Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods
For New Zealand Building Code ClauseE2 External Moisture
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Status of Verification Methods and Acceptable Solutions
Verification Methods and Acceptable Solutions are prepared by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in accordance with section 22 of the Building Act 2004. Verification Methods and Acceptable Solutions are for use in establishing compliance with the New Zealand Building Code.
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Document Status
The most recent version of this document (Amendment 6), as detailed in the Document History, is approved by the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. It is effective from 14 February 2014 and supersedes all previous versions of this document.
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E2: Document History
Date Alterations
First published July 1992
Second Edition 28 February 1998 Document revised Second edition issued
Third Edition E2/VM1 effective from 1 July 2004 E2/AS1 effective from 1 February 2005
Amendment 1September 2004
E2/AS1 effective from 1 July 2005 p. 2 Document Status
Reprinted incorporating Amendment 1 September 2004
Amendment 2 Effective from 1 July 2005 p. 2 Document History, Document Statuspp. 5-7, 9, 10 Contentspp. 13-16 Referencespp. 17-20 Definitionspp. 21-24 E2/VM1
pp. 25-43, 45-47, 49, 50, 55-57, 59-67, 69-89, 93-100, 102, 103, 105-107, 111-119, 121-125, 127-135, 138, 140-144, 146, 147, 149, 150, 153-155, 157,163-169 E2/AS1pp. 173, 174, 177, 178 Index
Erratum 1 Effective from 1 December 2005 p. 166 Table 23
Amendment 3 21 June 2007 pp. 3 and 4, Building Code Clause E2
Amendment 4 Effective from 1 May 2008until 31 January 2012
p. 2 Document History, Document Statuspp. 8 and 12 Contentspp. 13-14 References
pp. 171-180 E2/AS2p. 181 Index
Amendment 5 1 August 2011 p. 2 Document History, Document Statuspp. 5-12 Contentspp. 13-16A Referencespp. 17-20 Definitionspp. 21-24 E2/VM1
pp. 25-180 E2/AS1pp. 183-184,189-190 E2/AS2p. 191 E2/AS3pp. 193-204 Index
Errata 2 Effective from 24 December 2011until 14 August 2014
p. 2 Document History, Document Statusp. 9 Contents
pp. 29, 41, 43, 49, 55-57, 80, 81, 87, 91, 93, 94, 101, 106-108, 110-115, 117, 158, 160, 172, 176, 191 E2/AS1
Amendment 6 14 February 2014 p. 2A, Document History, Document Statusp. 5, Contentspp. 13,15,16A Referencesp. 17, Definitions
p. 23, E2/VM1 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3pp. 36, 68, 172, 175, 175 E2/AS1 4.3.4, 8.3.4.2, Tables 20, 21, 22
Note: Page numbers relate to the document at the time of Amendment and may not match page numbers in current document.
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E X T E R N A L M O I S T U R E
D E PA R T M E N T O F B U I L D I N G A N D H O U S I N G
New Zealand Building Code Clause E2 External MoistureThis Clause is extracted from the New Zealand Building Code contained in the First Schedule of the Building Regulations 1992.
Clause E2External moisture Provisions
Objective
E2.1 The objective of this provision is to safeguard people from illness or injury that could result from external moisture entering the building.
Functional requirementE2.2 Buildings must be constructed to provide adequate resistance topenetration by, and the accumulationof, moisture from the outside.
PerformanceE2.3.1 Roofs must shed precipitatedmoisture. In locations subject tosnowfalls, roofs must also shedmelted show.
E2.3.2 Roofs and exterior walls must prevent the penetration ofwater that could cause undue damp-ness, damage to building elements,or both.
E2.3.3 Walls, floors, and structuralelements in contact with, or in closeproximity to, the ground must notabsorb or transmit moisture in quan-tities that could cause undue damp-ness, damage to building elements, or both.
E2.3.4 Building elements susceptibleto damage must be protected from the adverse effects of moisture enter-ing the space below suspendedfloors.
E2.3.5 Concealed spaces and cavi-ties in buildings must be constructed in a way that prevents external mois-ture being accumulated or trans-ferred and causing condensation,fungal growth, or the degradation ofbuilding elements.
Limits on application
Requirement E2.2 does not apply tobuildings (for example, certain busshelters, and certain buildings usedfor horticulture or for equipment for washing motor vehicles automa-tically) if moisture from the outsidepenetrating them, or accumulating within them, or both, is unlikely toimpair significantly all or any oftheir amenity, durability, and stabil-ity.
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Provisions
PerformanceE2.3.6 Excess moisture present atthe completion of construction must be capable of being dissipated with-out permanent damage to building elements.
E2.3.7 Building elements must be constructed in a way that makes due allowance for the following:(a) the consequences of failure:(b) the effects of uncertainties resulting from construction or from the sequence in which different aspects of construc- tion occur:(c) variation in the properties of materials and in the character- istics of the site.
Limits on application
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M I N I S T R Y O F B U S I N E S S , I N N O VAT I O N A N D E M P L O Y M E N T
Contents E2/VM1 & AS1/AS2/AS3
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References 13
Definitions 17
Verification Method E2/VM1 21
1.0 Cladding systems of buildings, 21 including junctions with windows, doors and other penetrations
1.1 General 21
1.2 Scope 21
1.3 Specimen details 21
1.4 Test procedure 22
1.4.1 Preconditioning 22
1.4.2 Series 1 Static pressure water 22 penetration
1.4.3 Series 1 Cyclic pressure water 22 penetration
1.4.4 Series 2 'Water management 22 testing'
1.4.5 Series 3 'Wetwall test' 23
1.5 Verification certificates 23
1.6 Pro-forma for test details 23
2.0 Pitched roofing systems over a 23 ventilated roof space of 15 pitch or more
3.0 Skillion roofs and commercial 23 and industrial roofing
Appendix 1: Pro forma 24
Acceptable Solution E2/AS1 25
1.0 Scope 25
1.1 Construction included 25
1.1.1 Attached garages 25
1.2 Construction excluded 25
1.2.1 Outbuildings 25
1.2.2 Spread of flame 25
1.2.3 Acoustics 25
1.3 Provisions for snow 25
1.4 Specific design 26
1.5 Qualifications 26
2.0 General 26
2.1 Weathertightness 26
2.2 Materials 26
2.3 Systems versus materials 26
2.4 Cladding finish colours 26
2.5 Maintenance general 27
2.5.1 Regular maintenance 27
3.0 Weathertightness Risk Factors 27
3.1 Establishing the risk 27
3.1.1 Definitions of risk 27
3.1.2 The risk score 27
3.3 Wall claddings 28
3.4 Examples using the risk matrix 32
3.4.1 Example 1 32
3.4.2 Example 2 33
3.4.3 Example 3 34
