Compliance Document CD-ROM amendments

The following amendments were made to the New Zealand Building Code Compliance Documents and Handbook CD-ROM for the November release.

Regulations

The following regulations have now been included.

• Building (Forms) Regulations 2004, including Amendment Regulations 1 and 2 2005
• Building (Specified Systems, Change the Use, and Earthquake-prone Buildings) Regulations 2005
• Building (Fee for Determinations) Regulations 2005
• Building Levy Order 2005 (PDF only)

References

The references have been updated to incorporate amendments to the C and B1 Compliance Documents.

Fire Safety (C)

The second set of 1 October 2005 amendments to C have been incorporated.

B1 Structure

The amendments to B1, effective on 1 April 2007, have been included.

Guidance documents

PDF files of a number of guidance documents published by the Department of Building and Housing have also been included:

• Constructing cavities for wall claddings
• External moisture an introduction to weather-tightness design principles
• External moisture a guide to using the risk matrix

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