Standards & Codes
What WireSketch models from each residential electrical standard, and what it deliberately doesn't. Reference pages per country and code.
- AS/NZS 3000: Australian / New Zealand Wiring RulesThe Wiring Rules for Australia and New Zealand: what AS/NZS 3000 covers, how it shapes residential installations, and what WireSketch models.
- AS/NZS 3000 in New Zealand: NZ Wiring Rules adoptionHow AS/NZS 3000:2018 became the cited NZ Wiring Rules via the Electricity (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2025, the 11 NZ-specific deviations, the CoC / ESC / RoI tripartite certification, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for NZ installations.
- BS 7671: UK Wiring Regulations (18th edition)What BS 7671 (the IET Wiring Regulations) covers, the practical difference between Amendments 1 and 2, and what WireSketch models from the 18th edition.
- CEI 64-8: Italy’s residential electrical standardWhat CEI 64-8 Ninth Edition covers, how DM 37/08 ties installer authorisation and the Dichiarazione di Conformità together, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for Italian installations.
- DIN 18015 / VDE 0100: Germany’s residential electrical standardWhat DIN 18015 and VDE 0100 cover, who they apply to (Germany plus Austria, German-speaking Switzerland, Netherlands), and what WireSketch models, and what it doesn’t.
- I.S. 10101: Ireland’s National Rules for Electrical InstallationsWhat I.S. 10101:2020+A1:2024 covers, who NSAI is, how the REC + Safe Electric scheme works, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for Irish installations.
- NEC (US), the National Electrical Code: what WireSketch modelsWhat “vanilla NEC” means, why it isn’t enforced anywhere unchanged, and the practical limits of using WireSketch for US residential planning.
- NEN 1010: Netherlands residential electrical standardWhat NEN 1010:2020+C1:2024 covers, who publishes it, how it transposes IEC 60364 via CENELEC HD, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for Dutch installations.
- NF C 15-100: France’s residential electrical standardWhat NF C 15-100 covers, how the Arrêté du 3 août 2016 grants it presumption of conformity, how CONSUEL and the Attestation de Conformité work, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for French installations.
- NIN: Switzerland’s low-voltage installation standardWhat the Swiss NIN (SN 411000) covers, how the NIV (SR 734.27) frames it, what the Sicherheitsnachweis (SiNa) is, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for Swiss installations.
- OVE E 8101: Austria’s low-voltage installation standardWhat OVE E 8101 covers, how ETG 1992 and ETV 2002 make standards binding in Austria, what still remains of the E 8001 series, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for Austrian installations.
- REBT: Spain’s Low-Voltage Electrotechnical RegulationWhat the REBT (Real Decreto 842/2002) covers, the 52 ITC-BT complementary instructions, the Boletín de Instalación Eléctrica, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for Spanish installations.
- RGIE / AREI: Belgium’s residential electrical regulationWhat the RGIE / AREI 2020 covers, how Belgian approved inspection bodies issue the Conformity Certificate, the 25-year periodic check, and what WireSketch does and doesn’t model for Belgian installations.