Pursuant to section 29 of the Building Act 2004 ("the Act"), I give notice that a compliance document for medium density housing is proposed to be issued ("proposed Medium Density Housing Acceptable Solution") and that the following compliance documents for the New Zealand Building Code are proposed to be amended:
- B2 - Durability
- C - Fire Safety
- F7 - Warning Systems
- F8 - Signs
- G6 - Airborne and Impact Sound
The statement of proposals for the proposed Medium Density Housing Acceptable Solution and the proposed amendments for each of these compliance documents can be downloaded free of charge from the Department of Building and Housing ("the Department") website
www.dbh.govt.nz/consulting-on
New materials proposed to be incorporated by reference
Pursuant to sections 409(2) of the Act, I give notice that the following materials are proposed to be incorporated by reference into:
The Medium Density Housing Acceptable Solution
- NZS 4512:2010
- NZS 4515:2009
- NZS 4541:2007 Amend 1
Compliance Document B2
- NZS 3640:2003
Compliance Document C
- NZS 4517:2010
- ISO 5660.1:2002
- ISO 5660.2:2002
- ISO 9239-1.1:2010
- BSI PD7974-6:2004
- International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG), Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), Canberra, ACT, Australia 2005
- Building Code of Australia, Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), Canberra, Australia 2010
- Fire Performance of Wall and Ceiling Lining Materials. CRC Project 2 - Stage A, Fire Performance of Materials, Project Report, Fire Code Reform Research Program (FCRC) - PR 98-02, Sydney, Australia (available from the ABCB), July and September 1998
- Fire Properties of Wall and Ceiling Linings: Investigation of Fire Test Methods for Use in NZBC Compliance Documents, P. C. R. Collier, P. N. Whiting and C. A. Wade, BRANZ Study Report 160, 2006
- Fire properties of floor coverings - new test methods and acceptable solutions, P. C. R. Collier, BRANZ Study Report 181, 2007
- Fire Engineering Design Guide, Michael Spearpoint (CAE, 2008)
- "Employing the Hydraulic Model in Assessing Emergency Movement", M. V. Gwynne and E. R. Rosenbaum, The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th Edition, Section 3 Chapter 13, 2008
- Engineering Guide to Human Behaviour in Fire, SFPE Task Group in Human Behaviour, 2003
Compliance Document F7
- NZS 4514:2009
- ISO 12239:2003
- BS EN 14604:2005
Compliance Document F8
- AS 2293.3:2005
- BS 5252:1976 Amend 1
- BS 5499.2:1986
- ISO 3864.1:2002
- ISO 7000:2004
- ISO 7010:2003
- DIN 5381:1985
- DIN 6164.2:1980
- HSNO Code of Practice 2-1 09-04 Signage for premises storing hazardous substances and dangerous goods
Compliance Document G6
- ISO 10140-3:2010
- ISO 10140-4:2010
- ISO 10140-5:2010
- ISO 140-7:1998
- AS/NZS ISO 717-1:2004
- ISO 717-2:1996
- NZS 6801:2008
- ASHRAE Handbook - Fundamentals, 2005, SI Edition, Chapter 7, Atlanta, Ga.: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ISSN 1523-7230
- IRHACE Industry Directory and Yearbook 2010, page 148
Amendment to material incorporated by reference
Pursuant to sections 406(c)(ii) and 409(2) of the Act, I give notice that the material previously incorporated by reference into following compliance documents, as set out in Column 1 below, are proposed to be replaced by the material in Column 2 listed below as follows:
Column 1 Column 2
Compliance Document B2
NZS 3602.1:1995
NZS 3602.1:2003 NZS 3602.1:2003
Compliance Document C
NZS 4512:2003 NZS 4512:2010
NZS 4515:2003 NZS 4515:2009
AS 1530.4:1997 AS 1530.4:2005
AS 4072.1:1992 AS 4072.1:2005
Compliance Document F7
NZS 4512:2003 NZS 4512:2010
NZS 4515:2003 NZS 4515:2009
NZS 4541:2007 NZS 4541:2007 Amend 1
AS 3786:1993 Amend 1, 2 and 3 AS 3786: 1993 Amend 1, 2, 3 and 4
Material proposed to cease having legal effect
Pursuant to sections 408 and 409(2) of the Act, I give notice that the following material incorporated by reference is proposed to be revoked and to cease to having legal effect as follows:
