Building Product Specifications
- Abbreviation
- Building Product Specifications
- Version
- First edition
- Valid from
- 28/07/2025
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Material specification,
- Format
- PDF,
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.
This resource is not cited by any other resources.
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Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1163:2016 Cold-formed structural steel hollow sections
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1594:2002 (R2016) Hot-rolled steel flat products
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1604.1:2021 Preservative-treated wood-based products - Part 1: Products and treatment
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1604.3:2002 Specification for preservative treatment - Plywood
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1604.3:2012 Specification for preservative treatment - Part 3: Plywood
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1604.4:2002 Specification for preservative treatment - Part 4: Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1604.4:2012 Specification for preservative treatment - Part 4: Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1604.5:2002 Specification for preservative treatment - Part 5: Glued laminated timber products
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 1604.5:2012 Specification for preservative treatment - Part 5: Glued laminated timber products
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 2588:2018 Gypsum plasterboard
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 2908.2:2000 Cellulose-cement products - Part 2: Flat sheets
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 3666.1:2011 Air-handling and water systems of buildings - Microbial Control - Design, installation and commissioning
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 3666.2:2011 Air-handling and water systems of buildings - Microbial Control - Operation and maintenance
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 3678:2016 Structural steel - Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 Structural steel - Part 1: Hot-rolled bars and sections
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 3679.2:2016 Structural steel - Part 2: Welded I-sections
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 3837:1998 (R216) Method of test for heat and smoke release rates for materials and products using an oxygen consumption calorimeter
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 4666:2012 Insulating glass units
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 4671:2019 Steel for the reinforcement of concrete
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 4680:2006 (R2017) Hot-dip galvanised (zinc) coatings on fabricated ferrous articles
Building Product Specifications cites AS/NZS 4859.1:2018 Thermal insulation materials for buildings, Part 1: General criteria and technical provisions
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 3112.2:1986 Methods of test for concrete - Tests relating to the determination of strength of concrete - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 3404 Parts 1 and 2:1997 Steel structures standard - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 3602:2003 Timber and wood-based products for use in building - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 3605:2001 Timber piles and poles for use in building - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 3640:2003 Chemical preservation of round and sawn timber - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 4211:2008 Specification for performance of windows - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 4223.1:2008 Code of practice for glazing in buildings - Glass selection and glazing - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 4223.2:2016 Glazing in buildings Part 2: Insulating glass units - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 4223.3:2016 Glazing in buildings - Human impact safety requirements - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 4232.2:1988 Performance criteria for fire resisting enclosures - Fire resisting glazing systems - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 4431:2022 Engineered fill construction for lightweight structures - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS 4520:2010 Fire resistant doorsets - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites NZS/AS 1530.1:1994 (R2016) Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures - Part 1: Combustibility test for materials
Building Product Specifications cites NZS/BS 476.21:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction
Building Product Specifications cites NZS/BS 476.22:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures -Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction
Building Product Specifications cites SNZ TS 4211:2022 Classification for the performance of windows - SPONSORED
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1012.14:2018 Methods of testing concrete - Part 14: Method for securing and testing cores from hardened concrete for compressive strength and mass per unit volume
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1012.1:2014 Methods of testing concrete - Part 1: Sampling of concrete
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1012.8.1:2014 Methods of testing concrete. Method for making and curing concrete - Compression and indirect tensile test specimens
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1012.9:2014 Methods of testing concrete - Part 9: Compressive strength tests - Concrete, mortar and grout specimens.
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1288:2021 Glass in buildings - Selection and installation
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1289.5.4.3-2006 (R2016) Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Compaction control test - Dry density ratio and moisture ratio using statistical selection of reference values.
