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Part B4 Fire-Fighting Water Service (Deemed-to-Satisfy)

Part B4 Fire-Fighting Water Service (Deemed-to-Satisfy)

B4.1 Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions

Performance RequirementBP4.1 is satisfied by complying with B4.2.

B4.2 General requirements

(a)

Fire-fighting water services for buildings and structures to which NCC Volume One applies must comply with the requirements of Part E1 of NCC Volume One.

(b)

The installation of a fire-fighting water service must be in accordance with AS/NZS 3500.1.

Vic B4.2(c)

(c)

The installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system must be in accordance with AS 2118.1, AS 2118.4, AS 2118.5, AS 2118.6, and AS 2118.9 as appropriate.

(d)

Fire hydrant installations must be in accordance with AS 2419.1.

(e)

Installation of fire hose reel systems must be in accordance with AS 2441.

(f)

Piping for fire sprinkler systems must comply with AS 4118.2.1.

Explanatory information: Cross-volume considerations

Explanatory information: Cross-volume considerations

NCC Volumes One and Two deal with a number of areas of on-site construction which are relevant to fire-fighting water services. These include, but may not be limited to, the following:

NCC Volume One Class 2 to 9 buildings

NCC Volume Two Class 1 and 10 buildings

Excavations for pipework adjacent to a building and footings

B1 Structural Provisions

3.1.1 Earthworks

Termite management for attachments to a building and penetrations through a slab

B1 Structural Provisions

3.1.3 Termite Risk Management

Penetrations for pipework through a vapour barrier

B1 Structural Provisions

3.2.2 Preparation

Pipework in timber bearers and joists of solid timber or engineered wood products

B1 Structural Provisions

3.4.0 Framing

Fittings, fixtures and pipework installations in steel framed construction

B1 Structural Provisions

3.4.2 Steel Framing

Penetrations through a fire-resisting wall or floor

C3 Protection of Openings

3.7.1 Fire Separation

Service pipework external to the building and penetrations through roof cladding in a bushfire prone area

G5 Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas

3.7.4 Bushfire Areas

Pipework sound insulation

F5 Sound Transmission and Insulation

3.8.6 Sound Insulation