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Acceptable Solution C/AS1: Protection from fire for buildings with sleeping (residential) and outbuildings (risk group SH)

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Abbreviation
C/AS1 (Amd 1)
Amendment
1
Version
Second edition, Amendment 1
Valid from
28/07/2025
Information provider
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
Information type
Acceptable Solution,
Format
PDF,
Cites
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Description

C Protection from Fire Acceptable Solution C/AS1 Second Edition Amendment 1 provides a compliance pathway for meeting the fire safety requirements of Clauses C1 to C6 of the New Zealand Building Code for buildings in risk group SH (sleeping residential and outbuildings).

This includes stand-alone houses, townhouses, and low-rise multi-unit dwellings.

The amendment includes references to the Building Product Specifications for fire test methods. Definitions and modifications to referenced standards have been updated accordingly.

Scope

This acceptable solution applies to risk group SH including buildings where people sleep and outbuildings:

  • a) detached dwellings with a single household unit such as stand-alone houses; and 
  • b) attached townhouses; and
  • c) low-rise multi-unit dwellings with no more than one household unit above another and where each household unit has an escape route independent of all other household units, and including associated garages or carports whether or not they are part of the same building. Where there is one household unit above another, each household unit shall be a single-storey and the escape height shall be less than 4.0 m; and 
  • d) detached dwellings used as boarding houses for fewer than six people (not including members of the residing family); and 
  • e) garages that are part of a household unit; and 
  • f) garages shared by more than one household unit where the garage is fire separated from each adjacent household unit with fire rated construction having an FRR of no less than 30/30/30; and 
  • g) outbuildings.
Previous versions:
C/AS1 (Second Edition) (Second Edition)
C/AS1 (Amd 5) (First Edition, Amendment 5)
C/AS1 (Amd 4) (First edition, amendment 4)
C/AS1 (Amd 3) (Amendment 3)
C/AS1 (Amd 2) (Amendment 2)
C/AS1 (Amd 1, Errata 1) (Amendment 1, Errata 1)
C/AS1 (1st Edition) (First Edition)
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Notes/comments

The main changes in Acceptable Solution C/AS1, 2nd edition, amendment 1 are:

  • It now refers to the Building Product Specifications for the fire test methods and specification of building products. As a consequence, some references to building product standards have been removed from the acceptable solution.
  • Definitions have been revised to reflect the consequential amendments of citing the Building Product Specifications.
  • Minor amendments have been made to correct typos, grammar, cross-references, punctuation, wording, and formatting of the document.
  • Minor amendments have been made to relocate the modifications to AS/NZS 2918 and AS 1691. 
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The main changes in Acceptable Solution C/AS1, 2nd edition, amendment 1 are:

  • It now refers to the Building Product Specifications for the fire test methods and specification of building products. As a consequence, some references to building product standards have been removed from the acceptable solution.
  • Definitions have been revised to reflect the consequential amendments of citing the Building Product Specifications.
  • Minor amendments have been made to correct typos, grammar, cross-references, punctuation, wording, and formatting of the document.
  • Minor amendments have been made to relocate the modifications to AS/NZS 2918 and AS 1691. 
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Acceptable Solution C/AS1: Protection from fire for buildings with sleeping (residential) and outbuildings (risk group SH)

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Acceptable Solution C/AS1: Protection from fire for buildings with sleeping (residential) and outbuildings (risk group SH)

Description

C Protection from Fire Acceptable Solution C/AS1 Second Edition Amendment 1 provides a compliance pathway for meeting the fire safety requirements of Clauses C1 to C6 of the New Zealand Building Code for buildings in risk group SH (sleeping residential and outbuildings).

This includes stand-alone houses, townhouses, and low-rise multi-unit dwellings.

The amendment includes references to the Building Product Specifications for fire test methods. Definitions and modifications to referenced standards have been updated accordingly.

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Acceptable Solution C/AS1: Protection from fire for buildings with sleeping (residential) and outbuildings (risk group SH)
Description

C Protection from Fire Acceptable Solution C/AS1 Second Edition Amendment 1 provides a compliance pathway for meeting the fire safety requirements of Clauses C1 to C6 of the New Zealand Building Code for buildings in risk group SH (sleeping residential and outbuildings).

This includes stand-alone houses, townhouses, and low-rise multi-unit dwellings.

The amendment includes references to the Building Product Specifications for fire test methods. Definitions and modifications to referenced standards have been updated accordingly.

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