NCC 2025 Update
What Every Built Environment Professional Needs to
Know
Available On-Demand
1 Formal CPD Point
Stay abreast of Australia’s most significant
regulatory changes
The NCC 2025 Update webinar provides a clear,
practical overview of the key changes introduced in the National Construction Code 2025—changes that will directly impact
the way buildings are designed, documented and delivered across Australia.
This essential
session is designed for architects and built environment professionals who need
to confidently navigate upcoming regulatory requirements while improving
safety, sustainability and performance outcomes in their projects. Led by
nationally recognised experts, the webinar translates complex code updates into
clear, real-world insights you can immediately apply in practice.
What you’ll learn
The session will
unpack the major NCC 2025 updates, with a
focus on how and when they must be implemented in current and future projects.
Topics include:
- Fire
safety updates
Understand
critical changes to fire safety provisions and how they affect both
Deemed-to-Satisfy and Performance-Based design pathways.
- Water
management requirements
Learn
about new approaches to water efficiency, resilience and compliance.
- Commercial
energy efficiency enhancements
Including:
- Condensation
management
Explore
revised requirements aimed at improving building durability, occupant
health and long-term performance.
- All
gender sanitary facilities
Gain
clarity on inclusive design requirements and regulatory expectations.
Who should attend
This webinar is
ideal for:
- Architects and graduate
architects
- Leaders and managers
responsible for regulatory compliance
- Built environment
professionals seeking a concise, authoritative NCC 2025 briefing
- Anyone requiring formal
CPD aligned
with the NSCA Performance Criteria
NSCA 2021 Performance Criteria
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
- PC1: Comply with the regulatory requirements and obligations pertaining to practice as an architect, including legislation, professional codes of conduct, obligations for continuing professional development and professional indemnity insurance.
- PC12: Provide independent, culturally responsive and objective advice in accordance with relevant building codes, standards, technical specifications and guidelines, and planning regulations, including climate change implications, across all aspects of architectural practice.
- PC16: Be able to apply risk management and mitigation strategies – including safety in design, project risk, requirement for resilience from the impacts of climate change and appropriate insurances – across architectural services.
PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
- PC20: Be able to assess project budget and timeframe against project requirements and objectives, relevant legislation, statutory planning requirements, building codes and standards.
DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
- PC46: Be able to produce project documentation that meets the requirements of the contract and procurement process and complies with regulatory controls, building standards and codes, and conditions of construction and planning approvals.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the key changes with NCC 2025, which will be required to be implemented in all projects.
- Recall the key fire safety changes within NCC 2025 and know when these changes should be implemented in designs
Speaker
Eric Martin
Eric Martin has practiced architecture since 1973. He is a life fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and has a Master’s degree in Building Conservation. After working with Government and private practice he established his own architectural practice in 1998 offering a full range of services with additional expertise in architectural conservation and access for people with disabilities.
Eric was founding Chair of the ACT Heritage Council in 1992 and was President of the National Trust of Australia (ACT Branch) for 9 years. He was the Australian Institute of Architects International Representative to the UIA Region IV Access and Heritage Committees and the Institute’s representative on the Building Codes Committee. He is a member of Standards Australia ME64 committee on disability access and ME004 Committee on lifts and the Institute of Architect’s National Practice Committee. He has chaired the Institute’s National Heritage Committee and is a current member. He is a past convenor of the Institute’s National Enabling Architecture Committee and is a current member.
Eric is an accredited access consultant, an SDA assessor and is past National President of the Access Consultants Association.
In 2006 Eric was granted the award of Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his contribution to heritage, conservation and disability access matters in Australia.
Eric publishes widely and presents papers on heritage and disability access locally, nationally and internationally.
Mathew Freeman
Mathew brings over 18 years of Fire Engineering experience to his role as Technical Development Lead for Australia. Having grown through various positions at Holmes, including Branch Manager for Sydney and Melbourne, he combines technical expertise with strong project and team management skills. Mathew led the growth of not only the fire engineering team but also the management of project delivery, costs and required company resources.
Mathew’s primary role on projects is the development, justification and documentation of Performance Based Fire Engineering Solutions. His extensive portfolio includes a variety of projects ranging from small residential dwellings to large multi-use developments where he has delivered complex fire engineering solutions. His experience also encompasses, health, residential, commercial, retail, industrial and infrastructure projects in both the private and public sector.
Price
Members: $79
Student members: FREE
Non-members: $149
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