STANDARDS,CODES,REGULATION

BUILDING ACT

the building  as of 1992 changed from what you must do to what you must achieve
the objective was to provide safeguards for people from injury or illness, safeguard those particularly with a disability from the loss of required access tools,also made to protect other property from being damaged and the efficiency use of energy.The building act does not have any control on the structure, design or colour factors of a non essential building or the economical interests for the building.

WHAT IS A BUILDING


A building is defined as any fixed or non fixated construction deemed to be there for a night or eternity. Regardless weather the building  is used for people, animals, machinery and/or sleep outs such as the one we are constructing , this also applies to the electrical and mechanical systems attached to the construction to form part of it.They must have the necessary compliance with the building

NEW ZEALAND BUILDING CODE

A schedule for building regulation authorised by the building act.it contains legal performance based
preparation for meeting the purpose of the act, the building code also includes documents such as

ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS for those who prefer specific guidance. there are a number of acceptable solutions (they do no cover all aspect of constructions) which if used ensure compliance with the NZBC performance requirements.there is no obligation to adopt a particular solution

VERIFICATION METHODS
provide the means to verifying or proving compliance with the performance requirements f the NZBC
compliance with                            
New Zealand or over seas standards may also be used as a means of verifying performance

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION
Any other construction method or element not covered by an acceptable solution whose compliance with NZBC has been  demonstrated to the building consent authority or Territorial authority either by test calculation history of use or other supporting evidence

NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS

standards are relevant to the design and construction of timber framed buildings
consist of three main types

ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS
which are standard of the type of wood and wood based products
the durability of the framing and the timber components that go with the frame
all the concrete masonry that don't require a design
and all the stucco plastering

another standard is that of which you must verify the material or product  so that it  will  meet the performance of the building code

the last building code is the set standards for the manufacture of or a certain material or component used