/resource/handbook/fire-safety-verification-method-handbook
Provides guidance to use the Fire Safety Verification Method (FSVM) for buildings in NCC Volume One.
/resource/handbook/structural-reliability-verification-method-handbook
Provides guidance to use these Verification Methods in NCC Volumes One and Two. It offers theory about structural reliability and the policy objectives of these Performance Requirements.
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Provides guidance on facilitating access to buildings for telecommunications services.
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Provides guidance on risks and equipment limitations when considering lifts as a Performance Solution.
/resource/handbook/sound-transmission-and-insulation-buildings-handbook
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.
/resource/handbook/prefabricated-modular-and-offsite-construction-handbook
This handbook provides guidance on how to use prefabricated, modular and associated modern methods of construction technologies safely, sustainably and in compliance with the NCC.
/resource/handbook/indoor-air-quality-verification-methods-handbook-0
The Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook assists in understanding the indoor air quality (IAQ) Verification Methods in NCC Volume One and Volume Two.
/resource/handbook/energy-efficiency-ncc-volume-one-handbook
Provides guidance on the technical basis of the NCC requirements for the energy efficiency of multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings.
/resource/handbook/energy-efficiency-ncc-volume-two-handbook
Provides practitioners with sufficient knowledge to successfully apply energy efficiency requirements for residential dwellings.
/resource/handbook/construction-buildings-flood-hazard-areas-handbook
Provides an understanding of the provisions in the ABCB Standard for Construction of Buildings in Flood Hazard Areas. Offers additional advisory information outside the scope of the Standard. This handbook should be read in conjunction with the ABCB…
/resource/handbook/commercial-energy-efficiency-handbook-ncc-2022
This handbook provides guidance on the energy efficiency requirements for commercial buildings, including Class 3 and Class 5 to Class 9 buildings.
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Our new Commercial energy efficiency handbook is…
/news/2023/updated-sound-transmission-and-insulation-buildings-handbook
We’ve updated our Sound Transmission and…The NCC 2022 sound insulation requirements…
/news/2023/new-apartment-energy-efficiency-handbook-released
Our new Apartment Energy Efficiency Handbook is…
/news/2024/new-prefabricated-modular-and-offsite-construction-handbook
This handbook was developed in collaboration with…
/resource/handbook/fire-safety-verification-method-handbook-data-sheets
This annex to the ABCB Fire Safety Verification Method (FSVM) handbook includes data sheets to support using the FSVM. The FSVM provides a process for engineering the design of fire safety Performance Solutions. The version and date of each data sheet…
/news/2022/planned-update-indoor-air-quality-iaq-handbook
Our Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Handbook is being reviewed and updated to reflect the latest scientific evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Part 2.1 Structure (Verification Methods)
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VERIFICATION METHODS
V2.1.1 Structural reliability
Explanatory information
Explanatory information:
V2.1.1
is a means to verify the structural reliability of a structural component or connection in order to meet the requirements of P2.1.1(a), (…
Part 2.1 Structure (Verification Methods)
/editions/2016/ncc-2016-volume-two/section-2-performance-provisions/part-21-structure-verification
VERIFICATION METHODS
V2.1.1 Structural reliability
Explanatory information
Explanatory information:
V2.1.1
is a means to verify the structural reliability of a structural component or connection in order to meet the requirements of P2.1.1(a), (…
Part B1 Structural Provisions (Verification Methods)
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VERIFICATION METHODS
BV1 Structural reliability
Compliance with and is verified for the design of structural components and connections when—
(a)
the calculated annual structural reliability index (β), for each action, is not less than that…