Current Events

February 2025

• Code Fit Team Talks 2025 - For annual pass email training@boinz.org.nz to enrol

  24 February 2025 - 24 November 2025 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  A series of two-hour facilitated and interactive presentations/discussions on a range of building controls topics, held via zoom each month February to November. Click here for the 2025 programme and series enrolment details.

April 2025

• Services and Facilities - ONLINE

  29 April 2025 - 30 April 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will provide participants with a working knowledge of those clauses of the NZBC that provide for the quality, amenity and user safety within the internal spaces of our built environment. The correct application of these Code Clauses is essential to achieve an acceptably safe and healthy internal environment. All building surveyors require an understanding of the principals behind these clauses and the minimum requirements of the NZBC.

  
  

May 2025

• NZS3604 Timber Framed Buildings- Online Zoom

  5 May 2025 - 8 May 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This course will provide an understanding of NZS 3604 an Acceptable Solution in B1 and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure compliance of a completed construction. An absolute must for anyone starting out in Building Controls.

• Advanced Compliance Schedules - Online Zoom- Contact Training for Face to Face Option

  13 May 2025 - 14 May 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

   This 2 day course is designed as refresher/supplementary course to the existing 3-day Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) and Specified System course. Click here for course content. 

  
  

• NZS4229 Concrete Masonry Building not Requiring Specific Engineering Design - Online Zoom

  14 May 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will provide an understanding of the content of the NZS 4229:2013 and NZS 4210:2001 and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure compliance of a completed concrete masonry construction.

• Code Fit Team Talk May - Remote Inspections - for individual spots

  19 May 2025 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  A two-hour facilitated and interactive presentation/discussion on Remote Inspections. This is the fourth in the 2025 series of Code Fit Team Talks on a range of building controls topics, held via zoom each month February to November.
• Advanced Fire - Hamilton - Face to Face

  23 May 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This course provides a more advanced view of the N Z Building Code clauses C1-C6 Protection from Fire and C/VM2. This advanced course is suitable for anyone dealing with designs beyond the Acceptable Solutions or with alterations to existing buildings who needs to understand the NZ Building Code for Protection from Fire to help with ANARTP or alternative solutions decisions.

June 2025

• Advanced Building Warrant of Fitness- Online Zoom

  5 June 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

   This 1 day course is designed as refresher/supplementary course to the existing 3-day Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) and Specified System course. Click here for course content. 

• Plumbing and drainage AS/NZS 3500.2 - Online zoom

  5 June 2025 - 6 June 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This course covers AS/NZS 3500.2 and includes: refresher of the NZBC performance criteria for G13 Foul water; AS/NZS 3500.2 sanitary plumbing and drainage for up to 3 storeys (equates to the scope of G13/AS1); floor waste gullies; overflow relief gullies; 3500.2 underfloor drainage applications; gradients and venting; stacks: single stack - fully vented; mix and match with G13/AS1/AS2 and what this looks like. A residential focus with similarities/differences to commercial plumbing and drainage situations explained.

• Entry Level- E2 Weathertightness - Online Zoom

  9 June 2025 - 10 June 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This course provides an understanding of the Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, the mechanics of water and the application of these principles to ensure compliance with E2 External Moisture and make buildings weathertight.
• Fundamental 3 day Building Controls - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face to Face option

  11 June 2025 - 13 June 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will give participants an understanding of the ‘Big Picture’ in terms of the building environment, local government and private sector building controls, agencies, the people and the language and how as a Building Official they fit into the picture.

• Beginner Fire Documents - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face-to-Face option

  12 June 2025 - 13 June 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This comprehensive two-day course is the next step in fire design after our Res 1-focused foundation level course. Beginner Fire looks at commercial building with a focus on C/AS2 as the pathway to compliance. It also introduces Verification and alternative solutions but not in detail. Day two brings the learnings to life with a practical component and case study.

  
  

  This course has been updated to reflect MBIE's 2 November 2023 changes.
• B2 Durability - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face to Face option

  16 June 2025 - 17 June 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  The Building Code stipulates requirements around the durability of various building components, ensuring the continued safety and health of building users.  This course provides clear guidance for Steel fixings, timber, concrete, structural steel, claddings, membranes and sealants.

  
  

• E2 Weathertightness - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face to Face option

  24 June 2025 - 25 June 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will provide an understanding of the mechanics of water and the application of these principles to ensure buildings are weather tight and comply with Building Code Clause E2 External Moisture.

• Code Fit Team Talk June - Passive Fire - for individual spots

  27 June 2025 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  A two-hour facilitated and interactive presentation/discussion focused on Passive Fire. This is the fifth in the 2025 series of Code Fit Team Talks on a range of building controls topics, held via zoom each month February to November.

