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As residential buildings go higher, should typical residential claddings be used? A BRANZ research project have been investigating test methods to help answer this question.
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As residential buildings go higher, should typical residential claddings be used? A BRANZ research project have been investigating test methods to help answer this question.
As housing pressure mounts, new BRANZ research explores how New Zealand can better adapt to medium-density living.
A denser built environment will also require changes to some current Acceptable Solutions as they aren’t applicable for medium-density housing. That’s where MBIE comes in.
Designers of medium-density housing play a critical role in how well the properties age. Features that are well-thought out and sensible material selection will make upkeep easier and cheaper.
If you are involved in constructing an apartment building over the next 2 years, you could have the airtightness measured and help BRANZ to help the industry at the same time.
Increasing housing density has a consequence – a greater chance of noise-related issues. BRANZ research has been looking at what can be done to help industry address noise as part of the housing design process.