Building Classification through NCC

The National Construction Code (NCC) in Australia provides minimum technical requirements for new and existing buildings. The NCC is established by the Australian Building Codes Board, which groups buildings according to their function and use. The code is divided into different volumes, with Volume One and Two consisting of the Plumbing Code of Australia. The NCC also classifies buildings into ten classes, including Class 1 (houses), Class 2 (apartments), Class 3 (residential buildings), Class 4 (dwelling or residence), Class 5 (professional and commercial buildings), Class 6 (shops and restaurants), Class 7 (carparks), Class 8 (industrial buildings), Class 9 (public and social activity buildings), and Class 10 (private premises and private bushfire shelters).

Answer: 1
The national construction code present about minimum technical requirement for new
building as well as existing building in Australia. The Australian building codes board is
established by agreement between commonwealth government, every states and territory.
That present about groups of building by present their function and use. The NCC group are
highlighted and classified about how the building should referred. This kind of information is
difficult for all groups and users of all NCC. The following are representation about building
classification through NCC. It depends on the national perspective and also present about
state and territory variation. The building has been classified according to classes. All classes
have different meaning and different objective.
The NCC comprise the building code of Australia with different volume. The volume one
and two consist plumbing code of Australia. Also national construction code is the uniform
set of technical provisions for the design and construction of building and other structure
throughout Australia.
Answer: 2
The building are classified as per the classes as defined in NCC (national construction code).
The classification have labelled in form of class1 to class 10. That also include classification
with sub classification. The sub classification have mention through alphabetical order from
a, b, c etc. the class 2 to class 9 building are mostly cover the entire volume of two of the
NCC. The volume three of the national construction code contain plumbing code of
Australia. The building have been classified as per user and public associate with that
building and construction requirement. The construction of building have more than one
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users and classification done according to users, therefore classification assigned more than
one classification.
There are total ten classes of structure have been classified within the NCC as commercial
low rise building. The classes brief explanation discuss as following:
1. Class 1 are contain building of houses. That are typically single dwell of domestic
nature. They are attachment such as horizontally and building and houses consisting
terrace houses, townhouses and row houses. The class 1a contain single dwelling
with detached house. Class 1b contain boarding house and guest house.
Answer: 3
2. Class 2 are the building construction like apartment. That contain multi story or mutli-
unit residential building.
3. The class 3 contain residential building apart from class 1 and class 2 they have
common land or place e.g. included boarding house and guest house.
4. Class 4 building is dwelling or residence inside the building or non-residential nature.
E.g. caretaker residence in a storage facility.
5. Class 5 types building are the professional type and commercial type. The class 5 also
include class 6, 7, 8 and 9 building.
6. Class 6 types building are the shops, cafes and restaurants type building. They are
built for sales and service for public relationship.
7. The class 7 building are carparks building. That typically warehouses, storage
building for present goods.
8. The class 8 building consist construction used for production, assembly, repair,
packaging, food manufacturing or any other manufacturing. That contain sale also.
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9. Class 9 classified in class 9a, 9b and 9c. The class 9a refer for hospitals and health
care building. Class 9b consist construction for public and social activity that include
schools, universities, children care centre etc. the class 9c construction induce age
care buildings. That include residential accommodation for old peoples.
10. Class 10a buildings are shades, carpets and private premises, class 10b building
construction for swimming pool or lakes. Class 10c buildings are private bushfire
shelter.
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