Costly to delay repairs
The cost of maintaining a home can be high, but delaying essential work means it will cost much more in the long term. There’s evidence many properties aren’t being kept up to scratch.
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By Ian Page – 1 June 2017, Build 160, Feature article
The cost of maintaining a home can be high, but delaying essential work means it will cost much more in the long term. There’s evidence many properties aren’t being kept up to scratch.
By Matthew Curtis – 1 December 2014, Build 145, Feature article
Steel’s popularity as a structural element is rising, and there’s scope for more use of prefabrication. These are two of the trends BRANZ has identified for commercial building construction.
By Ian Page – 1 April 2014, Build 141, Feature article
As the focus turns to improving resilience, BRANZ has assessed the costs of some common measures to make houses more resilient.
By Lauren Prestney – 1 April 2012, Build 129
Costs can be lowered and accidents avoided if time is spent thinking about safety at a project’s design stage. This can range from the number of employees and the materials used, through to putting in permanent safety systems.
By Ian Page – 1 December 2008, Build 109, Feature article
The building materials used in roof and wall claddings continue to change over time. What are the current trends?
By Lindsay Wood – 1 June 2008, Build 106, Feature article
The affordability debate often focuses on policy and the demand-end responses, but for the building industry, the more important questions may be what should affordable houses be like, and how can we lower the building cost?