This report reviews Section J1.6 and Specification J1.6 of the 2016 and 2019 NCC to determine whether it is appropriate to set a different minimum total R-value requirement for floors of small buil

11.2023 Report

At the direction of the Building Ministers, the ABCB is developing possible changes to the National Construction Code’s commercial building energy efficiency provisions.

10.2023 Paper

This report represents the second phase of work and further investigates the methods for sizing sanitary plumbing and drainage systems used within Australia.

08.2023 Report

This report includes assumptions and methodology used for developing the whole-of-home requirements in NCC 2022

12.2022 Report

This report explains the thermal performance changes for NCC 2022 DTS elemental provisions.

12.2022 Report

This report investigates the current methods for sizing sanitary plumbing and drainage systems used within Australia.

11.2022 Report

CFD analysis to calculate Total R-values and mitigation requirements for thermal bridges in ceilings and suspended floors with adjacent airspace.

10.2022 Report

Generalised simplified calculation method to calculate thermal bridges in ceilings and suspended floors with an adjacent airspace. (Includes process to deal with battens, encapsulation).

10.2022 Report

Funded by the ABCB's Student Research Scholarship, this report studies the actual water demand in Australian multi-level residential buildings.

06.2022 Report

This macro-economic analysis was commissioned by the ABCB to inform the development of responses to the Building Confidence Report.

12.2021 Report

Fire Code Reform Centre (Project 6) This Technical Report, Analysis of USA Retail Fires, is a detailed analysis of statistics relating to retail fires.

08.2021 Report

This report provides commentary on the cost implications of a proposed Deemed to
Satisfy (D-t-S) provision for the requirement of covered balconies to be sprinkler
protected.

07.2021 Report

Energy Action was contracted to review the 2016 National Construction Code (NCC2016) and make recommendations on increasing the stringency of the Section J provisions

07.2021 Report

This report estimates the potential construction costs for an accessible adult change facility in an existing modified BCA facility or a separated facility as specified below:

07.2021 Report

This paper investigates the fatigue performance of the battens using analysis methods applied in studying cladding fatigue.

07.2021 Report

This report is the outcome of the ABCB’s Plumbing Code Development Research Project for rainwater harvesting and use.

07.2021 Report

This report is the outcome of the ABCB’s Plumbing Code Development Research Project for backflow prevention.

07.2021 Report

This discussion paper was released in April 2014, it informed and sought feedback from stakeholders on the resilience of new buildings to extreme weather events.

07.2021 Paper

Report This report outlines the principles and methodology used to develop the proposed residential heating and cooling load limits for all Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) climate z

07.2021 Report

This report contains a range of information drawn from existing material on warm water systems, including regulatory requirements, State and Territory based advisory information and NCC provisions

07.2021 Report