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Insulating for comfy winters

By John Burgess 1 June 2009, Build 112

In the last Build, we included a summary of the results from the 3-year Papakowhai retrofit study conducted by BRANZ for Beacon Pathway. Here we look in more depth at what the findings suggest for insulation and heating.

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Moisture in parapets

By Greg Overton 1 December 2009, Build 115

The many examples of rotting parapets have raised concerns about the details used. A 2-year BRANZ project assessing the performance of parapet walls provides confidence that parapets can manage water when E2/AS1 details are used.

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Taking care of growth

By Adrian Barker 1 December 2011, Build 127

Recently published research shows strong growth expectations within the building and construction industry are unlikely to match reality for many unless companies ask themselves a few hard questions.

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Levy at work

1 April 2013, Build 135

The Building Research Levy applies to every consented construction project over $20,000, set at 0.1% of the contract value. This is invested by BRANZ for the industry. Here are the projects that money is funding for 2013–14.

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Fire models

By Amanda Robbins 1 October 2013, Build 138

Successful fire modelling is a specialist field that requires the correct choice and application of the modelling tool and careful selection of experiments to validate the design.

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Time to change

By Nikki Buckett 1 June 2014, Build 142

Could traditional ways of home building be on the wane? BRANZ research has determined that off-site construction could deliver homes that are faster to build and of a more consistent quality.

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