Glazing Audit Building Codes & Rules

- With Tools™ Glazing Audit, you can learn how glass in your project will be assessed for flaws or defects. Measure and assess your glass now to comply with NCC!

Not at glass

Edges excluded from Audit of IGU's

This is how glass in your Project will be assessed for flaws or defects

Viewing Distance^Informative

Looking

Inside

Glazing

through

Outside

Non-critical light^Informative

Glass

* Conflict with Dept. Fair Trading NSW Guide to Standards & Tolerances (≥ 1.5m^{NSW 2017 Guide to Standards & Tolerances, Diagram E})

Glazing Safety

All Building Classes

NCC 2022 B1D4, H1D8, H6D2 [B1.4, 3.6, 3.12.3]

May 2023

Glazed Assemblies to comply to the NCC^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, B1D4 (l)NCC 2022 Vol 2, H1D8NCC 2022 Vol 2, H6D2 (1)}
Scratches, fractures, chips or surface blemishes on glazing are defective if they exist at handover and can be seen from ≥ 3m away from the glazing^{NSW 2017 Guide to Standards & Tolerances, 19.4}
Minor scratches, fractures, chips or other blemishes that are ≤ 10mm long & where there are ≤ 3 blemishes per pane, are not defects^{Industry Recommendation}