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BUILDING CONNECTION Spring 2019
WHAT’S NEW IN STANDARDS?
ARE YOU NCC READY?
Three volumes and hundreds of
standards later, May 1 marked the
official adoption of the 2019 National
Construction Code (NCC). The NCC
is always a prominent focus area for
Standards Australia as hundreds of
standards are developed to support
the implementation of building policy
across Australia.
The dozens of technical committees
at Standards Australia in this space
have worked tirelessly to contribute a
number of new and amended standards
in this version of the NCC. Below is a
small sample of some of the changes to
referenced documents in NCC 2019.
Amendments to existing references
intended for NCC 2019
∫ AS/NZS 1170.2:2011, Structural design
actions - Wind actions (Amdt 4 & 5)
∫ AS/NZS 1170.3:2003, Structural
design actions - Snow and ice actions
(Amdt 2)
∫ AS 1170.4, Structural design
actions—Part 4: Earthquake actions
in Australia (Amdt 2)
∫ AS 1288-2006, Glass in buildings -
Selection and installation (Amdt 3)
∫ AS 1668.1:2015, The use of
ventilation and air conditioning in
building, Part 1: Fire and smoke
control in buildings (Amdt 1)
∫ AS 1668.2:2012, The use of
ventilation and air-conditioning in
buildings - Mechanical ventilation in
buildings (Amdt 2)
∫ AS 1905.1:2015, Components for the
protection of openings in fire-resistant
walls - Fire-resistant door sets (Amdt 1)
∫ AS 2047: 2014, Windows and external
glazed doors in buildings (Amdt 1 & 2)
∫ AS 3660.1:2014, Termite management
Part 1: New building work
∫ AS 5113: 2016, Classification of
external walls of buildings based
on reaction to fire performance
(previously known as Fire propagation
testing and classification of external
walls of buildings) (Amdt 1)
Revisions to existing references
intended for NCC 2019
∫ AS 1562.1:2018, Design and
installation of metal roof and wall
cladding—Part 1: Metal
∫ AS 1657:2018, Fixed platforms,
walkways, stairways and ladders—
Design, construction and installation
∫ AS 1670.1:2018, Fire detection,
warning, control and intercom
systems - System design, installation
and commissioning, Part 1: Fire
∫ AS 1670.3:2018, Fire detection,
warning, control and intercom
systems - System design, installation
and commissioning, Part 3: Fire alarm
monitoring
∫ AS 1670.4:2018, Fire detection,
warning, control and intercom
systems - System design, installation
and commissioning, Part 4:
Emergency warning and intercom
systems
∫ AS/NZS 2293.1:2018, Emergency
lighting and exit signs for buildings—
Part 1: Systems design, installation
and operation
∫ AS/NZS 2327:2017, Composite
structures composite steel -
concrete construction in buildings
∫ AS 2050:2018 Installation of Roof
Tiles
∫ AS/NZS 2918:2018, Domestic solid-
fuel burning appliances—Installation
∫ AS 3600:2018, Concrete structures
(Including Amdt 1)
∫ AS/NZS 4200.1:2017, Pliable building
membranes and underlays – Materials
∫ AS/NZS 4600:2018, Cold-formed
steel structures
∫ AS/NZS 3500.1:2018, Plumbing and
Drainage – Water Services
∫ AS/NZS 3500.2:2018, Plumbing and
Drainage – Sanitary plumbing and
drainage
∫ AS/NZS 3500.3:2018, Plumbing and
Drainage – Storm Water Drainage
∫ AS/NZS 3500.4:2018, Plumbing and
Drainage – Heated Water Services
(Including Amdt 1)
CONSULTINGWITH INDUSTRY ON
CLADDING
There has been much discussion
around the use of aluminium composite
panel (ACP) on multi-storey buildings
across Australia. This conversation is
largely fuelled by several high-profile
external cladding related fires around
the world.
The Building Ministers’ Forum,
made up of Commonwealth, state
and territory ministers responsible
for building matters, identified the
development of a permanent labelling
system for ACP in Australia as a priority
to prevent the use of non-compliant
building products.
To support the proposal currently
being put forward by the Australian
government, Standards Australia
released a consultation paper seeking
advice from industry and other
stakeholders on the proposed approach
for labelling of ACP products.
After releasing the ‘Labelling of ACP
Products’ Discussion Paper, there was
a great response from a broad scope
of the industry. The intention is for
this feedback to provide the base for a
lower-consensus technical specification
and deliver quality with speed to market
in mind.
A lot has been happening at Standards Australia with core areas in the building sector being put
on the radar. Getting ready for the implementation of the National Construction Code for 2019,
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