Smart, fast service pods
The open-source UNIpod for bathrooms and kitchens is prebuilt and stackable, making it a useful option for multi-residential developments.
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The open-source UNIpod for bathrooms and kitchens is prebuilt and stackable, making it a useful option for multi-residential developments.
Builders could consider scaling up their operations to include medium-density housing (MDH) as the numbers of these dwellings increase.
A BRANZ programme of work will explore the challenges and identify solutions to increasing the supply of medium-density housing (MDH).
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.
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.
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.
Until clause G6 of the Building Code is revised, mitigating noise between medium-density dwellings falls to the designer and builder. Steps at the planning stage can avoid headaches later.
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.