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Building Envelope Advisory Panel

The Building Envelope Advisory Panel, one of four panels providing advice to the Department on building sector issues, is preparing a 'state of play' report for input into the Department planning cycle.

 The Building Envelope Advisory Panel comprises a number of leading professionals meeting regularly to consider the strategic implications of current behaviour, trends and development in building envelope design and practice with relation to the Department and the New Zealand Building Code.

The Panel is potentially one avenue of advice to the Chief Executive on products, systems and practices against which a warning or ban should be imposed, or for general feedback on the product certification scheme.

Coverage

The following have been identified by the Building Envelope Advisory Panel as potentially critical issues to be addressed by the Department.

  • Weathering.
  • Maintenance - ground levels.
  • Durability vs. whole of life.
  • Amenity - high-density living.
  • Affect of building envelope on indoor environment.
  • Consequences of failure.
  • Glazing fixing - failure rates.
  • Window fixing - wind pressures.
  • Sustainable development.

A first draft of the report has been circulated, with the final document expected later in the year.