By Stuart Robertson, Ossama Mohamed
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
Building defects causing weathertightness issues are still prominent today, although some causes have changed over the years. Remediation costs are higher than ever, and the importance of determining liability continues to be critical.
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1 April 2021
Plus: Building for wellbeing
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By Ministry of Education
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
Updated weathertightness requirements for designing new school buildings have recently been released by the Ministry of Education. These include the knowledge and expertise gained from remediation projects.
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By Rory Crosbie
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
The New Zealand building industry has come a long way since the leaky building issues of the 1990s and early 2000s. But was the situation as bad as we were led to believe, and what problems remain?
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By Stephen McNeil
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
Constructing drained cavities behind wall cladding is standard practice these days, although it is still possible to build with direct-fixed cladding in some lower-risk situations. So why do we build with cavity (rainscreen) construction?
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By John Burgess
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
High-performance testing of windows for weathertightness developed by BRANZ should give the industry confidence in the weathertightness of window to wall joints.
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By Professor Tim Sullivan
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
University of Canterbury (UC) research has shown that some building façade systems may lose weathertightness after small earthquakes, even though provisions are in place to ensure good façade performance. Are changes needed to the standard?
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