NZS 3604 Timber framed buildings

New Zealand Standard NZS 3604:2011 Timber framed buildings is the current version of the building standard you MUST become familiar with.

Information on NZ Standards in general (and other standards relevant to the building trade) is also provided in this toolbox under Building Code and Licence Resources. NZS 3604 is presented here because it is 'the Bible' of the New Zealand building industry.

Whenever you have questions working on a timber framed building consult this standard until you know 'by heart' how the standard applies to the work you are doing. However, you also need to stay up-to-date with any revisions made to the standard,

How to get a copy of 3604

• Go to the Wintec Library home page and select the Catalogue under Resources: Wintec Library / Select Catalogue
• You should now see the basic search database as shown below:

• Into the Search bar put: NZS 3604:2011

You should now see at least three entries. Choose the one that is the full version (not the one that says selected extracts)

Timber-framed buildings: NZS 3604:2011

• Select the link next to the purple 'ONLINE' tag:

Available as an online resource via Standards NZ; click to view Standards New Zealand

• Read the 'Terms and Conditions'

In summary:

You may download ONE copy only and keep it for personal use on your personal computer

DO NOT copy it again, or share it.

You must DELETE your copy when you are no longer a Wintec student.

• Select 'I accept these Terms and Conditions' at the bottom of the page.
  
  
• You are now at Standards New Zealand website.

Select the full version (not selected extracts) of the standard. Note: Hardcopy and CD Rom is only if you wish to purchase the standard for yourself.

This will take you to the homepage for the standard. Now look for a purple arrow that states 'View PDF' (not always easy to find!!). It should look like this:

This should take you to a pdf of the standard. Scroll down to find the contents page, you can select the heading you want, and it will jump to that section in the document.

NOTE: Blue text at the side of each page

Employees and students of Waikato Inst. of Technology Library (1538178) are licensed to temporally download this document and may print and retain it for 12 months or until the end of their course whichever comes first.