By Mark Jones
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1 October 2006, Build 96, Feature article
The BRANZ 2005 House Condition Survey points to many Kiwis still being overly optimistic about the state of their homes, while ignoring basic maintenance. So, despite an overall improvement in the housing stock, many of the old problems persist.
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By Vicki White
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1 August 2017, Build 161
BRANZ’s latest house condition survey points the way to where improvements could be made to help achieve the goal of warmer, drier and healthier homes for all.
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By Mark Jones
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1 June 2011, Build 124, Feature article
BRANZ recently completed its fourth house condition survey of 573 homes throughout New Zealand.
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By Tui MacDonald
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1 April 2010, Build 117, Feature article
Later this year, the fourth BRANZ House Condition Survey will get underway, providing a snapshot of the state of New Zealand’s houses. This time, the aim is to expand the survey to cover rental properties and more of the country.
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By Nikki Buckett, Nick Marston, Mark Jones
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1 February 2011, Build 122, Feature article
Surveying for the 5-yearly BRANZ House Condition Survey has recently been completed and it seems homeowners are still overly optimistic about the state of their houses.
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By Malcolm Cunningham
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1 April 2012, Build 129, Feature article
The condition of rental houses is typically worse than owner-occupied dwellings, but does that make them less healthy to live in? BRANZ looked at two sets of research programme outcomes to find out.
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By Mark Jones
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1 December 2018, Build 169, Feature article
BRANZ’S Warmer, drier, healthier buildings programme is making progress on understanding how living environments affect our health. Collaborative research is delivering notable outcomes, and this looks set to continue.
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By Roman Jaques
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1 June 2015, Build 148, Feature article
How vulnerable or resilient are our older people likely to be in adverse natural events? BRANZ looked at the homes of our over 65s to find out.
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By Mark Jones, Nikki Buckett, Nick Marston
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1 April 2012, Build 129
Findings from the BRANZ nationwide Housing Condition Survey show differences between rental and owner-occupied dwellings but also that, in many cases, both types of occupiers think their property is better than it is.
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By Nick Marston
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1 April 2015, Build 147, Feature article
BRANZ surveys of New Zealand houses over the past 12 years show that, whether it’s a rental or owner-occupied, the condition of many of our properties is below par.
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