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Building CodeHub resources update - July 2021

Resources added to BCH in July 2021 include:
MBIE new and updated resources – Product Certificates (CodeMark), a Guidance and MultiProof Certificates.
Standards NZ – AS/NZS newly issued Standards.
BRANZ resources – Appraisals and Research Now series.

The following resources have been added to Building CodeHub:

MBIE Product Certificates (CodeMark) - revised:

• GM-CM30101 (Rev B)  Ecoinsulation Glasswool
• CM70024 Rev 1  MiTek LUMBERLOK Timber Connectors

MBIE Guidance:

• Geotechnical Education - Ensuring new buildings can withstand liquefaction effects

MBIE MultiProof certificates:

• A10501: PurePods Ltd - PurePod Glass Cabin
• A10062: Russell Properties Ltd. - Protea Design - 2 storey 4 bedroom house.
• A10132: Neil Colliver - QBH 60sqm 2 Bed
• A10133: NZ Construction Ltd - Modulock
• A10270: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F1 Design.
• A10271: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F2 Design.
• A10272: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F3 Design.
• A10273: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F4 Design.
• A10274: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F5 Design.
• A10275: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F6 Design.
• A10276: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F7 Design.
• A10277: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F8 Design.
• A10278: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan F9 Design.
• A10279: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN1 Design.
• A10280: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN2 Design.
• A10281: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN3 Design.
• A10282: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN4 Design.
• A10283: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN5 Design.
• A10284: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN6 Design.
• A10285: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN7 Design.
• A10286: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN8 Design.
• A10287: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan FN9 Design.
• A10307: Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Two Level Standard Plan P2 Design.

AS/NZS Standards - recently issued:

• AS/NZS 3002:2021 Electrical installations - Shows and carnival events
• AS/NZS 4234:2021 Heated water systems - Calculation of energy consumption
• AS/NZS 4234 Sup 1:2021 Heated water systems - Calculation of energy consumption-Parameters and outcomes for software simulations (Supplement to AS/NZS 4234:2021)

BRANZ Appraisals - new, re-issued and amended:

• Appraisal number 1120 (2021)  Barrierbond WPM and Barrierbond Fast (2P) Exterior Membranes
• Appraisal number 1121 (2021)  Barrierbond WPM and Barrierbond Fast (2P) Wet Area Membranes
• Appraisal number 1140 (2021)  EVS Glazing System
• Appraisal number 1154 (2021)  Delfast Nails
• Appraisal number 1189 (2021)  Hermpac Cedar Horizontal Cavity Battens

BRANZ Research Now:

• Fire safety design #1 - Towards a risk-informed approach to fire-safety design
• Fire safety design #3 - Escape route pressurisation systems
• Fire safety design #4 - A review of the regulations for managing fire in roofs lower than adjacent buildings.
• Fire safety design #5 - Estimating the heat flux on walls from fire in adjacent lower roofs
• Seismic resilience #1 - Performance of irregular seismic bracing in light timber-framed buildings

Notification date: 2 August 2021