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Common maintenance issues

By Sarah Symon 1 June 2022, Build 190, Feature article

Property inspections carried out when a house goes on the market regularly turn up a whole range of problems. Some could have been found and fixed earlier if regular home maintenance had been carried out.

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Independent design management

By Michael Nuth 1 June 2022, Build 190, Feature article

Independent design managers are increasingly being brought in to oversee complex construction projects. A recent BRANZ study asked whether performance benchmarks need to be established for this currently unregulated field.

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Rule of thumb 1: Increase insulation

By Greg Burn 1 June 2022, Build 190

BRANZ modelling identified six areas for designers to focus on to reduce the carbon footprint of a new build. In the first of this series, we look at the practical considerations for designers using rule of thumb 1 Increase construction R-values.

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People at the heart

By Doug Spick 1 June 2022, Build 190, Feature article

With around 68,000 homes in its portfolio, Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest landlord. Doug Spick, Director Maintenance Contracting and Asset Services, talks about its national maintenance and how a customer-first approach is critical.

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The finishing touches

By Bruce Sedcole 1 June 2022, Build 190

In this final part of our renovation of period and character homes series, we start by looking at external windows then consider how the houses can be made to fit in to our 21st century lifestyles.

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