Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods (AS and VMs) were called compliance documents. Some still have the “compliance document” title but the AS or VMs they contain are valid and unaffected by the name change.
Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods For New Zealand Building Code Clause F7 Warning systems
All content related to F7 Warning systems
5th edition
Current version: Effective on 2 November 2023
4th edition, unamended
Effective on 10 April 2012 until 1 November 2024
Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods (AS and VMs) were called compliance documents. Some still have the “compliance document” title but the AS or VMs they contain are valid and unaffected by the name change.
All of the Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods relating to F7 are contained in one document.
F7/AS1 gives a design solution for different types of warning systems: fire, sprinkler, smoke alarm, and the automatic alerting of Fire Service. It provides specific information on domestic smoke alarm systems, and those for hotels, motels or multi-unit residential accommodation in retirement villages. It sets out the location of alarms with reference to Acceptable Solutions C/AS1 to C/AS7 and for every space to have at least one detector.
Cited content in this document can be found on the Building CodeHub website.
3rd edition, amendment 7
Effective on 10 October 2011 until 10 April 2013
Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods (AS and VMs) were called compliance documents. Some still have the “compliance document” title but the AS or VMs they contain are valid and unaffected by the name change.
F7 Warning systems – F7/AS1. Third edition, Amendment 7 to Building Code clause F7. Effective from 10 October 2011 until 10 April 2013.
3rd edition, amendment 6
Effective on 1 November 2008 until 10 October 2011
Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods (AS and VMs) were called compliance documents. Some still have the “compliance document” title but the AS or VMs they contain are valid and unaffected by the name change.
3rd edition, amendment 5
Effective on 1 October 2005 until 1 November 2008
Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods (AS and VMs) were called compliance documents. Some still have the “compliance document” title but the AS or VMs they contain are valid and unaffected by the name change.
3rd edition, amendment 4
Effective on 24 April 2003 until 1 October 2005
Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods (AS and VMs) were called compliance documents. Some still have the “compliance document” title but the AS or VMs they contain are valid and unaffected by the name change.