Sources and standards
The public references behind the material
The main New Zealand sources used for species identity, decking context, access routes and indigenous timber rules. Each reference answers a particular question; none replaces the finished product specification or project design.
Links and editions reviewed 26 July 2026.
Species
What Red Beech is.
New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Fuscospora fusca ↗
Current botanical identity, accepted name and native distribution context for Red Beech.
Department of Conservation
Beech forest ↗
Public background on New Zealand beech forests and the beech species found here.
Building context
Where the decking reference sits.
Building Performance / CodeHub
NZS 3602:2003 ↗
The cited timber standard. Its durability table includes beech, including Red Beech, for a defined dressing-heart, replaceable-unroofed-decking context and stated conditions.
Building Performance
B2/AS1, Third Edition ↗
The current durability acceptable-solution page and the reference path to NZS 3602:2003.
Building Performance
D1/AS1 — Access routes ↗
Surface and slip-resistance context for access routes. Wet routes, ramps, stairs and pool environments need particular attention and may require matching evidence.
Indigenous timber supply
A regulated New Zealand resource.
Ministry for Primary Industries
Buying and selling native timber ↗
Public guidance on legal sale, milling statements and approval information for indigenous timber.
New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
Red Beech ↗
General forestry and timber background for the species. It is useful context rather than a batch-specific product record.
Existing approved sustainable forest management plans and permits across New Zealand contain enough Red Beech resource, in aggregate, for millions of lineal metres of decking. Innate orders are still made to order and depend on real production, kiln and delivery scheduling.