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Practical how-to articles for builders and designers showing good industry practice and interpretation of the NZ Building Code and standards.

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E2 and E2/AS1

By Greg Burn 1 August 2010, Build 119

When it comes to weathertightness, Building Code Clause E2 External moisture and the compliance document E2/AS1 are the critical documents for any designer.

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Subfloor bracing

By Tom Edhouse 1 October 2012, Build 132

In Build 131 (pages 29–30), we explained the information needed before starting bracing calculations for a building. This time, we work through a subfloor example.

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Topographic zones

By Roger Shelton 1 October 2013, Build 138

A reader asks, ‘how do the NZS 3604:2011 topographic zones work?’. With more buildings being constructed on exposed sites, this is an important question to understand.

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