Green roofs worth their weight in gold
Green roofs are slowly breaking into the New Zealand market. Some of the issues and cost benefits are discussed here.
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By Rachel Hargreaves – 1 October 2006, Build 96, Feature article
Green roofs are slowly breaking into the New Zealand market. Some of the issues and cost benefits are discussed here.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 October 2006, Build 96
Earth is truly the ubiquitous building material, making earth buildings seem an obvious option for early settlers. However, its use was limited.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 August 2006, Build 95
As with many building inventions, corrugated iron traces its origins back to the coming together of the right raw material, idea and machinery.
By Tony Conder – 1 June 2006, Build 94, Feature article
There is enough information around to make sensible judgements about cladding details as long as you keep four key principles in mind. With these in place, whatever the design, your cladding should be weathertight.
By Mark Bassett – 1 December 2006, Build 97
A recent trip to North America provided opportunities for further refining the BRANZ moisture research programme. Some of the papers presented at a building physics conference are highlighted here.