Compliance Document C
- NZS 4503:2005
- NZS/BS 476.20:1987
- NZS 6104:1981
- AS 1366.1:1992 Amend 1
- AS 1366.2:1992
- AS 1366.3:1992 Amend 1
- AS 1366.4:1989
- AS 2220.1:1989
- AS 2220.2:1989
- AS/NZS 1170.0:2002
- AS/NZS 1221:1997 Amend 1
- AS/NZS 1530.3:1999
- AS/NZS 1668.1:1998
- AS/NZS 3837:1998
- BS 4790:1996
- BS 5287:1996
- Eurocode DD ENV 1991-2-2: 1996
- Eurocode 1 Basis of design actions on structures Part 2.2 Actions on structures exposed to fire
- BRE Report 186: 1990 Design principles for smoke ventilation in enclosed shopping centres. Morgan and Gardner
- BRE Report 258: 1992 Design approaches for smoke control in atrium buildings. Hansell and Morgan
- NFPA 92B: 1995 Guide for smoke management systems in malls, atria and large areas
- NFPA 285: 1998 Standard method of test for the evaluation of flammability characteristics of exterior non load bearing wall assemblies containing components using the intermediate scale, multi-storey test apparatus
- Design of smoke management systems. Klote and Milke 1992
- Uniform Building Code Standard 4.1: 1997 Proscenium fire safety curtains
- Uniform Building Code Standard 26.2: 1997 Test method for the evaluation of thermal barriers
- Smoke management in large spaces in buildings: 1998. Milke and Klote
Compliance Document F7
- BS 5446.1:1990
- AS 1670.6:1997
- UL 217:1997 Single and multiple station smoke alarms
- CAN/ULC S531:1995 Smoke alarms
Compliance Document F8
- NZS 4231:1985 Amend A
- NZS/BS 5252:1976 Amend 1
- NZS 6742:1971
- BS 5378.1:1980
Compliance Document G6
- ASTM E 336:1990
- ASTM E 413:1987
- ASTM E 492:1990
- ASTM E 989:1989
- ISO 140/VII:1978
Purchase and viewing of materials proposed to be incorporated by reference
The materials proposed to be incorporated by reference described above may be purchased directly from:
Standards may be purchased from Standards New Zealand, Radio New Zealand House, Level 10, 155 The Terrace, Wellington, or online at
www.standards.co.nz
SFPE publications are available from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers online at
www.sfpe.org
BRANZ publications are available for purchase online at
www.branz.co.nz
NFPA publications are available for purchase online at
www.nfpa.org
ABCB publications are available for purchase from the Australian Building Codes Board online at
www.abcb.gov.au
CAE publications are available online at
www.caenz.com
DIN standards are available for purchase through Standards New Zealand and may also be purchased online at
www.global.ihs.com
ASHRAE publications are available for purchase online at www.ashrae.org
IRHACE publications are available for purchase online at
www.irhace.org.nz
The HSNO Code of Practice is available for purchase from the New Zealand Chemical Industry Council online at
www.nzcic.org.nz
Materials proposed to be incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at the Department’s national office, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Comment
I invite comment on the proposals to amend the Compliance Document for Building Code Clause B2 by 29 October 2010 and for all other proposals contained in this notice by 26 November 2010.
Comments can be made in the following ways:
Online comments at
www.dbh.govt.nz/consulting-on; or
by email to
comments@dbh.govt.nz
with "Consultation - Compliance Document Amendments" in the subject line; or
by facsimile to
(04) 494 0290
with "Consultation - Compliance Document Amendments" in the subject line; or
by courier to
Consultation Feedback - Compliance Document Amendments, Department of Building and Housing, Building Quality, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington; or
by post to
PO Box 10729, Wellington 6143.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of September 2010.
DAVID KELLY, Deputy Chief Executive, Building Quality, Department of Building and Housing.