The Building Research Industry Needs Survey 2006
The needs of the industry as identified in Building Research’s annual survey were consistent with previous years’ results and supported the current focus of levy funding.
BRANZ research
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Solar water heating goes under the spotlight
By Andrew Pollard – 1 April 2007, Build 99, Feature article
A new research programme being undertaken by BRANZ is looking at how well solar water heating works in practice in New Zealand.
BEES investigates commercial building energy and water use
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 June 2009, Build 112, Feature article
A major BRANZ research project is underway to help us understand the energy and water use in commercial buildings. We take a look at the Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) current activities and plans for the coming year.
Virtual research community
By Amanda Robbins – 1 August 2009, Build 113
A virtual research community is a cheap, easy way to connect international researchers and practitioners using the internet.
Solar water heating systems
By Andrew Pollard – 1 December 2009, Build 115, Feature article
Despite people’s reluctance to install solar water heaters, a well installed system can now achieve reliable performance levels with savings of around 75% on water heating.
BEES buzzing
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 February 2010, Build 116
Two years in, the BRANZ Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) is gearing up for a phone survey of non-residential buildings, monitoring of energy use and the development of improved thermal simulation models.
How do apartments measure up?
By Jessica Bennett – 1 April 2010, Build 117
The trend for city living has seen the number of new apartment buildings increase dramatically and, with it, concerns about poor design. A research project has created a prototype tool to evaluate high-density living to help owners, designers and builders.
Wind effects on buildings
By Graeme Beattie – 1 June 2010, Build 118
With the help of BRANZ data, the Riskscape joint project between NIWA and GNS aims to better predict the costs of damaging wind events on buildings.
Corrosion of fasteners
By Zhengwei Li – 1 December 2010, Build 121, Feature article
Results from BRANZ’s 3-year field exposure test on the performance of typical fasteners in timbers treated with waterborne copper-containing preservatives show stainless steel to be best for long-term durability.
Defects in new houses
By Ian Page – 1 April 2011, Build 123, Feature article
Early replies to a BRANZ survey asking owners of new houses about their house defects and features suggest that, despite overall satisfaction, there is room for improvement in the industry.
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- Achieving quality (Build 190) (2)
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- Modern construction methods (Build 186) (1)
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- Why science matters (Build 178) (2)
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- Who's building New Zealand? (Build 162) (1)
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- How green are we? (Build 146) (1)
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