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Features
38 MEDIUM-DENSITY
HOUSING
As councils move to raise limits on medium-density housing in urban environments, plenty of work is needed at research and regulatory levels around factors such as fire ratings and noise levels.
IN THIS SECTION
40 Moving to medium-density 44 Room to reduce noise
47 Maintaining denser housing 50 MBIE supporting MDH
52 Flat-out testing 44 54 Fire spread from lower roofs
59 Moving on up
62 THEFUTURE
IS NOW
It’s hard to keep track of where technology is taking us. It moves so fast, and the
new frontiers of arti cial intelligence
and robotics are already knocking on the construction industry’s door. It's time to embrace the changes.
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IN THIS SECTION
64 Smart technology
67 Leading future change
70 Unlocking the value of BIM
73 Magical mystery materials tour
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