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Practical how-to articles for builders and designers showing good industry practice and interpretation of the NZ Building Code and standards.

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Clarifying insulation changes

By Andrew Bedford 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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Inter-tenancy walls in MDH

By Guy Marriage 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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About Medium

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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