Building quality

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Australia acts to address quality

By Katrina Fox 1 June 2022, Build 190, Feature article

In Australia, New South Wales has dealt with low public confidence in the design and construction of large multi-residential complexes by introducing legislation to ensure safe, compliant buildings. Could some of their changes be helpful here?

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Design critical to intensification

By Rob Guild 1 June 2022, Build 190, Feature article

Rob Guild, Principal Architect, Buchan, says that, as housing intensification in Aotearoa New Zealand increases, we should be looking to well-designed cities such as Melbourne to ensure we achieve quality and avoid poor design and urban amenity.

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Independent design management

By Michael Nuth 1 June 2022, Build 190, Feature article

Independent design managers are increasingly being brought in to oversee complex construction projects. A recent BRANZ study asked whether performance benchmarks need to be established for this currently unregulated field.

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The beauty of quality

By David Hindley 1 June 2022, Build 190, Feature article

There are many benefits from a focus on quality in construction. At the practical level, there are fewer call-backs and more satisfied clients. Beyond that, higher-quality buildings deliver healthier environments for living and working. At the top level, they can be inspirational.

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The greater good

By Andrew Barrie 1 June 2022, Build 190

Professor Andrew Barrie from the University of Auckland says that developing people’s understanding – their literacy – about architecture can only lead to a better built environment. He’s part of a group encouraging this by producing maps and books that show what ‘good’ looks like.

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Ongoing issues

By Michael Nuth 1 August 2020, Build 179, Feature article

Rather than being confined to the 1990s and 2000s, stakeholders BRANZ surveyed believe the problem of weathertightness failures in homes is ongoing and possible solutions go far wider than building design.

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Tackling residential building quality

By Bruce Sedcole 1 August 2020, Build 179, Feature article

There’s plenty of cracks to be found when examining why poor-quality residential builds are so common. A look at the number of requests for further information for each building consent tells part of the story, as does the rate of inspection failures.

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