Acceptable Solution C/AS7: Buildings Used for Vehicle Storage and Parking (Risk Group VP)
- Abbreviation
- C/AS7
- Amendment
- 4
- Version
- First edition, amendment 4
- Valid to
- 31/10/2019
- Valid from
- 1/01/2017
- Replaced By
- C/AS2 (First Edition), C/AS2 (Amendment 1, Errata 1), C/AS2 (Amd 2) (First Edition, Amendment 2),
This resource is no longer current.
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Acceptable Solution,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
The Building Code clauses C1 to C6 Protection from Fire relate to protecting people in and around buildings, limiting fire spread and helping firefighting and rescue. This Acceptable Solution can be used for establishing compliance with those clauses for risk group VP. It is one of a suite of Acceptable Solutions C/AS1 to C/AS7, each of them corresponding to a risk group.
Scope
The scope of this Acceptable Solution is restricted to risk group VP. This includes:
- a) Car parking buildings
- b) Vehicle parking or stacking within buildings
- c) Goods vehicle parking
- d) Service vehicle and unloading areas (where required by Acceptable Solutions C/AS2 to C/AS6)
- f) Car storage warehouses.
Specific exclusions from the scope are:
- a) Car showrooms
- b) Mechanical workshops, and
- c) Single level boat sheds.
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Acceptable Solution C/AS7: Buildings Used for Vehicle Storage and Parking (Risk Group VP)
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Acceptable Solution C/AS7: Buildings Used for Vehicle Storage and Parking (Risk Group VP)
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C/AS7 cites NZS 4510:2008 Fire hydrant systems for buildings - SPONSORED from 10/04/2012
C/AS7 cites NZS 4512:2010 Fire detection and alarm systems in buildings -SPONSORED from 10/04/2012
C/AS7 cites NZS 4541:2013 Automatic fire sprinkler systems from 19/12/2013