Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, The Probability of Death in the Room of Fire Origin: an Engineering Formula, involved the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineering, risk-assessment methodology and the…
Schedule of Products - Jointing products
On 1 May 2015, Western Australia (WA) adopted the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA) as the primary technical compliance standard for plumbing work.
Schedule of Products - Shafts and pumping stations
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.
Schedule of Products - Pipes – Plastic
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…
Schedule of Products - Fittings – Plastic
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.
Schedule of Products - Fittings – Metallic
As part of our work to support practitioners in understanding and using the code, the ABCB has published some datasets to data.gov.au the central source of Australian open government data.
The NCC contains a Performance Requirement that requires a sanitary compartment to be constructed with sufficient space or other means to permit an unconscious occupant to be removed from the compartment. The corresponding Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions…
As we move towards NCC 2022, our NCC 2019 online courses will no longer be available for purchase after 31 August 2022.
The WaterMark Certification Scheme has been through many changes since it was first established in 1988. Find out about the history of the Scheme here.
Here’s what to expect with the code’s new referencing system, dubbed SPTC: ‘Section - Part - Type - Clause’.
Schedule of Products - Devices and Controllers
Schedule of Products - Valves – Backflow prevention
The Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme (WELS) was established in 2005 as a national instrument to encourage more efficient household water use and to reduce demand for potable water by informing consumers about water efficiency at the…
As part of the ABCB’s commitment to delivering an NCC that is user-friendly, modern and accessible to practitioners at all experience levels, NCC 2022 comes with some important changes. Here’s what to expect with the code’s new consistent volume…