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.

As part of the ABCB’s commitment to delivering an NCC that is user-friendly and modern, important changes are being implemented for the 2022 edition of the code.

07.2021 Infographic

Provides guidance to use the Verification Methods in NCC Volumes One and Two. It helps to understand methods used to assess structural robustness with practical examples.

07.2021 Handbook

Provides guidance to use these Verification Methods in NCC Volumes One and Two. It offers theory about structural reliability and the policy objectives of these Performance Requirements.

07.2021 Handbook

Provides guidance on warm water systems in NCC Volume Three for plumbing and drainage solutions.

07.2021 Handbook

Provides guidance on cross-connection control in NCC Volume Three for plumbing and drainage solutions.

07.2021 Handbook

Provides guidance on risks and equipment limitations when considering lifts as a Performance Solution.

07.2021 Handbook

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

This Guideline assists in developing a proposal to change the NCC. It describes the information that should be included when completing a Proposal for Change (PFC) form.

07.2021 Template

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 case study shows how to calculate the Total R-Value, including thermal bridging, for roof system in a Class 7 storage facility located in climate zone 6.

07.2021 Case study

This case study shows how to calculate the Total R-Value, including thermal bridging, for a wall system in a Class 6 shop located in climate zone 3.

07.2021 Case study

This case study shows how to calculate the Total R-Value, including thermal bridging, for a wall system in a Class 3 residential building located in climate zone 5.

07.2021 Case study

This infographic depicts the relationships between the development of WaterMark Product Specifications (which specify product requirements) and PCA referenced documents (which specify installation

07.2021 Infographic

This Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared to incorporate the proposed amendments to the Australian Standard AS 3959-1999 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas (the Standard),