058: Regarding the refusal to issue a building consent for a proposed apartment block with a single means of escape in a retirement complex

This determination discusses the compliance of a proposed block of apartments in a retirement village with respect to the limit provided for the numbers of people with disabilities likely to be present on any given floor when using the Acceptable Solution C/AS2. The determination sets out a method of calculating the numbers of people with disabilities for a known population by age.

Determination 2015/058 [PDF 192 KB] Date issued: 23 September 2015

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Primary Building Code clause:
C - Protection from Fire
Primary topic:
Fire safety
Council:
Hutt City Council
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2014/040: Regarding the issue of a building consent and subsequent amendments in respect of access for people with disabilities to a new swimming pool

Determination 2014/040 [PDF 186 KB] Date issued: 4 September 2014

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Primary Building Code clause:
D1 - Access routes
Primary topic:
Accessibility
Council:
Kapiti Coast District Council
Section of the Building Act:
Section 118
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2013/047: Regarding the refusal to grant building consent without a section 73 notice for a garage on land subject to inundation

Determination 2013/047 [PDF 132 KB] Date issued: 20 August 2013

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Primary Building Code clause:
E1 - Surface Water
Primary topic:
Natural Hazards
Council:
Tasman District Council
Section of the Building Act:
Sections 71, 73
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2026/015: Compliance of a tiled bathroom floor with Building Code clause E3

This determination considers the compliance of a tiled floor of an upper-level bathroom with Building Code clause E3 Internal moisture.

The determination discusses the tiled floor system, the shower enclosure and the compliance of the tiled floor with Building Code clause B2 Durability, in so far as it relates to clause E3. 

Determination 2026/015 [PDF 213 KB] Date issued: 22 April 2026

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Primary Building Code clause:
B2 - Durability
Also related to:
E3 - Internal moisture
Primary topic:
Compliance
Council:
Wellington City Council
Section of the Building Act:
17 and 19
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Practice Advisory 13: Egress stairs – earthquake checks needed for some

Discusses the assessment of stairs in existing multi-storey buildings by practising structural engineers.
Building Code compliance > D Access > D1 Access Routes > Practice Advisory 13
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