Property inspection – a growth industry
Property inspection is a fast developing industry in New Zealand. Consumers are demanding higher standards and inspectors must now have relevant technical qualifications.
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Government moves afoot
By Serge Sablyak – 1 June 2008, Build 106, Feature article
Earlier this year, the government announced plans to simplify building consent processes and encourage the building of more affordable houses.
Timber in new buildings
By Ian Page – 1 April 2009, Build 111, Feature article
Recent trends show timber use has increased in house claddings but decreased in framing and that timber floors feature in over half of additions and alterations.
What’s hot and what’s not
By Matthew Curtis – 1 December 2014, Build 145, Feature article
Steel’s popularity as a structural element is rising, and there’s scope for more use of prefabrication. These are two of the trends BRANZ has identified for commercial building construction.
House values outstrip incomes
By Matthew Curtis – 1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
Using World Bank measures, our housing is unaffordable to severely unaffordable in urban areas. With household incomes rising more slowly than house values, this situation looks unlikely to change any time soon.
Cost versus benefit of greater than Code insulation
By Ian Page – 1 August 2010, Build 119
Can going beyond the Building Code with insulation be justified financially? Some new BRANZ research aimed to find out.
Housing – then and now
By Ian Page – 1 June 2012, Build 130, Feature article
Since World War II, the face of New Zealand housing has changed. Some of the key points are shown in this look back to the 50s.
Picking up performance
By Ian Page – 1 December 2012, Build 133, Feature article
For building sector productivity to improve, companies need to improve their performance and management. But many smaller businesses, aren’t very good at keeping track of their performance.
Resilience costs
By Ian Page – 1 April 2014, Build 141, Feature article
As the focus turns to improving resilience, BRANZ has assessed the costs of some common measures to make houses more resilient.
How the numbers stack
By Ian Page – 1 February 2015, Build 146, Feature article
A close look at a recent report shows just how much demand is growing in Auckland and Christchurch. Auckland, in particular, faces a challenge in bringing sufficient homes to the market.
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