Medium density housing

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Moving on up

By Greg Overton 1 April 2018, Build 165, Feature article

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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MBIE supporting MDH

By Jo Doyle 1 April 2018, Build 165, Feature article

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.

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Flat-out testing

By Greg Overton 1 April 2018, Build 165, Feature article

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.

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Room to reduce noise

By Tessa Phillips 1 April 2018, Build 165, Feature article

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.

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