Pursuant to section 24(1) of the Building Act 2004 (“Act”), I give notice of amendments to the Acceptable Solution B1/AS1 and Verification Method B1/VM1 for New Zealand Building Code Clause B1.

The 14th amendment to B1/AS1 and B1/VM1 comes into force on 4 November 2016, with the exception of paragraph 14.2 in B1/VM1 (Laboratory accreditation), which comes into force on 1 January 2017.

The Amendment 13 version of B1/AS1 and B1/VM1 ceases to have legal effect at the close of 30 May 2017.

B1/AS1 and B1/VM1 are available for download free of charge from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (“MBIE”) website

www.building.govt.nz/building-code-compliance/b-stability/b1-structure

New Material Incorporated by Reference

Pursuant to section 410(1)(e) of the Act, I give notice that, as of 4 November 2016, the following materials are incorporated by reference into Verification Method B1/VM1:

• ISO 15630-2: 2010: Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete – Test methods – Part 2 Welded fabric.
• AS 1391: 2007: Metallic materials—Tensile testing at ambient temperature.
• ISO 17025: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

Purchase of Materials Incorporated by Reference

Standards may be purchased from Standards New Zealand online at

www.standards.govt.nz

You can also call 0800 782 632 during business hours or mail your order to Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6140.

Viewing Materials Incorporated by Reference

Materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at MBIE’s Wellington office, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. To make an appointment to view material incorporated by reference, call 0800 242 243.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of November 2016.

ANNA BUTLER, General Manager, Building System Performance, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.