Transition period has ended for 2021 updates to the Building Code
- Abbreviation
- End of the transition period for 2021 updates to the Building Code
- Valid from
- 4/11/2022
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Newsletters,
- Format
- Website,
Description
In November 2021 MBIE published updated acceptable solutions and verification methods for building code clauses B1, E2, G7 and H1.
A transition period of one year was provided when both the previous and new versions of the documents could be used.
This transition period ended on 2 November 2022 and the old documents can now no longer be used.
A staged transition of the new insulation requirements for housing has also been provided in the Fifth Edition Amendment 1 versions of H1/AS1 and H1/VM1.
Scope
The transition period for the 2021 building code updates ended on 2 November 2022. This means that building consent applications submitted on or after 3 November 2022 that use one of the updated acceptable solutions or verification methods as a means of compliance should now use the most recent versions of the documents.
This update is also includes:
- Staged implementation for H1 requirements for housing
- Windows and doors
- Floors
- Skylights
- Roofs and walls