By Andrew Bedford
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1 October 2022, Build 192
From 1 May 2023, housing and small buildings up to 300 m² will need to be better insulated. What does this mean in practice for wall, underfloor and ceiling insulation of these buildings when using the schedule method for compliance?
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By David Hindley
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1 October 2022, Build 192
MBIE has revised the date that some Building Code clause H1 insulation requirements for housing will take effect. Make sure you have the current H1 documents – 5th edition amendment 1, effective 4 August 2022.
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By David Hindley
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1 October 2022, Build 192
Existing Building Code minimum construction R-value requirements for concrete slabs remain the same until 1 May 2023 when the way they are calculated also changes.
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By Guy Marriage
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1 October 2022, Build 192
Townhouses and apartment buildings are here to stay, but we need to design and build them to far higher standards than we do now. In part 1 of a new series looking at designing and building medium-density housing, we look at inter-tenancy walls.
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By Bruce Sedcole, Ian Cox-Smith
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1 October 2022, Build 192
The newly released 6th edition of the BRANZ House insulation guide will allow designers to quickly evaluate the effect of varying construction parameters. It will be useful to demonstrate compliance under the new H1, as well as exploring options for higher performance.
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1 October 2022, Build 192
Guy Marriage, the author of Medium, is Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.
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