Monday, 18 January 2021, 8:19 PM
Site: ConstructED
Course: ConstructED (ConstructED)
Glossary: Building Code Definitions
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people with disabilitiespeople whose ability to use buildings is affected by mental, physical, hearing or sight impairment |
place of safetymeans either— (i) the place is constructed with fire separations that have fire resistance sufficient to withstand burnout at the point of the fire source; and (ii) the place is in a building that is protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system that complies with NZS 4541 or NZS 4515 as appropriate to the building’s use; and (iii) the place is designed to accommodate the intended number of persons; and (iv) the place is provided with sufficient means of escape to enable the intended number of persons to escape to a safe place that is outside a building |
plumbing systempipes, joints and fittings laid above ground and used for the conveyance of foul water to the foul water drain, and includes vent pipes |
principal usera member of the primary group for which a building was constructed, and therefore explicitly excludes persons or groups of persons providing care or control of that principal user group |