A Code to build by
The New Zealand Building Code was one of the first performance-based Building Codes in the world. Unusually, it includes explicit performance criteria for durability that all building elements must comply with.
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By Nikki Buckett – 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article
The New Zealand Building Code was one of the first performance-based Building Codes in the world. Unusually, it includes explicit performance criteria for durability that all building elements must comply with.
By Roger Shelton – 1 June 2014, Build 142
Verge overhangs are the areas of a timber-framed roof that are most vulnerable to wind damage, so it’s important to get them right.
By Ralf Kessel – 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article
E2/AS3, the third Acceptable Solution for Building Code clause E2 External moisture, has been revised. We look at some of the main changes.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 June 2014, Build 142
NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings sets out how to size rafters in table 10.1. The BRANZ technical helpline has received queries on doing this, so let’s step through some examples.