Medium density housing

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Apartment upgrade

By Roman Jaques 1 June 2016, Build 154, Feature article

BRANZ Is monitoring an ageing Wellington City Council apartment block during a major upgrade to establish building performance and occupier satisfaction. This will give valuable advice for other apartment upgrades.

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Medium-rise compliance

By Greg Overton 1 June 2016, Build 154, Feature article

Going higher may help to provide much-needed housing, but there are concerns about how to demonstrate compliance when the guidance is often limited to buildings up to 3 storeys.

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Finding a happy medium

By Phil Stewart 1 June 2016, Build 154, Feature article

Lack of stock and soaring prices are behind the increase in medium-density housing in sought-after Auckland and other locations. While the NIMBYs cry ‘not in my backyard’, the government is pushing councils to act.

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Lessons from North America

By Verney Ryan 1 June 2016, Build 154, Feature article

New Zealand can learn a lot about meeting housing demand and addressing affordability from the variety of successful approaches to increasing density in Vancouver, Seattle and Portland.

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