Get help from Building CodeHub

Finding and accessing resources is now easier than ever thanks to Building CodeHub

MBIE’s new building-specific search engine – Building CodeHub – is now available online. The search engine makes it easy to access all the resources you need to design and construct buildings that comply with the New Zealand Building Code.

By centralising access to regulatory and non-regulatory resources, Building CodeHub offers a single platform that you can use to search and filter results to quickly find the resources you need.

Resources on Building CodeHub include building legislation, the Building Code, multi-proof certificates, CodeMark certificates and more. MBIE will continue to load more resources, Standards, and BRANZ information, so your searches will link to more documents over time.

What Building CodeHub offers

Building CodeHub is a great tool to help ensure you keep up to date with relevant technical changes relating to your licence class.

It’s online, current and is a source for all compliance resources (including on the Building Code). You can also request updates informing you when a Standard or regulation changes.

You can filter your search by Building Code clause, building category and information type.

While Building CodeHub holds information about resources, it does not hold copies of the resources themselves. Information may include:

• The type of resource, the organisation that provides it, the date it was published and/or came into force, and its version history.
• Information about the resource’s content, including a brief description, its scope and table of contents.
• A link to where the resource lives on its provider’s website and, where available, a link that enables you to open it directly. If the resource needs to be paid for, you’ll be taken to the relevant page.
• If the resource is part of a citation pathway in an acceptable solution or verification method – the resources that it cites, and the resources that cite it.

Using Building CodeHub

Building CodeHub finds what you need and directs you to the most current resource. Simply search for content you want by keyword. You can filter your search by Building Code clause, building category and information type.

When you find what you’re seeking, click ‘View on Information Provider website’ to gain access to the content. Using Building CodeHub, you can:

• Trust the Building Code resources you are searching for are authoritative and current.
• If cited, be assured that the references made in your plans comply with the Building Code.
• Have confidence that industry professionals are referring to the correct resources, if cited.
• Save time by having a single access point for all current Building Code resources.

Using Building CodeHub is free, but some resources you can find (such as copyrighted material) may require payment or subscription. If you have questions or feedback, please tell us what you think on Building CodeHub’s feedback page.

Next steps for Building CodeHub

Information will continue to be added so Building CodeHub becomes a truly comprehensive resource. The ‘latest updates’ on the Building CodeHub website will have further information as it becomes available.

Visit the Building CodeHub at www.codehub.building.govt.nz.

This article first appeared in Codewords – Issue 80

Building CodeHub is a great tool to help ensure you keep up to date with relevant technical changes relating to your licence class