July 2025

• Advanced Compliance Schedules - Online Zoom- Contact Training for Face to Face Option

  8 July 2025 - 9 July 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

   This 2 day course is designed as refresher/supplementary course to the existing 3-day Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) and Specified System course. Click here for course content. 

  
  

August 2025

• Fundamental 3 day Building Controls - Online Zoom - Contact Training for face to face option

  5 August 2025 - 7 August 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will give participants an understanding of the ‘Big Picture’ in terms of the building environment, local government and private sector building controls, agencies, the people and the language and how as a Building Official they fit into the picture.

• Beginner Fire Documents - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face-to-Face option

  21 August 2025 - 22 August 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This comprehensive two-day course begins with online learning and a pre-course knowledge assessment. This is followed by the two-day workshop that provides participants with a thorough understand of Fire Documents C/AS1 and C/AS2. The course also includes Warning Systems (Clause F7). Day two brings the learnings to life with a practical component and case study.

  
  

  This course has been updated to reflect MBIE's 2 November 2023 changes.
• E2 Weathertightness - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face to Face option

  25 August 2025 - 26 August 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will provide an understanding of the mechanics of water and the application of these principles to ensure buildings are weather tight and comply with Building Code Clause E2 External Moisture.

• B2 Durability - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face to Face option

  28 August 2025 - 29 August 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  The Building Code stipulates requirements around the durability of various building components, ensuring the continued safety and health of building users.  This course provides clear guidance for Steel fixings, timber, concrete, structural steel, claddings, membranes and sealants.

  
  

September 2025

• Intermediate Fire The FEB Process - Online Zoom

  5 September 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This interactive workshop provides a sound understanding of the Fire Engineering Brief (FEB) process. It includes the components and stage of the FEB process, the roles of the various stakeholders, levels of FEB from basic to complex alternative solutions, and the documentation required for a FEB.

  
  

  
  
• Advanced Fire - Online Zoom

  12 September 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This course provides a more advanced view of the NZ Building Code clauses for Protection from Fire and C/VM2. This advanced course is suitable for anyone dealing with designs beyond the Acceptable Solutions or with alterations to existing buildings.
• Services and Facilities - ONLINE - Contact Training for face to face option

  17 September 2025 - 18 September 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will provide participants with a working knowledge of those clauses of the NZBC that provide for the quality, amenity and user safety within the internal spaces of our built environment. The correct application of these Code Clauses is essential to achieve an acceptably safe and healthy internal environment. All building surveyors require an understanding of the principals behind these clauses and the minimum requirements of the NZBC.

  
  

October 2025

• Advanced Building Warrant of Fitness- Online Zoom

  22 October 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

   This 1 day course is designed as refresher/supplementary course to the existing 3-day Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) and Specified System course. Click here for course content. 

November 2025

• Clause D1 Access Routes/ TA016 Clause F1 Safety of Users - Online Zoom

  5 November 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  A must do and must understand two part course for all BCOs. This two subject one day course defines the specific technical requirements of the NZBC Clause D1 Access Routes and NZBC Clauses F1 - 4 Safety of Users.  The course sets out the performance requirements and how to meet these to provide safe and accessible access routes and most importantly safeguard people from injury or illness.
  

• Beginner Fire Documents - Online Zoom - Contact Training for Face-to-Face option

  5 November 2025 - 6 November 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This comprehensive two-day course begins with online learning and a pre-course knowledge assessment. This is followed by the two-day workshop that provides participants with a thorough understand of Fire Documents C/AS1 and C/AS2. The course also includes Warning Systems (Clause F7). Day two brings the learnings to life with a practical component and case study.

  
  

  This course has been updated to reflect MBIE's 2 November 2023 changes.
• NZS3604 Timber Framed Buildings- Online Zoom - Contact Training for face to face option

  10 November 2025 - 13 November 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This course will provide an understanding of NZS 3604 an Acceptable Solution in B1 and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure compliance of a completed construction. An absolute must for anyone starting out in Building Controls.

• BWoF and Specified Systems - Online Zoom - Contact Training for face to face option

  19 November 2025 - 21 November 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  
  

  This course will give a participant an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the compliance schedule regime, including how a compliance schedule should be prepared. The requirements around Warrants of Fitness and other documentation is provided, and an explanation of each specified system, and the inspection and maintenance regimes which ensure the safe operation of these systems.

  
  

• Advanced Fire - Online Zoom

  25 November 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  This course provides a more advanced view of the NZ Building Code clauses for Protection from Fire and C/VM2. This advanced course is suitable for anyone dealing with designs beyond the Acceptable Solutions or with alterations to existing buildings.