On 1 May 2015, Western Australia (WA) adopted the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA) as the primary technical compliance standard for plumbing work.
If you think a product or material may be non-conforming you can contact the relevant authorities by visiting the Jurisdictional contacts page and select your state or territory.
The Australian Building Codes Board is made up of eighteen members including a Chair, the head of each state and territory building administration, a Commonwealth building policy representative, up to seven industry representatives, and a…
The Australian Building Codes Board is a standards writing body responsible for the National Construction Code, the WaterMark Certification Scheme and the CodeMark Certification Scheme.
Building Ministers’ agreed to include new residential energy efficiency provisions in the 2022 edition of the National Construction Code (NCC).
Over the past decade, there has been much interest, both in Australia and internationally, in buildings that achieve net zero energy consumption or produce net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
On 26 May 2022, media reports speculated on the proposed improvements to residential energy efficiency being considered for the 2022 edition of the NCC.
In recent months much of Australia has experienced record high temperatures with associated power supply issues.
The increasing demand for childcare coupled with long working hours for parents are giving rise to the need for CBD based childcare.
Here are the key changes in residential energy efficiency for NCC 2022.
You may have heard there are new whole-of-home (WOH) energy efficiency requirements for residential buildings in NCC 2022. But what does this actually mean?
These changes aim to reduce emissions, providing cost-effective fuel and technology neutral ways for buildings to move to a net zero future.