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Department of Building and Housing Publications Ordering Information

vicbooks in Wellington, New Zealand, is the official supplier of some Department of Building and Housing publications.

On 30 November 2004 the Building Industry Authority (BIA) was disestablished and its functions were transferred to the Department of Building and Housing. The Department will continue to publish the New Zealand Building Code Compliance Documents (formerly known as Approved Documents).

From this page you can purchase, by credit card, the following Department publications in several different formats:

Compliance Documents and amendments

Handbook to the NZ Building Code and Compliance Documents.

*Amendments are included when purchasing DBH documents, tick amendment only box if you require the amendment only or a duplicate copy.

NEW! You can now purchase related publications from this page - these can be found under the DBH publications at the bottom of the page.

All prices on this page include GST.

Once you have selected the documents you wish to purchase, click the continue button at the bottom of the page.

Special Orders

We also provide a special order service. If you are looking for any book - whether technical or purely for pleasure - please see our special order page.

If you would like to open a corporate or company account with us, use this application form (PDF format).

Once you have completed the form, send it to us and you will be able to make purchases using the account.

The following applies to all documents available for sale from this page:
� Department of Building and Housing 2004
All rights reserved. These documents are entitled to the full protection of the Copyright Act 1994.
All applications for reproduction in any form should be made to the Department of Building and Housing.

Available Publications

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Hard copy format - Compliance Documents		Qty
NEW Handbook to the NZ Building Code	$35.70
* NEW *B1 Structure	$17.10
* NEW *B2 Durability	$7.80
NEW G12 Water Supplies	$6.00
NEW G13 Foul Water	$7.20
NEWC Fire Safety in Buildings New	$5.50
NEWC Fire Safety in Buildings old	$5.50
NEWE1 Surface Water	$11.20
NEWG10 Piped Services	$6.95
NEWG11 Gas as an Energy Source	$6.00
NEWG14 Industrial liquid Waste	$5.50
NEWG15 Solid Waste	$6.00
NEWG9 Electricity Reprint	$5.70
A Full Set Hard Copy (including all current amendments)	$525.00
Building Act & amendments	$22.35
C Fire Safety	$146.50
C Fire Safety Amend 6 (NEW)	$20.28
C Fire Safety Apr 2003 Amendment New*	$4.25
C Fire Safety Apr 2003 Amendment Old*	$4.25
C Fire Safety Feb 2004 Amendment New*	$12.95
C Fire Safety Feb 2004 Amendment Old*	$12.95
C Fire Safety Jan 2002 Amendment New*	$5.25
C Fire Safety Jan 2002 Amendment Old*	$5.25
C Fire Safety Jul 2005 Amendment New* (Amendment 4 incorporating Amendment 5)	$27.00
C Fire Safety Jul 2005 Amendment Old* (Amendment 4 incorporating Amendment 5)	$27.00
D1 Access Routes	$14.65
D2 Mechanical Installations for Access	$12.25
E2 External Moisture 3rd edition including all amendments	$32.55
E2 External Moisture Jul 2005 Amendment 2 including Dec 2005 Erratum	$31.00
E2 External Moisture June 2007 Amendment	$2.80
E3 Internal Moisture	$10.50
E3 Internal Moisture Jan 2005 Amendment New*	$3.15
E3 Internal Moisture Jan 2005 Amendment Old*	$3.15
F1 Hazardous Agents on Site	$11.00
F2 Hazardous Building Materials	$10.50
F3 Hazardous Substances and Processes 2nd Ed 2007	$10.50
F4 Safety from Falling 3rd Ed 2007	$6.00
F4 Safety from Falling June 2007 Amendment	$2.80
F5 Construction and Demolition Hazards	$10.50
F6 Visibility in escape Routes 3rd Ed	$12.25
F7 Warning Systems incl amend 6	$6.01
F8 Signs	$12.25
G1 Personal Hygiene	$13.50
G1 Personal Hygiene	$13.50
G1 Personal Hygiene June 2007 Amendment New*	$7.50
G1 Personal Hygiene June 2007 Amendment New*	$7.50
G1 Personal Hygiene June 2007 Amendment Old*	$7.50
G11 Gas as an Energy Source June 2007 Amendment New*	$5.25
G11 Gas as an Energy Source June 2007 Amendment Old*	$5.25
G12 Water Supplies	$13.50
G12 Water Supplies 3/e	$13.50
G12 Water Supplies Feb 2004 Amendment New*	$9.95
G12 Water Supplies June 2007 Amendment New*	$4.45
G13 Foul Water	$12.90
G13 Foul Water June 2007 Amendment New*	$5.70
G14 Industrial Liquid Waste 2nd edition	$12.25
G2 Laundering	$5.50
G3 Food Preparation and Prevention of Contamination	$10.50
G4 Ventilation 3rd Ed. NOV 2008	$6.57
G4 Ventilation June 2007 Amendment New*	$4.90
G4 Ventilation June 2007 Amendment Old*	$4.90
G5 Interior Environment	$10.50
G6 Airborne and Impact Sound	$10.50
G7 Natural Light	$10.50
G8 Artificial Light	$10.50
G9 Electricity June 2007 Amendment New*	$4.45
G9 Electricity June 2007 Amendment Old*	$4.45
H1 Energy Efficiency 3/e	$7.50
Handbook Compliance Schedule 2007	$35.55
Handbook to the New Zealand Building Code	$72.50
Retirement Villages Code of Practice	$6.95
Simple House Acceptable Solution*	$51.60

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Related Publications		Qty
Building Forms Regulations 2004 and Amendment	$9.85
Building Levy Order 2005	$2.10
Building Spec Systems Earthquake Regulations 2005	$5.70
Construction Contracts Act and Amendments	$6.95
Education Regulations (Early Childhood)	$5.35
Fencing of Swimming Pools Act and Amendments	$6.90
Guide to Applying for a Building Consent (Simple Residential Buildings) January 2007	$.0
International Fire Engineering Guidelines 2005	$185.00
Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act and Amendments	$12.60
Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Regulations and Amendments	$21.60
Residential Tenancies Act and Amendments	$9.00
Unit Titles Act and Amendments	$12.20
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act and Amendments	$11.30