This Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) assesses the costs and benefits of fire hose reels in new residential buildings, noting the findings of a thesis conducted in 2009 on the value of hose reels in residential buildings and the ARUP qualitative fire…
This report takes into account the particular instructions and requirements of our client. It is not intended for and should not be relied upon by any third party and no responsibility is undertaken to any third party. Job number 233884-73 Arup Arup…
Final Decision RIS This final Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) assesses the costs and benefits of requiring fire hose reels in (Class 5) office buildings. The Final RIS has been updated to reflect feedback received during the consultation period from…
This Fire Safety Verification Method provides a process for engineering the design of fire safety Performance Solutions. The document provides the flexibility required to develop Performance Solutions while still maintaining the level of safety…
We’ve released 4 new continuing professional development (CPD) micromodules.
Building for 7 stars doesn’t have to be costly or complicated. Simple design features and material choices make a big difference to energy efficiency and a home’s energy rating.
This guide will focus on the compliance options for Performance Requirement H6P1 and the development of a first principles Performance Solution using the benchmarks set out in Specification 44.
On 26 May 2022, media reports speculated on the proposed improvements to residential energy efficiency being considered for the 2022 edition of the NCC.
Here’s the key changes in fire safety for NCC 2022.
You may have heard there are new whole-of-home (WOH) energy efficiency requirements for residential buildings in NCC 2022. But what does this actually mean?