The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is committed to ensuring practitioners of all experience levels can understand and apply the code. To support you in your job and education, we regularly produce resources such as news articles, videos, infographics and case studies.
You can search the resource library by the topic you’re interested in, your profession or by a specific resource name. Each of our sites has its own resource library which focuses on topics specific to that site. Hence, NCC-related material is collected in the NCC Resource Library and so forth. If there’s something specific you would like to see made into a resource, please get in touch.
This report indicates the likely design and cost implications of complying with the revised Section G of NCC Volume One on a range of ‘example’ buildings.
In March 2022, the Board agreed to implement new bushfire provisions for certain Class 9 buildings in the NCC.
The new requirements will apply to:
This resource has been developed to provide guidance on how plumbing regulations work in Australia.
In this video we discuss the process of WaterMark certification and who is responsible for this process.
This video provides an overview of how to use the ABCB’s Lighting Calculator for Non-residential Class 2 Common areas, Class 3, Class 5 to 7 and Class 9 buildings.
This notice provides clarification on achieving a compliant solution for a flushing cistern with optional top or bottom cistern inlet valve connections.
The 2020-2023 Business Plan is a reflection of the ABCB's commitment to implementing the regulatory reform agenda agreed by Governments.
This report summarises the process and outputs developed in response to the Building Confidence Report.
This macro-economic analysis was commissioned by the ABCB to inform the development of responses to the Building Confidence Report.
Recommendations 1 & 2 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out a consistent national registration framework for building practitioners
Recommendation 22 - This glossary contains the terms and definitions developed to support interpretation and implementation of all model guidance.
Recommendation 21 - The Building Product Assurance Framework provides a pathway for improving building product safety.
Recommendation 20 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures for regulating minimum building ma
Recommendation 19 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures to regulate the installation, comm
Recommendation 18 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures for regulating minimum mandatory i
Recommendation 17 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures for regulating third party review
Recommendations 13-16 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures to standardise and improve the
Recommendation 10 - The model Code of conduct for building surveyors, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out minimum obligations for registered building survey
Recommendations 9 & 11 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures to standardise, clarify a
Recommendation 8 - This model guidance, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out principles and proposed legislative measures to improve the engagement of fire a
Recommendation 8 - The model Code of conduct for fire safety engineers, developed for state and territory consideration and implementation, sets out minimum obligations for registered practitioners