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1366.1-1992 (R2018) Rigid cellular plastics sheets for thermal insulation - Rigid cellular polyurethane (RC/PUR)
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1366.2-1992 (R2018) Rigid cellular plastics sheets for thermal insulation - Rigid cellular polyisocyanurate (RC/PIR)
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1366.3-1992 (R2018) Rigid cellular plastics sheets for thermal insulation - Rigid cellular polystyrene - moulded (RC/PS-M)
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1366.4-1989 (R2018) Rigid cellular plastics sheets for thermal insulation - Rigid cellular polystyrene - extruded (RC/PS-E)
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1397-2011 Continuous hot-dip metallic coated steel sheet and strip - Coatings of zinc and zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1397:2021 Continuous hot-dip metallic coated steel sheet and strip - Coatings of zinc and zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1530.1-1994 (R2016) Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures. Combustibility test for materials
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1530.2-1993 (R2016) Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures. Part 2: Test for flammability of materials
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1530.4-2005 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures. Part 4: Fire-resistance test of elements of construction
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1530.4:2014 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures. Part 4: Fire-resistance tests for elements of construction
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1682.1-1990 Fire dampers - Part 1: Specification
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1682.1:2015 Fire, smoke and air dampers - Part 1: Specification
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1682.2-1990 Fire dampers - Part 2: Installation
Building Product Specifications cites AS 1682.2:2015 Fire, smoke and air dampers - Part 2: Installation
Building Product Specifications cites AS 2047-2014 + A2:2017 Windows and external glazed doors in buildings
Building Product Specifications cites AS 3818.10-2010 Timber - Heavy structural products - Part 10: Visually graded Building poles.
Building Product Specifications cites AS 3818.3-2010 Timber - Heavy structural products - Part 3: Visually graded Piles
Building Product Specifications cites AS 4072.1-2005 (R2016) Components for the protection of openings in fire-resistant separating elements. Part 1: Service penetrations and control joints
Building Product Specifications cites AS 4254.1-2012 Ductwork for air-handling systems in buildings. Part 1: Flexible duct
Building Product Specifications cites AS 4254.2-2012 Ductwork for air-handling systems in buildings. Part 2: Rigid duct
Building Product Specifications cites AS 5113:2016 (+A1:2018) Fire propagation testing and classification of external walls of buildings
Building Product Specifications cites AS 5637.1:2015 Determination of fire hazard properties. Part 1: Wall and ceiling linings
Building Product Specifications cites AS ISO 9705-2003 (R2016) Fire tests - Full-scale room test for surface products
Building Product Specifications cites AASHTO T 224-10 Standard Method of Test for Correction for Coarse Particles in the Soil Compaction Test
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM A706/A706M-24 Standard specification for deformed and plain low-alloy steel bars for concrete reinforcement.
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM C1363-24 Standard Test Method for Thermal Performance of Building Materials and Envelope Assemblies by Means of a Hot Box Apparatus
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM C1396/C1396M-24 Standard Specification for Gypsum Board
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM C1667-15 (2023) Standard Test Method for Using Heat Flow Meter Apparatus to Measure the Center-of-Panel Thermal Transmission Properties of Vacuum Insulation Panels
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM C177-19e1 Standard Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM C518-21 Standard Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM C687-24 Standard Practice for Determination of Thermal Resistance of Loose-Fill Building Insulation
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM D2898-10 Standard Practice for Accelerated Weathering of Fire-retardant Treated Wood for Fire Testing
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM D4718/D4718M-15(2023) Standard Practice for Correction of Unit Weight and Water Content for Soils Containing Oversize Particles
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM D5874-24 Standard Test Methods for Determination of the Impact Value (IV) of a Soil
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM E2098-00 Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Breaking Strength of Glass Fibre Reinforcing Mesh for Use in Class PB Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS), after Exposure to a Sodium Hydroxide Solution
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM E2098/E2098M-13 Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Breaking Strength of Glass Fiber Reinforcing Mesh for Use in Class PB Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS), after Exposure to a Sodium Hydroxide Solution
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM E2098/E2098M-25 Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Breaking Strength of Glass Fiber Reinforcing Mesh for Use in Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) and EIFS with Drainage Systems, after Exposure to a Sodium Hydroxide Solution
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM E2134 - 01 (2006) Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Tensile-Adhesion Performance of an Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS)
Building Product Specifications cites ASTM E2134/E2134M-14(2018) Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Tensile-Adhesion Performance of an Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS)
Building Product Specifications cites AWPA Standard U1-24 - Use Category System: User Specification for Treated Wood
Building Product Specifications cites BR 135 (2013) - Fire performance of external thermal insulation for walls of multistorey buildings: Third edition
Building Product Specifications cites BS 8414-1:2015+A1:2017 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the masonry face of a building
Building Product Specifications cites BS 8414-2:2015+A1:2017 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to and supported by a structural steel frame
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 10219-1:2006 Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels - Part 1: Technical delivery requirements
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 10219-2:2019 Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels - Part 2: Tolerances, dimensions and sectional properties
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 10219-3:2020 Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for high strength and weather resistant steels
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 12101-1:2005 Smoke and heat control systems - Specification for smoke barriers
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 12467:2012+A2:2018 Fibre-cement flat sheets. Product specification and test methods
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 12667:2001 Thermal Performance of Building Materials and Products - Determination of Thermal Resistance by Means of Guarded Hot Plate and Heat Flow Meter Methods - Products of High and Medium Thermal Resistance.
