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…
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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 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…
The ABCB is pleased to provide you access to our NCC continuing professional development (CPD) micromodules.
This report shows the results of a number of building models that compare the energy, cost and greenhouse gas emission reductions of buildings built to Deemed to Satisfy provisions of Section J NCC 2016 with those built to Section J NCC 2019. It was…
The aim of this Public Record is to share information about the matters being considered at each Board meeting. Some matters need to remain confidential due to specific confidentiality requirements or being part of a government/ministerial decision…
On 9 June 2023, Building Ministers approved the ABCB Business Plan for 2023-24. Ministers agreed we should pursue key initiatives including the adequacy and equity of female sanitary facilities, commercial energy efficiency and improved provisions for…
To support the release of NCC 2022 we are providing stakeholders with communications material to assist with promotion. Below you will find links to a variety of written resources that you can use to share information about the NCC across your…
In March 2023, we delivered a series of webinars for practitioners to learn about key changes and new provisions in NCC 2022 Volume One and Volume Two for energy efficiency, condensation management and livable housing design.
Register now for our free webinars, being held online
from 20 - 24 March 2023.
A new Consistent Volume Structure (CVS) is one of the biggest single changes to NCC 2022. All 3 Volumes of the NCC now have the same clause structure.
1 May 2023 marks the adoption of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 by the states and territories.
1 May 2023 marks the adoption of NCC 2022. Transition arrangements apply for some requirements. This table shows the transition and adoption dates by state and territory for NCC 2022 correct as at 22 September 2023.
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A Decision Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) incorporates comments and feedback from submissions received on the Consultation RIS.
Connect regularly features the profile of a member of the ABCB Board. This issue welcomes and introduces The Hon John Fahey AC, who took on the role as Chair of the ABCB on 6 November 2017.
The PCA requires most products intended for use in plumbing and drainage installations in or around buildings to be evaluated and certified to WaterMark product specifications.