In the last edition of ABCB Connect we delivered you news on the upcoming release of a modern NCC. Well, today you can try it for yourself!
Performance Solution scenario This Performance Solution scenario has been developed to assist plumbing practitioners in formulating Performance Solutions concerning high rise apartment stacks. This scenario demonstrates the performance design process…
This handbook provides guidance on the energy efficiency requirements for Class 2 apartment buildings. It also complements the Housing energy efficiency handbook. Together, these handbooks are intended to help you understand and comply with the latest…
There’s new energy efficiency requirements and compliance pathways for apartments in NCC 2022.
Here’s an overview of what you need to know.
This video from the NCC 2022 Webinar Series held in March 2023 covers the changes to apartment energy efficiency in NCC 2022.
These changes will make it easier for apartment buildings with centralised heated water systems to comply with the NCC.
PCD 2025 - Apartment energy efficiency - centralised heated water systems
The ABCB Roadshow events provided insights into proposed changes to the next edition of the National Construction Code (NCC). Stakeholders, industry professionals, and the public engaged with ABCB staff during these events.
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…
Simon Croft from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) outlines what the NCC 2019 changes mean for the residential sector and what all building professionals will need to know.
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.
These changes aim to reduce emissions, providing cost-effective fuel and technology neutral ways for buildings to move to a net zero future.
The case study of the Manhattan on the Park Apartments, a 17 storey building with 330 residential apartments and ground floor retail, demonstrates how a sanitary drainage Performance Solution can be used to meet the Performance Requirements of the NCC…
Technical report for PCD 2025 - Apartment energy efficiency - centralised heated water systems.
Technical report for PCD 2025 - Commercial building energy efficiency.
This case study on chiller systems was recently produced to illustrate the application of the proposed updates to Section J.
As a result of this work, the consultant…
The NCC 2019 Amendment 1 preview is now available to view or download from the NCC Suite.