Consultation for Building Product Specifications
Published: 3 Jun 2025Summarises what the Building Product Specifications is and shows how it will be incorporated into existing compliance pathways.
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17Have your say on the draft Building Product Specifications, which will enable a greater range of building products to be used more easily in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In April 2025, the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 was passed, which amends the Building Act 2004 to reduce barriers for using high-quality building products imported from overseas.
Now that the law has passed, MBIE is implementing new pathways to make it easier to use quality overseas building products in Aotearoa New Zealand. One of these new pathways is the Building Product Specifications.
This is the first edition of the Building Product Specifications. It contains specifications and standards for products that we already know and use, such as windows, timber and cladding.
The Building Products Specifications will:
The Building Product Specifications can only be used to demonstrate Building Code compliance when referenced by an acceptable solution or verification method.
Your feedback will help MBIE know:
Summarises what the Building Product Specifications is and shows how it will be incorporated into existing compliance pathways.
PDF, 675KB, 5 pages
Consultation draft of the first edition of the Building Product Specifications, which proposes to incorporate a wider range of standards and references into building code compliance pathways.
PDF, 1.9MB, 40 pages
Submission form for sending feedback about the Building Product Specifications.
DOCX, 212KB, 29 pages
Submissions close at 5:00pm on Monday 23 June 2025.
Your submission can be sent using:
Where possible, provide relevant facts, figures, data, examples and documents to support your views.
Post your submission to:
Building System Performance
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
PO Box 1473
Wellington 6140
Where possible, we appreciate receiving submissions electronically. If emailing an attachment, we prefer a Word or text-searchable PDF.
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https://www.mbie.govt.nz/have-your-say/give-feedback-on-the-building-product-specifications
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