/editions/2016/ncc-2016-volume-one/section-c-fire-resistance/specification-c315-penetration-walls
1. Scope
This Specification prescribes materials and methods of installation for services that penetrate walls, floors and ceilings required to have an FRL.
2. Application
(a)
This Specification applies to installations permitted under…
June CEO Update - Judith Blake
/news/2025/june-ceo-update-judith-blake
For those who may have missed the news article…As part of the Commonwealth Administrative…The Board met on Tuesday 27 May and there are…
/news/2020/demonstrating-ncc-compliance-using-5113
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.
/news/2020/ncc-2022-consistent-volume-structure
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…
/editions/2016-a1/ncc-2016-volume-one/south-australia/section-g-ancillary-provisions
Part G1 Minor Structures and Components
Delete GP1.2(a) and insert SA GP1.2(a) as follows:
SA GP1.2
(a)
In order to safeguard young children from drowning or injury in a swimming pool, a barrier must be provided to a swimming pool and must…
/editions/2016/ncc-2016-volume-one/south-australia/section-g-ancillary-provisions
Part G1 Minor Structures and Components
Delete GP1.2(a) and insert SA GP1.2(a) as follows:
SA GP1.2
(a)
In order to safeguard young children from drowning or injury in a swimming pool, a barrier must be provided to a swimming pool and must…
/news/2020/ncc-2022-web-content-accessibility-improvements
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 Web Content…
/editions/2019/ncc-2019-volume-two/section-2-performance-provisions/part-25-safe-movement-and-access
Explanatory Information:
Explanatory Information:
Objective
O2.5
The Objective is to provide people with safe access to and within a building.
Functional statements
F2.5.1 Safety from falling
A building is to provide safe…
/editions/2019-a1/ncc-2019-volume-two-amendment-1/section-2-performance-provisions/part-25-safe
Explanatory Information:
Explanatory Information:
Objective
O2.5
The Objective is to provide people with safe access to and within a building.
Functional statements
F2.5.1 Safety from falling
A building is to provide safe…
Response fire database
/resource/report/response-fire-database
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, Response in Fires Database, involved the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineering, risk-assessment methodology and the study of human behaviour in order to predict the…
/editions/2016-a1/ncc-2016-volume-two/section-2-performance-provisions/part-21-structure
VERIFICATION METHODS
V2.1.1 Structural reliability
Explanatory information
Explanatory information:
V2.1.1
is a means to verify the structural reliability of a structural component or connection in order to meet the requirements of P2.1.1(a), (…
/editions/2016/ncc-2016-volume-two/section-2-performance-provisions/part-21-structure-verification
VERIFICATION METHODS
V2.1.1 Structural reliability
Explanatory information
Explanatory information:
V2.1.1
is a means to verify the structural reliability of a structural component or connection in order to meet the requirements of P2.1.1(a), (…
Smouldering flaming fires an experimental project
/resource/report/smouldering-flaming-fires-experimental-project
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, Smouldering & Flaming Fires - an Experimental Program, involved the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineering, risk-assessment methodology and study of the human…
Flashover fires an experimental program
/resource/report/flashover-fires-experimental-program
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, Flashover Fires - An Experimental Program, involved the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineering, risk-assessment methodology and the study of human behaviour in order to…
Response occupants close fire
/resource/report/response-occupants-close-fire
Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 4) This Technical Report, Response of Occupants close to Fire, involved the development of a Fundamental Model, incorporating engineering, risk-assessment methodology and the study of human behaviour in order to predict…
/editions/2019-a1/ncc-2019-volume-one-amendment-1/section-c-fire-resistance/specification-c315
1. Scope
This Specification prescribes materials and methods of installation for services that penetrate walls, floors and ceilings required to have an FRL.
Specification C3.15 sets out details of permissible service penetrations through walls,…
/editions/2019/ncc-2019-volume-one/section-c-fire-resistance/specification-c315-penetration-walls
1. Scope
This Specification prescribes materials and methods of installation for services that penetrate walls, floors and ceilings required to have an FRL.
Specification C3.15 sets out details of permissible service penetrations through walls,…
/ncc-navigator/thermal-bridging-commercial-buildings
This NCC Navigator provides an introduction to thermal bridging and how the NCC addresses it for commercial buildings in NCC Volume One. It explains how to account for thermal bridges when calculating the Total R-Value of certain construction types.…
/ncc-navigator/thermal-bridging-residential-buildings
This document explains the requirements for reducing thermal bridging in residential buildings focusing on metal-framed walls, roofs, ceilings and floors. It provides practical guidance on compliance options and methods to improve energy efficiency and…
/editions/2016-a1/ncc-2016-volume-one/section-b-structure/part-b1-structural-provisions-verification
VERIFICATION METHODS
BV1 Structural reliability
Compliance with and is verified for the design of structural components and connections when—
(a)
the calculated annual structural reliability index (β), for each action, is not less than that…