Performance Solutions
Compliance without compromise — flexible performance solutions that adapt to your needs, not the other way around.
Residential Solutions
Ancillary Provisions
Damp and Weatherproofing
Covers additional household elements such as heating appliances, chimneys, pools and spas, plus requirements for bushfire and alpine areas.
Addresses how well a home keeps moisture and weather out, protecting both the structure and the health of its occupants.
Fire Safety
Energy Efficiency
Covers fire separation between dwellings and other structures, including setbacks, fire-resistant construction and protection of openings.
Sets performance requirements for a home's energy efficiency, covering insulation, glazing, sealing and fixed services.
Health & Amenity
Livable Housing Design
Relates to everyday liveability — ventilation, natural light, sound insulation and wet-area waterproofing for a healthy home.
Focuses on features like step-free entries and wider doorways that help a home adapt as occupants' needs change over time.
Safe Movement and Access
Structure
Covers safe movement in and around the home, reducing the risk of slips, trips and falls.
Relates to everyday liveability — ventilation, natural light, sound insulation and wet-area waterproofing for a healthy home.
Commercial Solutions
Access
Ancillary Provisions
Covers how people move safely into, through and out of a building, including provisions for people with disability.
Covers additional requirements that support and refine the other parts of the Code where extra detail is needed.
Energy Efficiency
Facilities
Sets performance standards for energy use, covering insulation, glazing, lighting and mechanical systems to improve sustainability.
Deals with everyday building performance such as waterproofing, drainage, sound control and thermal comfort in wet areas and beyond.
Fire Safety
Services
Addresses how a building resists and contains fire, giving occupants time to evacuate safely and emergency services time to respond.
Relates to a building's essential systems and safety equipment, including lifts, emergency lighting, fire detection and firefighting provisions.
Special Use Buildings
Structure
Applies to buildings with a specific purpose, such as public assembly venues, transport terminals, farm buildings, or health and detention facilities.
Covers the strength and durability of a building's structural elements, ensuring it can safely carry loads and stand the test of time.