Changes to the 2019 National Construction Code Volume One increase the range of buildings, up to an effective height of 25m, in which fire-protected timber construction systems can be used. New responsibilities are placed on the Structural Engineer, Architect and Certifier. Today we speak with Paolo Lavisci, the Mid-rise Program Development Manager at WoodSolutions and Boris Iskra, National Codes and Standards Manager at FWPA about:
What are the new 2019 NCC updates,
Which building types have the greatest opportunities from the changes
The general movement of building codes around the world
This is a two part series in which the first focuses on the DTS provisions of the 2019 NCC. The next episode explores the performance solution approach for exposed timber.
You can download WoodSolutions Mid-rise Technical Design Guide here