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By Robert Finch, Sahin Tasligedik – 1 August 2015, Build 149
A research project at the University of Canterbury’s UC Quake Centre will develop design guides for the seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete buildings in New Zealand – a technical resource currently lacking.
1 June 2016, Build 154
By Trevor Pringle – 1 August 2013, Build 137, Feature article
All concrete is not the same. By considering four key factors, you can specify and create quality dense reinforced concrete that will pass the test of time outside.
By Robert Jansson – 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article
Fire spalling can drastically reduce the fire resistance of a concrete structure. During a PhD study, significant differences in spalling behaviour of concrete were found under different test conditions.
By Alide Elkink – 1 June 2009, Build 112
Natural drying of a concrete slab will take several months and it’s important to ensure fixed floor coverings aren’t installed too soon.
By Trevor Pringle – 1 June 2014, Build 142
A BRANZ slab-edge insulation detail has been revised, minimising the width of the thermal break.
By David Hindley – 1 April 2022, Build 189, Feature article
World-class research, award-winning designs and a new mindset are all helping New Zealand manufacturers, architects and designers take a fresh approach to those most fundamental of building materials – concrete, steel and timber.
By Ian Cox-Smith – 1 June 2007, Build 100
BRANZ has been researching how to improve the insulation of concrete slab-on-ground floors and has found an alternative method which is practical and improves performance.
By Mary Pauwels – 1 October 2009, Build 114, Feature article
A scarcity of locally produced construction aggregate and growing stockpiles of waste glass are being addressed in a unique building project currently under construction in South Auckland.
By Alide Elkink – 1 June 2010, Build 118
A waterproof coating is essential to maintain the weathertightness of single skin concrete block walls since concrete masonry, and particularly the mortar joints, have little resistance to water penetration.
