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Building Product Specifications

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Abbreviation
BPS (1st edition, unamended)
Amendment
Unamended
Version
First edition
Valid from
28/07/2025
Information provider
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
Information type
Material specification,
Format
PDF,
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Description

This document (the Building Product Specifications) is issued under section 25B(1) of the Building Act 2004.

This is the first version of the Building Product Specifications. It contains specifications and standards related to the following building products:

  • Engineered fill used in site works
  • Concrete, including reinforcement 
  • Steel
  • Timber 
  • Cladding 
  • Windows, external doors and glazing
  • Insulation
  • Gypsum plasterboard (when used as a bracing element in wall linings)
  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems

It also contains requirements for fire characteristics of building products and materials. 

Some sections contain no specifications in this version but are reserved for future use.

Scope

This document includes specifications for building products that can be used with an acceptable solution or verification method to achieve compliance with the Building Code. This includes specifications for building products in relation to their manufacture, fabrication, testing, quality control, physical properties, performance, installation, and/or maintenance.

Any geographical scope requirements for overseas product standards must be demonstrated to be within the scope of requirements appropriate for the location of the building.

Items outside the scope of the document

This document does not include information relating to design or construction methods, when or how building products should be used to demonstrate compliance with the Building Code, or the scope and limitations of the use of the building products.  

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Notes/comments

This document cannot be used in isolation to demonstrate compliance with any requirements of the Building Code. An acceptable solution or verification method may reference the Building Product Specifications. When this occurs, the specifications in this document contribute to compliance with the Building Code as part of the acceptable solution or verification method. Building products conforming to the Building Product Specifications must be used with the scope, limitations, and other applicable requirements set out in the acceptable solution or verification method.

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For assistance with locating previous versions, please contact the information provider.

This document cannot be used in isolation to demonstrate compliance with any requirements of the Building Code. An acceptable solution or verification method may reference the Building Product Specifications. When this occurs, the specifications in this document contribute to compliance with the Building Code as part of the acceptable solution or verification method. Building products conforming to the Building Product Specifications must be used with the scope, limitations, and other applicable requirements set out in the acceptable solution or verification method.

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Building Product Specifications

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Building Product Specifications

Description

This document (the Building Product Specifications) is issued under section 25B(1) of the Building Act 2004.

This is the first version of the Building Product Specifications. It contains specifications and standards related to the following building products:

  • Engineered fill used in site works
  • Concrete, including reinforcement 
  • Steel
  • Timber 
  • Cladding 
  • Windows, external doors and glazing
  • Insulation
  • Gypsum plasterboard (when used as a bracing element in wall linings)
  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems

It also contains requirements for fire characteristics of building products and materials. 

Some sections contain no specifications in this version but are reserved for future use.

View on Information Provider website Download this resource (PDF, 893KB)
Building Product Specifications
Description

This document (the Building Product Specifications) is issued under section 25B(1) of the Building Act 2004.

This is the first version of the Building Product Specifications. It contains specifications and standards related to the following building products:

  • Engineered fill used in site works
  • Concrete, including reinforcement 
  • Steel
  • Timber 
  • Cladding 
  • Windows, external doors and glazing
  • Insulation
  • Gypsum plasterboard (when used as a bracing element in wall linings)
  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems

It also contains requirements for fire characteristics of building products and materials. 

Some sections contain no specifications in this version but are reserved for future use.

View on Information Provider website Download this resource (PDF, 893KB)
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