Product Certification

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Introduction

Product certification is a new voluntary scheme. Manufacturers, importers, suppliers and marketers can have their building products or methods of construction assessed and certified to demonstrate they meet the performance requirements of the Building Code.

The scheme will operate under the brand name of ‘CodeMark’. This brand is a result of a harmonised scheme on both sides of the Tasman.

A product certificate provides independent confirmation that a product or construction method complies with the Building Code.

Product certification is designed to streamline and speed up the building consent and inspection process, and to avoid repeated assessment of the same products.

The product certificate will state information and conditions on specifying and installing the building product or construction method to ensure it complies with the Building Code.

A building consent will still be required. However, where a certified product or construction method is used, the Building Consent Authority (BCA) must accept the product or construction method as complying with the Building Code where that product or construction method is being used in accordance with the certificate and its instructions.