The Designer's Toolbox

Local Maps

• Earthquake zones (pdf, 395 kB)
• Wind zones and contours (pdf, 676 kB)
• Liquefaction map (pdf, 80 kB)
• Soil infiltration map (where am I allowed to install a soak pit?) (pdf, 215 kB)

The Building Code and Compliance Documents

• Compliance Documents
• Weathertightness: Clause E2 of the Building Code

Guidance Publications

• Guides to the Building Act (DBH)
• Building Guide (pdf, 6 MB)
• Q&As about criteria for re-levelling floors and repairing cracks in foundations (pdf, 50 kB)

Boards and Associations

• Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs)
• BRANZ (materials and product testing, training provider and publisher)
• Building Officials Institute of NZ (BOINZ) (training provider)
• New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors (NZIBS)
• Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (search for a certifying plumber or drainlayer)

Forms, Guides and Checklists

• Building Application Forms and Fact Sheets