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BU606 Residential fire safety (2017)

Product Description

This bulletin outlines for building designers a number of easily incorporated design tools that can increase occupants' safety within a building. Minimum statutory fire safety requirements are given in New Zealand Building Code clauses C1 to C6.

This bulletin updates and replaces Bulletin 420 Designing for fire safety.

This bulletin includes: 

  • New Zealand Building Code
  • characteristics of residential building fires
  • risk to occupants
  • when a fire occurs
  • fire development
  • fire detection/suppression
  • fire-safe building design.