Practice Advisory 9: Significant changes in structural design – new loadings standards
- Abbreviation
- Practice Advisory 9
- Valid from
- 1/06/2008
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Practice advisory,
- Format
- Website,
Description
This Practice Advisory addresses the structural changes introduced with Amendment 8 to the Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods for Building Code clause B1 Structure.
The guidance looks at the modifications and citing of Standards.
Scope
This guidance includes:
- NZS 1170 referenced in Verification Method
- B1/VM1: Structure
- Citation of AS/NZS 1170
- Deletion of NZS 4203 effective on 1 December 2008
- Limited judgement endorsed – but by a CPEng
- VM amends some NZS 1170 requirements
- Scope limitations
- Removal of older Standards
- Masonry design
- Loads for outdoor visitor structures
- Important changes
- Roof loads
- Barrier loads
- Stability of buildings following fire
- B1/VM4: Foundations
- Transitional arrangements