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NOTE: This webinar was sponsored by the MBIE to provide an overview of new building law reforms. Originally aired on 9 May 2019, this webinar is offered on-demand and free of charge on our EquiPTV platform.
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C/AS2 is an Acceptable Solution for NZBC Clauses C1-C6 Protection from fire.
After consulting extensively with the sector MBIE will publish a new edition of fire Acceptable Solution (C/AS2) on 27 June 2019.
C/AS2 is now a single Acceptable Solution that replaces C/AS2–CAS7.
It provides a new means of compliance for most buildings for the fire provision aspect of the Building Code.
C/AS1 has not been affected and still applies to low-rise small dwelling units.
Buildings with complex features are outside the scope of C/AS2.
The new C/AS2 will have a transition period of three months.
Webinar purpose
This webinar will explain how the new edition of C/AS2, which replaces six existing documents (C/AS2 to C/AS7), will make it easier to find the information to do your job.
Find out about the key changes to performance settings and why the changes were made.
Discover how the new tables make it easier to determine fire safety system requirements for buildings with more than one risk group.
Know when C/AS2 becomes effective and the transition dates.
Attendees are encouraged to ask questions about the new edition of C/AS2 at the end of the presentation.
Webinar outcomes
By the end of the webinar, participants will:
Become familiar with the new edition of C/AS2
Learn about and understand the key changes
Know what hasn't changed
Be able to use the new document confidently
Know when new C/AS2 becomes effective and how the transition period will work.
Recommended audience
This webinar is suitable for:
Building Control Officers who process consents for Fire Acceptable Solutions
Any staff in local government with an interest in fire performance
Any professionals interested in the fire performance of the Building Code
Access C/AS2 and other information you need to design and construct buildings that comply with the Building Code at www.building.govt.nz.
codehub.building.govt.nz.
Saskia Holditch, B.Eng, B.Sc.
Saskia Holditch grew up in the sunny Caribbean on the Dutch island of St. Maarten and attended university in Rotterdam.
After a major hurricane demolished most buildings on the island of St. Maarten, she decided to upskill and became a fire manager/platoon officer at the Fire Academy in Holland. She married a Canadian who persuaded her winter was doable in Canada (it is not!) and spent ten years there working for the fire service (similar to a BCA) in fire prevention.
Three years ago she came to New Zealand (where snow shovels are not needed), working for a local hospital to improve building fire safety. In January 2019 she joined the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment as a fire engineer.
Date updated: 4 July 2019