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1 C/AS2 . Acceptable Solution for Buildings with Sleeping (non institutional). (Risk Group SM). For New Zealand Building Code Clauses C1-C6. Protection from Fire Using this Acceptable Solution The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment may amend parts of this Acceptable Solution at any time. People using this Acceptable Solution should check on a regular basis whether new versions have been published. The current version can be downloaded from compliance-documents Users should make themselves familiar with the preface to the New Zealand Building Code Handbook, which describes the status of Acceptable Solutions and explains other ways of achieving compliance. Defined words (italicised in the text) are explained in the Building Code Clause A2 and in the Definitions section of this Acceptable Solution . Classified uses of buildings are explained in the Building Code Clause A1. Enquiries about the content of this document should be directed to: The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment PO Box 10-729, Wellington 6140.

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3 Status of C/AS2 . This Acceptable Solution C/AS2 , for buildings used for sleeping (non institutional) (Risk Group SM), provides a means of compliance with the New Zealand Building Code Clauses C1-C6 Protection from Fire. It is issued under section 22 of the Building Act 2004 as an Acceptable Solution . This Acceptable Solution is one way that can be used to show compliance with the New Zealand Building Code Clauses C1-C6 Protection from Fire. Other ways of complying with the Building Code are described, in general terms, in the preface of the New Zealand Building Code Handbook. When can you use C/AS2 . This Acceptable Solution is effective from 1 January 2017. It can be used to show compliance with the Building Code Clauses C1-C6 Protection from Fire. It does not apply to building consent applications submitted before 1 January 2017. The previous version, Amendment 3 of this Acceptable Solution can be used to show compliance with the Building Code Clauses C1-C6 Protection from Fire until 30 May 2017.

4 It can be used for building consent applications submitted before 31 May 2017. Document History Date Alterations New document Effective from C/AS2 is a new publication that can be used to show compliance 10 April 2012 with the Building Code Clauses C1-C6 Protection from Fire. Amendment 1 Effective from pp. 7 8 References p. 86 Table (Errata 1) 15 February 2013 until pp. 13 14 Definitions pp. 89 102 , , , 18 June 2014 pp. 20 23 , and and , Figures and , pp. 27 28 and Table p. 37 Figure p. 114 and p. 43 Figure p. 120 Index p. 56 Amendment 2 Effective from p. 7 References p. 55 19 December 2013 until pp. 10 and 15 Definitions p. 64 , 28 February 2015 p. 20 Table p. 77 , p. 22 p. 84 , pp. 27-28 , , p. 86 , p. 106 p. 32 p. 113 p. 47 p. 114 p. 51 Amendment 3 Effective from p. 7 References p. 55 1 July 2014 pp. 10, 14 and 15 Definitions p. 61 , until 30 May 2017 pp. 20 22 , , p. 68 Table p. 71 pp. 24 25 , Table p. 77 , p. 28 p. 84 87 , , , p. 33 p. 36 Table p.

5 89 p. 42 p. 97 , p. 46 48 , , p. 106 Figure , Table p. 114 , , , p. 50 , , p. 118 Index Amendment 4 Effective from pp. 8, 8A References p. 93 1 January 2017 p. 21 p. 102 p. 28 p. 114 , Table C1. p. 68 Contents C/AS2 . Contents Page Page References 7 This paragraph deliberately 67. left blank Definitions 9. This paragraph deliberately 67. Part 1: General 19. left blank Introduction and scope 19 Exitways 68. Using this Acceptable Solution 21 Intermittent activities 68. Alterations and changes of use 22 Protected shafts 69. to buildings Long corridor subdivision 71. Calculating occupant loads 23. Floors 71. Part 2: Firecells, fire safety systems 24 and fire resistance ratings Subfloor spaces 72. Concealed spaces 74. Provision of firecells 24. Closures in fire and smoke 77. Fire safety systems 24. separations Fire resistance ratings 28. Interior surface finishes, floor 85. Part 3: Means of escape 29 coverings and suspended General principles 29 flexible fabrics Number of escape routes 31 Building services plant 87.

6 Height and width of escape routes 31 Part 5: Control of external fire spread 88. Length of escape routes 36 Fire separation for buildings 88. with more than one title Escape from basements 40. Horizontal fire spread from 88. Open paths 40. external walls Special cases of open paths 41. FRRs of external walls 89. Dead ends 45. Small openings and fire resisting 90. Exitways 45 glazing Control of exitway activities 47 Table method for external walls 90. External escape routes 47 Horizontal fire spread from roofs 94. This paragraph deliberately 51 and open sided buildings left blank Vertical fire spread 97. Single escape routes 51 Exterior surface finishes 102. Special conditions 52 Part 6: Firefighting 103. Doors subdividing escape routes 54. Fire Service vehicular access 103. Signs 60. Information for firefighters 103. Part 4: Control of internal fire and 61. Access within the building for 104. smoke spread firefighting and rescue operations Firecells 61.

