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Exterior Design

Aside from appearance, good exterior design can reduce building costs and make the most of natural features.
Getting started > Smarter Homes guides > Design > Exterior Design

Checking a property for contamination and house condition

Make sure to check the condition, risks, and potential contamination hazards of a site or home.
Getting started > Smarter Homes guides > Siting and location > Checking a property for contamination and house condition

Other Construction Contracts Act 2002 requirements

Other requirements under the Construction Contracts Act 2002.
Projects & consents > Why contracts are valuable > Construction Contracts Act 2002 > Other Construction Contracts Act 2002 requirements

Embodied carbon assessment examples

Embodied carbon assessments of buildings in Aotearoa New Zealand
Getting started > Climate Change Work Programme > Emissions reduction > Embodied carbon assessment examples

What you need to know: Revised Section C5 'Concrete Buildings'

Non-earthquake prone building Seismic Assessment guidelines.
Building Code compliance > B Stability > B1 Structure > What you need to know: Revised Section C5 'Concrete Buildings'

2018/048: Refusal to issue a building consent for alterations of an existing building

This determination considers fire spread across a boundary in relation to an existing commercial building that is being altered. The determination considers how distance is measured to the relevant boundary for the purposes of considering fire spread to other property in order to satisfy the requirements of Building Code Clause C3—Fire affecting areas beyond the fire source.
Determination 2018/048 [PDF 438 KB] Date issued: 2 October 2018

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Primary Building Code clause:
C - Protection from Fire
Primary topic:
Fire safety
Council:
Wellington City Council
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2015/014: Regarding the issue of a dangerous building notice for a house

Discussed whether a multi-unit dwelling had adequate fire safety features for the three residential units in the same dwelling, and whether the building was dangerous under section 121 (1)(b) of the Act. Discussed “occupancy” and whether a “change of use” had occurred. Also considered whether the building complied with the Building Code and the threshold at which at a building may be considered “dangerous” when it does not comply.An appeal was lodged against this determination.
Determination 2015/014 [PDF 558 KB] Date issued: 13 April 2015

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Primary Building Code clause:
C - Protection from Fire
Primary topic:
Fire safety
Council:
Auckland Council
Section of the Building Act:
121, 124
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2016/061: Regarding aluminium window and door joinery installed to a house

This determination considers the compliance of an alternative solution using imported window and door joinery and the associated fixing and installation. The determination discusses the available technical information and the use of proposed testing to support the building consent amendment application.
Determination 2016/061 [PDF 213 KB] Date issued: 22 December 2016

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Primary Building Code clause:
E2 - External Moisture
Also related to:
B1 - StructureF2 - Hazardous building materialsB2 - Durability
Primary topic:
Weathertightness
Council:
Auckland Council
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2026/044: Compliance with E1.3.1 for protection of other property and the refusal to issue a notice to fix

This determination considers whether building work carried out at 6 Oakum Road complies with Clause E1.3.1 in relation to the protection of ‘other property’ and the authority’s decision to refuse to issue a notice to fix. The determination considers whether surface water collected and concentrated by the building work is disposed of in a way that avoids the likelihood of nuisance or damage to 4 Oakum Road.
Determination 2026/044 [PDF 162 KB] Date issued: 3 November 2026

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Primary Building Code clause:
E1 - Surface Water
Primary topic:
Surface water
Council:
Porirua City Council
Section of the Building Act:
164 and 17.
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Maintaining accreditation

How accredited organisations and building consent authorities maintain compliance with the accreditation requirements.
BCA accreditation > Maintaining accreditation
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