Building Classification (Melany) Flashcards
What is a SOU (Sole Occupancy Unit)?
It is a space with an exclusive use in a building.
It is a part of a building for occupation by an owner/s, lessee, or tenant, to the exclusion of any other owner/s, lessee, or tenant.
Are Class 2 - 9 buildings covered in Volume 1 or 2 of the NCC?
Volume 1.
Are Class 1 and 10 buildings covered in Volume 1 or 2 of the NCC?
Volume 2.
What is a Class 1 building?
Class 1 buildings are houses.
Typically they are standalone single dwellings of a domestic or residential nature.
They can also be horizontally attached to other Class 1 buildings such as terrace houses, row houses, or townhouses.
In these situations they must be separated by a wall that has fire‐resisting and sound insulation properties.
Are there any sub-classes within Class 1 buildings?
If so, describe them.
Class 1a: a SINGLE DWELLING being a detached house; or one of a group of attached dwellings being a town house, row house or the like.
Class 1b: a BOARDING HOUSE, guest house or hostel that has a floor area less than 300 m2, and ordinarily has less than 12 people living in it. It can also be four or more single dwellings located on one allotment which are used for short-term holiday accommodation.
What is a Class 2 building?
APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
They are typically multi-unit residential buildings where people live ABOVE and BELOW each other. The NCC describes the space which would be considered the apartment as a sole-occupancy unit (SOU).
Class 2 buildings may also be single storey attached dwellings where there is a common space below. For example, two dwellings above a common basement or carpark.
What is a Class 3 building?
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS other than a Class 1 or Class 2 building.
They are a common place of long term or transient living for a number of unrelated people. Eg:
- boarding house
- guest house
- hostel or backpackers (that are larger than the limits for a Class 1b building).
Class 3 buildings could also include dormitory style accommodation, or workers’ quarters for shearers or fruit pickers.
Class 3 buildings may also be “care-type” facilities such as accommodation buildings for children, the elderly, or people with a disability, and which are not considered to be Class 9 buildings.
What is a Class 4 building?
A dwelling or residence within a building of a non-residential nature.
An example of a Class 4 part of a building would be a caretaker’s residence in a storage facility.
A Class 4 part can only be located in a Class 5 to 9 building.
Can a Class 4 (part of a) building be located within a Class 1, 2 or 3 building?
No.
A Class 4 (part of a) building can only be located within a Class 5 to 9 building.
What is a Class 5 building?
Class 5 buildings are OFFICE buildings that are used for professional or commercial purposes, excluding Class 6, 7, 8 or 9 buildings.
For example, offices for lawyers, accountants, general medical practitioners, government agencies and architects.
When is a general medical practitioner’s office not a class 5 building?
Generally, a general medical practitioner’s office will be a Class 5 building.
However, if any medical treatment administered leaves patients UNCONSCIOUS or NON-AMBULATORY, then the building would be considered a health-care building (as defined by the NCC) and be a Class 9a building, for example a hospital.
What is a Class 6 building?
Typically shops, restaurants and cafés.
They are a place for the sale of RETAIL goods or the supply of services direct to the PUBLIC.
Some examples are: • A dining room, bar, shop or kiosk part of a hotel • A hairdresser or barber shop • A public laundry • A market or showroom • A shopping centre
What class if building is a Service Station?
Class 6.
They are intended for the servicing of cars and the sale of fuel or other goods.
However, the term “service station” does not cover buildings where panel beating, auto electrical,
tyre replacement or the like are solely carried out. These would be Class 8 buildings.
What is a Class 7 building?
Class 7a buildings are carparks.
Class 7b buildings are typically warehouses, storage buildings or buildings for the display of goods (or produce) that is for wholesale.
What is a Class 8 Building?
A factory.
A building in which a process (or handicraft) is carried out for trade, sale, or gain.
The building can be used for production, assembling, altering, repairing, finishing, packing, or cleaning of goods or produce. It includes buildings such as a mechanic’s workshop. It may also be a building for food manufacture, such as an abattoir.
A laboratory is also a Class 8 building, even though it may be small in size. This is due to their high potential for a fire hazard.
