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Sun-smart materials

By Nick Marston 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article

Polymeric building materials can perform poorly under our very high solar radiation and uv levels. That makes it very important to confirm the building materials you are using have the appropriate uv stabilisers.

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A Code to build by

By Nikki Buckett 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article

The New Zealand Building Code was one of the first performance-based Building Codes in the world. Unusually, it includes explicit performance criteria for durability that all building elements must comply with.

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Agents of change

By Nigel Isaacs 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article

New Zealanders are a resourceful lot, always exploring new and better ways of doing things. We look back in time at two distinctly Kiwi twists on ways of building.

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A home of one’s own

By Ian Page 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article

Most New Zealanders aspire to owning a home – more so than in many countries. At present, with the economy on the up and migration numbers on the rise, new home consents are healthy.

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Atmospheric corrosion challenges

By Zhengwei Li 1 June 2014, Build 142, Feature article

New Zealand’s unique environment, with its long coastline and geothermal areas, provides challenges for building material durability. To help, a BRANZ pilot study has made progress towards a unified atmospheric corrosivity map.

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