BC Update: No. 87 - Improved thermal performance requirements for houses in the lower North Island
30 June 2008: In October 2007, Clause H1 of the New Zealand Building Code was changed to require improved thermal performance (insulation) in all new houses, with a staged implementation throughout the country. The new requirements took effect in the South Island and the North Island Central Plateau last year.
The new requirements will take effect in the North Island south of the Franklin and Thames-Coromandel Districts on 30 June 2008. The remainder of the country (Thames-Coromandel, Franklin, Auckland and areas north) will follow on 30 September 2008.
More information on the new requirements can be found by: