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Auckland adopting NZVD2016 height standard from 1 July 2024
We will adopt the official height standard for New Zealand, Vertical Datum 2016, from 1 July 2024. Projects starting after 1 July must be submitted using the new height standard. See Adopting official height standard NZVD2016 to learn more.
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Technical guidance documents
The following documents have been put together to provide guidance and instruction on a particular specialty area.
Car platform stacking devices
Guidance on installing hydraulic or mechanical platform stacker lifts for car parking.
Converting non-habitable spaces to habitable
Guidance on converting non-habitable spaces to habitable.
Façade construction
Guidance information on façades and their construction, weathertightness and compliance with the building code.
Historic building consents
Guidance on the process for applying for a code compliance certificate (CCC) on an historic building consent application.
Manufactured modular component
Guidance on making a building consent application involving manufactured modular components.
Retaining walls
Guidance on retaining walls, when a building and/or resource consent is required and how they should be designed.
Structural steel
Guidance on making a building consent application involving the use of structural steel.
Sustainable home design guide
Guidance on building or renovating a home to create a warm, healthy and resilient dwelling that costs less to run.
Timber treatment
Guidance on the four treatment levels, including untreated timber used for the enclosed framing of a house.
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