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Restricted Building Work

The Government has introduced legislation that restricts who can do certain work on buildings. This covers not only the design, but also the management and construction of any part of a building that is critical to its integrity, so that the building is structurally sound and weather-tight. Anyone carrying out this work must be either, a Licensed Building Practitioner, a Registered Architect or a Chartered Professional Engineer.

PIM - (Project Information Memorandum)

A PIM is a report issued by the Local Authority prior to or in conjunction with a building consent. A PIM report provides information known to the Council, which is relevant to your building proposal. These include any authorizations that may be required other than the building consent (such as Resource Consent), existing drainage for the site, land information for the site, and a "Development Contribution Notice" where the project is deemed to add to the cities infrastructure demand. A PIM can be applied for once the concept design has been firmed up and is an extremely useful way of getting a heads up at an early stage of any potential planning problems prior to starting full documentation.

Code Compliance Certificate

When the construction work is completed on a project, selected key contractors will be required to provide Compliance Certificates (PS4) covering their part of the works. Once the local council receives these they will then issue a Code Compliance Certificate for the project, confirming that the works comply with the approved Consent Documents and the New Zealand Building Code. This is the final stage of the Building Consent process.

Building Warrant of Fitness

This document details generic information about a building together with its fire risk category and any certificates relating to inspections, maintenance and reporting for any specified systems such as lifts and fire protection systems. Having a BWoF does not mean that the Building complies with the Building Code, but rather that the systems in the Building work and are regularly maintained and inspected.