Monday, 23 May 2022, 9:27 AM
Site: ConstructED
Course: ConstructED (ConstructED)
Glossary: Building Code Definitions
B
burnoutmeans exposure to fire for a time that includes fire growth, full development, and decay in the absence of intervention or automatic suppression, beyond which the fire is no longer a threat to building elements intended to perform loadbearing or fire separation functions, or both |
C
clearly visible, for the purposes of clause F8.3.1, means visible, under the worst likely conditions and at the maximum distance from which the sign in question needs to be viewed, by a person who either does not have a visual impairment or uses corrective lenses |
code compliance certificatemeans a certificate to that effect issued by a territorial authority or a building certifier pursuant to section 43 of the Act |
combustible building materialsmeans building materials that are deemed combustible according to AS 1530.1 |
compliance schedulemeans a compliance schedule issued under section 44 of the Act |
constructin relation to a building, includes to build, erect, prefabricate, and relocate; and CONSTRUCTION has a corresponding meaning |
contaminanthas the meaning ascribed to it by the Resource Management Act 1991 |
D
department of conservationmeans the department of State established by section 5 of the Conservation Act 1987 |
director-generalhas the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987 |
draina pipe normally laid below ground level including fittings and equipment and intended to convey foul water or surface water to an outfall |