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Thermal bridging in commercial buildings
/ncc-navigator/thermal-bridging-commercial-buildings

This NCC Navigator provides an introduction to thermal bridging and how the NCC addresses it for commercial buildings in NCC Volume One. It explains how to account for thermal bridges when calculating the Total R-Value of certain construction types.…

Final RIS Energy efficiency of commercial buildings
/resource/regulation-impact-statements/final-ris-energy-efficiency-commercial-buildings

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
/resource/regulation-impact-statements/final-ris-energy-efficiency-commercial-buildings-0

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)
New Commercial energy efficiency handbook released
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Our new Commercial energy efficiency handbook is…
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)
Upgrading existing buildings handbook
/resource/handbook/upgrading-existing-buildings-handbook

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
/resource/report/energy-action-modelling-and-sensitivity-analysis

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)
Advice for plumbing practitioners on the new lead requirements
/news/2022/advice-plumbing-practitioners-new-lead-requirements
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…
Thermal bridging in residential buildings
/ncc-navigator/thermal-bridging-residential-buildings

This document explains the requirements for reducing thermal bridging in residential buildings focusing on metal-framed walls, roofs, ceilings and floors. It provides practical guidance on compliance options and methods to improve energy efficiency and…

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