7 Firefighting facilities 104. Glazing in fire and smoke 61. Part 7: Prevention of fire occurring 105. separations Solid fuel appliances 105. Structural stability during fire 62. Gas-burning appliances 106. Fire stopping 64. Oil-fired appliances 106. Firecell construction 64. Downlights 106. Specific requirements for 66. sleeping areas Open fires 108. D EPA R T M EN T O F BUI L D ING A N D H OUS ING 10 A P R I L 2 012 I 5. Contents C/AS2 . Page Appendix A (normative): 112. Fire safety systems Appendix B (normative): 113. Fire sprinkler systems Appendix C (normative): 114. Test methods Index 117. 6 I D EPA R T M EN T O F BUI L D ING A N D H OUS ING 10 A P R I L 2 012. References C/AS2 . References For the purposes of New Zealand Building Code compliance, the New Zealand and other Standards, and other documents referred to in this Acceptable Solution (primary reference documents) shall be the editions, along with their specific amendments, listed below.

8 Where the primary reference documents refer to other Standards or other documents (secondary reference documents), which in turn may also refer to other Standards or other documents, and so on (lower order reference documents), then the applicable version of these secondary and lower order reference documents shall be the version in effect at the date this Acceptable Solution was published. Where quoted Standards New Zealand NZS/BS 476:- Fire tests on building materials and structures Part 21: 1987 Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction Part 22: 1987 Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction AS/NZS 1668:- The use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings Part 1: 1998 Fire and smoke control in multi-compartment , , Amends 2 and 3. buildings Table , Errata 1. Feb 2013 Amend: 1. AS/NZS 2918: 2001 Domestic solid fuel burning appliances , , , installation , Comment, , Figure NZS 4232:- Performance criteria for fire resisting closures Part 2: 1988 Fire resisting glazing systems Definitions NZS 4332: 1997 Non-domestic passenger and goods lifts NZS 4510: 2008 Fire hydrant systems for buildings Table , Amend: 1.

9 Amends NZS 4512: 2010 Fire detection and alarm systems in buildings Table , 2 and 3. , , NZS 4514: 2009 Interconnected smoke alarms for houses NZS 4515: 2009 Fire sprinkler systems for life safety in sleeping Definitions, Amend 3. Jul 2014. occupancies (up to 2000 m2 ) , NZS 4520: 2010 Fire resistant doorsets , , NZS 4541: 2013 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Table , , , AS/NZS 5601:- Gas installation , Part 1: 2010 General installations Amend: 1. AS/NZS 60598:- Luminaires Amend 2. Part : 2001 Particular requirements Recessed luminaires Dec 2013 Amend: AA. Standards Australia AS 1366:- Rigid cellular plastics sheets for thermal insulation Part 1: 1992 Rigid cellular polyurethane (RC/PUR) Amend: 1. Part 2: 1992 Rigid cellular polyisocyanurate (RC/PIR) Part 3: 1992 Rigid cellular polystyrene moulded (RC/PS-M) Amend: 1. Part 4: 1989 Rigid cellular polystyrene extruded (RC/PS-E) M IN I S T RY O F BUS IN ES S, INN OVAT I ON A N D EM P LOY M EN T 1 JULY 2 014 I 7.

10 References C/AS2 . Where quoted AS 1530:- Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Part 1: 1994 Combustibility test for materials Part 2: 1993 Test for flammability of materials , Part 4: 2005 Fire-resistance tests of elements of building , construction AS 1691: 1985 Domestic oil-fired appliances installation , AS 4072:- Components for the protection of openings in fire-resistant separating elements Part 1: 2005 Service penetrations and control joints Errata 1. Feb 2013 Amend: 1. AS ISO 9705: 2003 Fire tests Full scale room test for surface Table C1. Amend 4. Jan 2017 products International Standards Organisation ISO 5660:- Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 1: 2002 Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) , , Errata 1. Feb 2013 Table C1. Amend 4. Part 2: 2002 Smoke production rate (dynamic measurement) , Table C1 Jan 2017. ISO 9239:- Reaction to fire tests for flooring Part 1: 2010 Determination of the burning behaviour using , Table , a radiant heat source.