Relevant resources for architects and designers

Describes the compliance options for Performance Requirement H6P1 and the development of a Performance Solution using the benchmarks in Specification 44.

Provides guidance on the process for developing NCC Performance Solutions across all Volumes of NCC 2022.

Provides guidance on applying the NCC 2022 evidence of suitability provisions across all volumes.

This handbook provides guidance on the energy efficiency requirements for Class 2 apartment buildings. It also complements the Housing Energy Efficiency Handbook.

The Housing energy efficiency handbook assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume Two that apply to houses.

Understanding the NCC: Thermal bridging in residential buildings provides an introduction to thermal bridging in the context of the energy efficiency requirements of residential buildings in Volume

This report is a cost-benefit analysis of a series of options identified by Weir Legal & Consulting for the Building Product Assurance Framework (BPAF).

This report was commissioned to identify and explore regulatory options to progress the Building Product Assurance Framework (BPAF).

This report provides an overview of the proposed regulatory options for the progression of the Building Product Assurance Framework (BPAF).

This handbook provides guidance on the energy efficiency requirements for commercial buildings, including Class 3 and Class 5 to Class 9 buildings.

This handbook assists in understanding the sound insulation regulatory requirements of the NCC in Volumes One and Two that apply to Class 1, 2, 3 and 9c buildings.

The NCC 2022 housing energy efficiency calculator (beta) assists in understanding and applying the Volume Two ABCB Housing Provisions Standard Part 13 DTS Provisions for energy efficiency.

This version of the NCC 2022 glazing calculator assists in understanding and applying the Volume Two ABCB Housing Provisions Standard Part 13.3 External glazing DTS Provisions for energy efficiency

This report reviews Section J1.6 and Specification J1.6 of the 2016 and 2019 NCC to determine whether it is appropriate to set a different minimum total R-value requirement for floors of small buil

A register of editorial corrections made by the ABCB to NCC 2022. Editorial corrections do not change the effect of the provisions.

This handbook provides guidance on the NCC requirements for livable housing design, including the ABCB Standard for Livable Housing Design.

This ABCB Voluntary Standard (‘Voluntary Standard’) is a set of non-mandatory technical provisions that if complied with will enable dwellings to better meet the needs of the community, including o

This Standard provides a set of technical provisions that if complied with enable dwellings to better meet the needs of the community, including older people and people with mobility limitations.

Understanding the NCC: Waterproofing in houses provides an introduction to the DTS Provisions for wet areas in houses.