NASH Building Envelope Solutions: 2016 - Light Steel Framed Buildings. Alternative Solution.
- Abbreviation
- NASH Building Envelope Solutions: 2016
- Valid from
- 1/01/2016
- Information provider
- National Association of Steel Framed Housing,
- Author
- National Association of Steel Framed Housing
- Information type
- Other Standard,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
This Standard is intended as an Alternative Solution to the New Zealand Building Code (NZBC) clause E2 External moisture. It sets out solutions for the exterior weathertight envelope for steelframe buildings constructed in accordance with NASH Standard Part 2 which provides for low-rise buildings including houses and low-rise commercial buildings.
This 2016 edition of the NASH Standard is the first edition.
This Standard is part of a suite of NASH Standards alternative solutions which including the following:
- NASH Standard Part 1: 2016 Design criteria.
- NASH Standard Part 2: 2016 Non-specific Design of Light Steel-frame Buildings.
- NASH Building envelope solutions: 2016.
Scope
This Standard covers the weathertightness of the building envelope for buildings constructed with light gauge steel framing within the scope of NASH Standard Part 2.