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 12939:2001 Thermal Performance of Building Materials and Products - Determination of Thermal Resistance by Means of Guarded Hot Plate and Heat Flow Meter Methods - Thick Products of High and Medium Thermal Resistance.
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 13053:2019 Ventilation for buildings. Air handling units. Rating and performance for units, components and sections.
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 13501-1:2018 Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using test data from reaction from fire tests.
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 14399-3:2015 High-strength structural bolting assemblies for preloading. System HR. Hexagon bolt and nut assemblies
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 14399-5:2015 High-strength structural bolting assemblies for preloading. Plain washers
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 16297-1:2012 Pumps. Rotodynamic pumps. Glandless circulators. Part 1: General requirements and procedures for testing and calculation of energy efficiency index (EEI)
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 16297-2:2012 Pumps. Rotodynamic pumps. Glandless circulators. Part 2: Calculation of energy efficiency index (EEI) for standalone circulators
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 16297-3:2012 Pumps. Rotodynamic pumps. Glandless circulators. Part 3: Energy efficiency index (EEI) for circulators integrated in products.
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 335:2013 Durability of wood and wood-based products. Use classes: definitions, application to solid wood and wood-based products.
Building Product Specifications cites BS EN 520:2004+A1:2009 Gypsum plasterboards. Definitions, requirements and test methods
Building Product Specifications cites Commission Regulation (EU) No 622/2012 - Ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products
Building Product Specifications cites DIN 18134:2012-04 Soil - Testing procedures and testing equipment- Plate load test
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 1182:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products - Non-combustibility test
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 1182:2020 Reaction to fire tests for products - Non-combustibility test
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 1182:2020 Reaction to fire tests for products - Non-combustibility test
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 13784-1:2002 Reaction-to-fire tests for sandwich panel building systems - Test method for small rooms
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 13784-1:2014 Reaction to fire test for sandwich panel building systems — Part 1: Small room test
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 1461:2022 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles - Specifications and test methods.
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 17738-1:2021 Thermal insulation products — Exterior insulation finish systems — Part 1: Materials
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 21887:2007 Durability of wood and wood-based products — Use classes
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 3575:2016 Continuous hot-dip zinc-coated and zinc-iron alloy-coated carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities.
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 3575:2025 Continuous hot-dip zinc-coated and zinc-iron alloy-coated carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities.
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 4998:2023 Steel sheet, zinc‐coated and zinc‐iron alloy‐coated by the continuous hot‐dip process, of structural quality.
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 5660-1:2002 Reaction-to-fire tests - Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate - Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method)
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 5660-1:2015 Reaction-to-fire tests - Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate. Part 1: Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 5660-2:2002 Reaction-to-fire tests - Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate - Smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 8301:1991 Thermal insulation - Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related properties - Heat flow meter apparatus
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 8302:1991 Thermal insulation - Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related properties - Guarded hot plate apparatus
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 8336:2017 Fibre-cement flat sheets — Product specification and test methods
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 8990:1994 Thermal insulation - Determination of steady-state thermal transmission properties - Calibrated and guarded hot box
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 9239-1:2010 Reaction to fire tests for floorings - Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 9364:2017 Steel sheet, 55 % aluminium-zinc alloy-coated by the continuous hot-dip process, of commercial, drawing and structural qualities.
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 9705-1:2016 Reaction to fire tests — Room corner test for wall and ceiling lining products — Part 1: Test method for a small room configuration
Building Product Specifications cites ISO 9705:1993 Fire tests - Full scale room test for surface products
Building Product Specifications cites NFPA 285:2019 Standard Fire Test Method for Evaluation of Fire Propagation Characteristics of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components
Building Product Specifications cites A wall bracing test and evaluation procedure, P21 (2010)
Building Product Specifications cites PD CEN/TS 17006:2016 Earthworks. Continuous Compaction Control (CCC)