BC Update: No.63 - Publication of the New Zealand Building Code Handbook and the Compliance Schedule Handbook
15 June 2007: The New Zealand Building Code Handbook has been revised. This new edition reflects the changes introduced by the Building Act 2004, Building (Specified Systems, Change the Use, and Earthquake-Prone Buildings) Regulations 2005 and amendments to other documents.
The latest guide provides information on:
- How the building controls regulatory framework works
- Building Code clauses
- Current definitions
- Lists of all standards referenced in the Compliance Documents
- A current index for Compliance Documents.
Importantly, the revised Building Code Handbook material has been separated into two publications. The New Zealand Building Code Handbook now contains five sections covering the information above.
The revised ‘compliance schedule’ section from the first Building Code Handbook is now contained in a separate publication called the Compliance Schedule Handbook.
Both Handbooks contain more comprehensive guidance material than the previous version. In particular, the Compliance Schedule Handbook not only contains information about the compliance schedule and building warrant of fitness regimes, but guidance on how to develop a compliance schedule, how to determine whether a given system is a specified system and suggested inspection and maintenance procedures.
The New Zealand Building Code Handbook and the Compliance Schedule Handbook are available for free electronically, and hard copies will be available for purchase through the Victoria University Book Centre.
If you have any questions about either of the Handbooks please contact our call centre on 0800 242 243 or at info@dbh.govt.nz.