ConsentIQ loads the right council rule set for your project, surfaces every likely RFI trigger with a plain-English remedy, and lets you work through the list before you hit submit. Three steps — under 15 minutes.
Tell ConsentIQ the basics: project type, council, and any scope flags relevant to your job. This takes about two minutes and determines exactly which rule set gets loaded.
Council matters. A new dwelling in Dunedin is checked against DCC-specific BCO patterns. The same project in Selwyn runs against SDC rules. The NZBC clauses are the same — the behaviour around them isn't.
ConsentIQ surfaces every likely RFI trigger for your project and council — sorted by severity, each with the NZBC clause reference, the plain-English remedy, and how often that specific BCO has raised it.
The frequency data is what makes this different. Instead of a generic checklist, every item shows its pattern in the real dataset: "3/3 DCC projects flagged B1 load path narrative". That's not a theoretical risk — it's what happened.
Work through the gap tracker before you submit. Mark items resolved as you address them — or override with a note if the item doesn't apply to your project. Export a PDF summary and lodge knowing you've already done what your BCO was going to ask.
The export isn't just for your records. A completed ConsentIQ checklist demonstrates due diligence at lodgement — useful for both the BCO and for your client records if an RFI does arrive.
Built into every ConsentIQ account: semantic search across 1,000 MBIE Building Act determinations. Paste an RFI, describe a gap, or type a clause reference — the search understands meaning, not just keywords, and surfaces the Secretary's decisions most relevant to your situation.
Use it to back an alternative solution, push back on a BCO query that isn't supported by the Code, or simply see how a clause has been interpreted on a real project before yours.
See determinations searchConsentIQ's rules aren't derived from the NZBC alone. They're built from real RFI letters — the actual questions BCOs raise, at specific councils, on specific project types. The Building Code tells you the standard. ConsentIQ tells you how your BCO applies it.
Load path narrative, producer statement requirements, and supporting calculations. The single most commonly flagged category across all councils in the dataset.
Junction details, cross-referencing to E2/AS1 tables, cladding system verification, and non-standard junction documentation. Frequently incomplete at lodgement.
R-value schedules, climate zone compliance, modelling files for Schedule Method compliance, and glazing area calculations. Especially common post-2023 updates.
Appliance specifications by model and manufacturer, wastewater capacity evidence, water pressure calculations, and reticulation confirmation.
Intertenancy wall construction details, fire-rated junction specs, separation documentation for multi-unit projects, and SFPE producer statement requirements.
The #1 driver of RFIs — missing manufacturer datasheets, absent producer statements, and information present in drawings but not surfaced clearly for the BCO.
Every item in the gap tracker shows its frequency in the real dataset. Not a theoretical risk score — an actual count of how many times that specific council's BCOs have raised that specific issue.
As more projects run through ConsentIQ, the dataset strengthens. Items that appear consistently in real RFI letters rise in prominence. Patterns that resolve cleanly at lodgement confirm the remedies work. The gap tracker improves in both directions.
The accuracy review dashboard (Studio and Practice plans) lets your practice see which items ConsentIQ flagged that became real RFIs — and which were overridden correctly. Over time, that feedback loop produces a rule set calibrated to your specific BCOs and council.
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