Build 142: Uniquely NZ
Get the drop on durability in the long, lean, shaky isles.
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Get the drop on durability in the long, lean, shaky isles.
Modern Maori design combines traditional values with state-of-the-art materials and techniques to create something uniquely New Zealand.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.