The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is committed to ensuring practitioners of all experience levels can understand and apply the code. To support you in your job and education, we regularly produce resources such as news articles, videos, infographics and case studies.

You can search the resource library by the topic you’re interested in, your profession or by a specific resource name. Each of our sites has its own resource library which focuses on topics specific to that site. Hence, NCC-related material is collected in the NCC Resource Library and so forth. If there’s something specific you would like to see made into a resource, please get in touch.

Performance Solution scenario This Performance Solution scenario has been developed to assist building practitioners in formulating Performance Solutions concerning prevention of surface water entr

07.2021 Case study

This information brochure provides a summary of relevant information regarding the CodeMark Australia Certification Scheme

07.2021 Infographic

This template should be used when developing a new WaterMark Technical Specification (WMTS). The template has been designed to allow for Word processing and WMTS formatting.

07.2021 Template

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

07.2021 Report

This Advisory Note relates to requirements to protect certain openable windows to reduce the risk of young children falling from those windows.

07.2021 Advisory note

Performance Solution scenario This Performance Solution scenario has been developed to assist building practitioners in formulating Performance Solutions concerning weatherproofing.

07.2021 Case study

This report presents worked examples of a draft Verification Method developed by the ABCB for the sizing of cold and heated water supply pipework.

07.2021 Report

This final decision Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) analyses and evaluates the current smoke alarm provisions contained in the NCC against a number of options that improve occupant notification a

The International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG) was developed and made available for use in Australia, Canada, USA and New Zealand.

07.2021 Guideline

Performance Solution scenario This Performance Solution scenario has been developed to assist building practitioners in formulating a Performance Solution concerning energy efficiency of a Class 5

07.2021 Case study

Summary and Instructions The NCC was amended out-of-cycle prior to NCC 2022. NCC 2019 Amendment 1 includes:

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

07.2021 Report

This final decision Regulation Impact Statement considers a further five proposals that were developed with assistance of the Emergency Egress Forum.

As COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed, it is important to ensure the safety of building water systems before occupancy resumes.

07.2021 Advisory note

Performance Solution scenario This Performance Solution scenario has been developed to assist building practitioners in formulating Performance Solutions using the Green Star - Design and As Built

07.2021 Case study

The WaterMark information brochure provides a summary of relevant information regarding the WaterMark Certification Scheme.

07.2021 Infographic

The CodeMark Australia Scheme Rules contain information about the administration and operation of the CodeMark Australia Scheme for certification of building products.

07.2021 Protocol

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

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

Advisory Note This Advisory Note relates to requirements for stairways, landings and ramps to have slip-resistant, non-skid or non-slip surfaces.

07.2021 Advisory note