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A1 Classified uses

Housing, communal residential, communal non-residential, commercial, industrial, outbuildings and ancillary buildings.

The Building Code is published in Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations 1992 and contains clause A1 Classified uses. For the purposes of the Building Code buildings are classified according to type in seven categories. A building with a given classified use may have one or more intended uses under the Building Act. The broad classifications are:

housing
communal residential
communal non-residential
commercial
industrial
outbuildings
ancillary

Clause A1 — Classified Uses

Read Clause A1 of the Building Code

A1 Classified uses

Related Determinations

Determinations are made by MBIE on matters of doubt or dispute to do with building work. Rulings are legally binding in relation to each case. Circumstances in one case may differ to others.

2024/064: Regarding the compliance of proposed internal door locks which alter the building’s means of escape from fire

This determination considers whether the proposed installation of bedroom door locks at a residential housing facility, which alters the building’s means of escape from fire, complies with Building Code clause C4 Movement to a place of safety. It also considers clause A1 Classified Uses to identify the extent to which the building must comply with C4.

2024/060: An authority’s refusal to withdraw two notices to fix issued in relation to a change of use

This determination considers an authority’s decision to refuse to withdraw two notices to fix, which the owners believe had been satisfied by reverting to the building’s original use. The determination turns on whether letting the house for short-term holiday accommodation to single groups constitutes a change of use from SH (Sleeping Single Home) to SA (Sleeping Accommodation).

View 24 Determinations related to A1 Classified uses

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This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people:

with compliance with the Building Act, it is published under section 175 of the Building Act
with a Weathertight Services claim, it is published under section 12 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006.

Clause A1 — Classified Uses

2024/064: Regarding the compliance of proposed internal door locks which alter the building’s means of escape from fire

2024/060: An authority’s refusal to withdraw two notices to fix issued in relation to a change of use

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