Codewords 2006 issues

The building controls newsletter of the Department of Building and Housing.

Codewords 16 - December 2006

• Improved energy efficiency in homes and buildings
• Building Code under review
• Product certification
• New Standard for pool safety
• Accreditation scheme for building consent authorities
• Support for plywood clarified
• Determinations issued
• New loading standard
• Compliance Document CD-ROM amendments
• Infiltration of surface water into the foul water system
• Operations group work in progress
• Learning curve

Codewords 15 - September 2006

• Submissions and community views on the Building Code Review
• Reader feedback
• Amendment 7 to the Compliance Document for Building Code Clause B1 Structure
• Technical reviews of territorial authorities Summary of findings 2005-2006
• Safety glass needs a mark
• Are your high-strength structural steel bolts up to spec and correctly installed?
• Estimated building costs 2006 update
• Australasian Building Certification Forum
• Determinations issued
• Earthquake-prone buildings: NZSEE Recommendations launched

Codewords 14 - August 2006

• New Research by BRANZ Ltd Investigates Maximum Bracing Capacity
• IANZ appointed as the building consent authority accreditation body
• Building consent applications to be sent to New Zealand Fire Service
• Request for comment
• Building Act requirements for lifts
• Notifications of dangerous and insanitary buildings
• Find the information you need faster and more easily at www.dbh.govt.nz
• International connections - IRCC
• Determinations issued
• Building Standards Group work in progress
• Learning curve

Codewords 13 - July 2006

• Faster, better weathertightness service on the way
• Grade 500E reinforcing steel
• Determinations issued
• Timber treatment
• Fire alarm installations must be certified
• Operations Group work in progress
• Learning curve

Codewords 12 - June 2006

• Building for the 21st Century – new scope and content proposed for the Building Code
• Dam safety regulations proposed
• The importance of fire doors
• ‘Constructing Cavities for Wall Claddings’ release statement
• ‘External moisture An introduction to weathertightness design principles’
• The influence of technical reviews
• Operations group work in progress
• Determinations booklet
• Learning curve

Codewords 11 - May 2006 

• New licensing system for building sector
• Release of the Building Consent Authority Development Guide
• Solid fuel heaters
• Timber and timber-based flooring in wet areas in wet areas
• Bend the bar …but not the rules
• Consultation on proposed amendments to the Compliance Document for Clause B1 Structure
• Territorial authority BCA accreditation preparations
• Operations Group work in progress
• Determinations issued
• Learning curve

 Codewords 10 - Mar/Apr 2006 

• Change the way we build
• Correction
• The Department's current work programme on fire issues
• Evaluation of pipe suitability
• Consultation on building consent authority (BCA) accreditation
• Estimated building costs 2006 update
• Earthquake-prone buildings
• Building warrant of fitness - a trigger for systems upgrades?
• Operations group work in progress
• Determinations issued
• Amendment to wallchart
• Learning curve

Codewords 9 - Jan/Feb 2006

• Consultation on proposed amendment to the Compliance Document for Clause B1 Structure
• Means of compliance guidance document
• An exciting opportunity for experienced building officials or building consultants
• Compliance schedules and 'means of escape from fire'
• Building consent guidance document
• Building Code Handbook update
• Dangerous and insanitary buildings - guidance for territorial authorities
• Operations group work in progress
• Determinations issued
• Learning curve