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Kiwis have a great reputation for high-level manufacturing fabrication – think super-fast yachts. As digital fabrication comes of age, our designers are already using the technology to create innovative building designs.
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By Dr Dermott McMeel – 1 August 2014, Build 143, Feature article
Kiwis have a great reputation for high-level manufacturing fabrication – think super-fast yachts. As digital fabrication comes of age, our designers are already using the technology to create innovative building designs.
By Lisa Clephane – 1 June 2016, Build 160, Feature article
BRANZ’s streamlined Maintenance Schedules tool makes it even easier for builders to tailor information for a client to their individual property.
By Nick Helm – 1 October 2017, Build 162, Feature article
Handy with technology, keen to upskill and perhaps highly specialised, modern construction roles and activities are changing.
By Nick Allison – 1 April 2021, Build 183
Recent research has developed a model for how digital technology could put accurate, up-to-date, complete information on building products in the hands of everyone who needs it on any project and at any time.
By Albrecht Stoecklein – 1 October 2006, Build 96, Feature article
In the search for energy-efficient design solutions, there are many useful organisations and resources that are accessible at the click of a mouse.
By Phil Stewart – 1 August 2012, Build 131, Feature article
The extensive rebuilding of commercial buildings necessary after the Canterbury earthquakes has focused attention on building technology that could leave buildings standing after major events and needing only minor repairs before being reoccupied.
By Mohammed Farid – 1 February 2016, Build 152, Feature article
Phase change materials that store then release energy could one day be incorporated into homes, cutting energy costs and reducing system load. This sounds futuristic, but the technology is well advanced.
By Trevor Pringle – 1 April 2018, Build 165, Feature article
Scientific advances are enabling building materials that are lighter and stronger than traditional materials. While some are only possibilities, others are already in use.
By Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Roohollah Kalatehjari, Mani Poshdar, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, John Tookey – 1 February 2019, Build 170, Feature article
The future of the urban environment could lie with smart cities.
By Warren McLuckie – 1 December 2019, Build 175, Feature article
Professional services consultancy Beca is using innovative technology to make health and safety in the construction industry more effective and engaging.