<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="page" ?><page id="_d44b9685-b54b-4ba4-aedc-78e243d33a2a" outputclass="page"><title id="_ccb4a498-1841-4852-a191-1104b6fa5f87">Introduction to NCC Volume One</title><section id="_429ad5bb-d4e4-4476-b865-d10d59a4a313"><title id="_631cceec-a0cc-42a4-a6dc-2c75c102633b">About NCC Volume One</title><p>NCC Volume One contains technical design and construction requirements for all Class 2 to 9 buildings (multi-residential, commercial, industrial, and public assembly buildings) and their associated structures.</p><p>NCC Volume One contains the requirements for—</p><ul><li>all Class 2 to 9 buildings; and</li><li>access requirements for people with a disability in Class 1b and 10a buildings; and</li><li>certain Class 10b structures including access requirements for people with a disability in Class 10b swimming pools.</li></ul></section><section id="_d8a793aa-8ee3-47dd-8488-8a92940fb028"><title id="_211d7d69-f3a4-4924-9fee-9872db6da13f">Components of NCC Volume One</title><p>NCC Volume One contains the following Sections:</p><ul><li>Section A – Governing Requirements</li><li>Section B – Structure</li><li>Section C – Fire resistance</li><li>Section D – Access and egress</li><li>Section E – Services and equipment</li><li>Section F – Health and amenity</li><li>Section G – Ancillary provisions</li><li>Section I – Special use buildings</li><li>Section J – Energy efficiency</li><li>Schedules—<ul><li>Abbreviations and symbols</li><li>Definitions</li><li>Referenced documents</li><li>State and Territory variations and additions</li></ul></li></ul></section><p>Section A contains the mandatory Governing Requirements for the NCC. Sections B to G and I to J contain the mandatory Performance Requirements and the pathways that can be used to comply with the NCC.</p><p>There is no Section H in NCC Volume One because the letter ‘H’ is used in NCC Volume Two. This avoids number clashes between NCC Volume One and NCC Volume Two.</p></page>