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.
The National Construction Code is Australia’s primary set of technical design and construction provisions for buildings. As a performance-based code, it sets the minimum required level for the safety, health, amenity, accessibility and sustainability…
The National Construction Code, produced by the Australian Building Codes Board is Australia’s primary set of technical design and construction provisions for buildings, setting the minimum required level for the safety, health, amenity, accessibility…
In 2015, the ABCB set about implementing a major building regulatory reform program that was agreed by governments.
In this video we set out to explain how to identify what plumbing products require WaterMark certification.
This Case Study outlines developing a DTS Solution for the energy efficiency of an interior lighting refurbishment for an office building. It is based on the DTS Provisions in Section J, Part J6 Artificial lighting in NCC Volume One.
The…
The National Construction Code (NCC) sets out the requirements for the design and construction of a building in Australia, including plumbing and drainage. It sets the minimum required level for the safety, health, amenity, accessibility and…
The requirements for building products are set through the National Construction Code, state and territory building and planning laws and other specialist regulatory regimes.
NCC provision A2.2(4) came into effect on 1 July 2021 and sets out the formal process and documentation required when developing a Performance Solution.
Recommendation 8 - The model Code of conduct for fire safety engineers, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out minimum obligations for registered practitioners.
This Standard provides a set of technical provisions that if complied with enable dwellings to better meet the needs of the community, including older people and people with mobility limitations.
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.
The National Construction Code sets out the requirements for the construction of buildings. Find out what you need to know about the Performance- based code as a practitioner.
AS 5113:2016 Classification of external walls of buildings based on reaction to fire performance (AS 5113) is a standard that sets out procedures and criteria for classifying external walls of buildings.
The ABCB is excited to announce new NCC Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses set to launch soon. You can now subscribe to keep up to date!
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Recommendation 7 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures for publication of auditing and compliance activities undertaken by building regulators.…