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Final RIS Energy efficiency of commercial buildings
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Regulation Impact Statement for decision In November 2018, the ABCB agreed to implement changes to the NCC to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings. These amendments to Section J of the NCC will be available to preview from February 2019…

Final-RIS-energy-efficiency-commercial-buildings.docx (2.5 MB)
Final RIS Energy efficiency of commercial buildings
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Regulation Impact Statement for decision In November 2018, the ABCB agreed to implement changes to the NCC to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings. These amendments to Section J of the NCC will be available to preview from February 2019…

Final-RIS-energy-efficiency-of-commercial-buildings.pdf (3.87 MB)
WMTS-101:2025 Appliances and commercial catering equipment
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This Technical Specification sets out minimum product requirements for appliances and commercial catering equipment connected to the water service and/or sanitary plumbing piping. Appliances covered by this Technical Specification are listed on the…

WMTS-101-2025 1.pdf (421.65 KB)
Consultation open: All-gender sanitary facilities
/news/2024/consultation-open-all-gender-sanitary-facilities

We are consulting on the potential inclusion of all-gender bathroom provisions in the National Construction Code (NCC). We want to hear if, and how, the suggested changes will impact your work.

New livable housing design requirements
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NCC 2022 includes new requirements for livable housing design.

Upgrading existing buildings handbook
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Provides guidance to develop or approve a scope of proposed remedial work to upgrade an existing building for multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings.

Handbook-upgrading-existing-buildings.pdf (1.57 MB)
True or false: Only plumbers need to know about WaterMark?
/news/2021/true-or-false-only-plumbers-need-know-about-watermark

False – and this is often the root of compliance issues around plumbing and drainage products.

Energy Action Modelling and Sensitivity Analysis
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This report shows the results of a number of building models that compare the energy, cost and greenhouse gas emission reductions of buildings built to Deemed to Satisfy provisions of Section J NCC 2016 with those built to Section J NCC 2019. It was…

Energy-action-modelling-sensitivity-analysis_4.pdf (5.8 MB)
Livable housing design webinar – questions and answers
/news/2023/livable-housing-design-webinar-questions-and-answers

In March 2023, we delivered a series of webinars for practitioners to learn about key changes and new provisions in NCC 2022 Volume One and Volume Two for energy efficiency, condensation management and livable housing design.

Advice for plumbing practitioners on the new lead requirements
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You will soon notice increasing numbers of…During the transition period between 1 September…Currently, a small amount of lead is used in the…Clause A5G4 of NCC 2022 Volume Three (Plumbing…The ABCB commissioned Macquarie University in…All copper alloy products that are in constant…No, the lead requirement does not apply to all…The ABCB have worked with industry to develop an…

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