为钢筋混凝土砌体建筑的设计和施工设定最低标准。当建筑师、设计师、建筑商、工程师、学徒、建筑许可机构和建筑行业监管机构提出申请时，NZS 4229为这些用户提供了符合成本效益的合规手段和实用指南，以满足新西兰建筑规范的要求，而无需具体的工程设计。它规定了高度不超过10米的钢筋混凝土砌体建筑的设计和施工方法，包括住宅和大多数其他住宅建筑，以及一些商业建筑。？在设计和建造过程中使用NZS 4229，为消费者提供了一种保证，即他们的房屋是按照新西兰建筑规范的立法要求建造的。

Sets a minimum standard for the design and construction of reinforced concrete masonry buildings. When applied by architects, designers, builders, engineers, apprentices, building consent authorities, and building industry regulators, NZS 4229 provides these users with a cost effective means of compliance and practical guidance for designing and building to meet New Zealand Building Code requirements, without the need for specific engineering design. It provides prescribed methods for the design and construction of reinforced concrete masonry buildings up to 10 metres in height, including domestic dwellings and most other residential buildings, and some commercial buildings.¿¿ The use of NZS 4229 during design and building provides consumers with assurance that their home has been built to meet the legislative requirements of the New Zealand Building Code.