Provides guidance to use the ABCB Standard for buildings in flood hazard areas.
This guide provides an introduction to the DTS Provisions for wet areas in houses focusing on preventing health risks and building damage from internal moisture in wet areas.
The purpose of this discussion paper is to provide information regarding current plumbing design principles utilising fixture unit ratings, systems used overseas, the history of the fixture unit and identifying areas where improvement could be made. It…
This report contains a range of information drawn from existing material on warm water systems, including regulatory requirements, State and Territory based advisory information and NCC provisions relevant to these areas.
This discussion paper was released in April 2014, it informed and sought feedback from stakeholders on the resilience of new buildings to extreme weather events. The feedback helped to inform the ABCB on strategic advice it provided to governments in…
This guide provides information for selecting and installing gutters and downpipes, including overflow measures for housing.
This guide focuses on the compliance options for Performance Requirement H6P1 and the development of a first principles Performance Solution using the benchmarks set out in Specification 44.
This guide provides information about the grouping of buildings as they are referred to in the NCC.
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Regulation Impact Statement for decision In November, the ABCB agreed to amend the NCC to require the construction of separate accessible adult change facilities (AACF) in public buildings including shopping centres and other public assembly buildings…
This guide provides an overview of the Assessment Methods used when determining compliance with the NCC’s mandatory Performance Requirements.