Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Garage classification guidance >
How to classify freestanding, uninhabited garages in relation to failure.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Minimum ground snow loads clarified >
Technical guidance on determining minimum snow loads, including an update to the Verification Method.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Grade 500E reinforcing steel >
Understand Grade 500E material characteristics and good practice.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Non-structural timber issues >
Check whether appropriate timber has been used in prefabricated frames and trusses.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Roof domes (acrylic or polycarbonate) and potential failure >
Roof domes must be designed for the worst effects from weather, plus anticipated people or maintenance loads.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Practice Advisory 9 >
Discusses Amendment 8 changes to Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods for B1 Structure referencing NZS 1170.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Decks and balconies - playing it safe >
Tips to check your deck or balcony is safe, plus risk factors.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Are your high-strength structural steel bolts up to spec and correctly installed? >
Quality assurance procedures for people working with high-strength structural steel bolts.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Practice Advisory 8 >
It is important to anchor every section of spiral reinforcement in circular columns and piles, and properly splice ends.
Building Code compliance >
B Stability >
B1 Structure >
Practice Advisory 7 >
Practice Advisory 7 has been replaced by Practice Advisory 11: Grade 500E reinforcing steel – good practice.