BRANZ weathertightness poster
In the August/September 2002 edition of Build you would have received the BRANZ weathertightness poster. This column takes a detail from the poster and provides a ‘good practice’ solution to it.
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1 October 2003, Build 78
In the August/September 2002 edition of Build you would have received the BRANZ weathertightness poster. This column takes a detail from the poster and provides a ‘good practice’ solution to it.
By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2008, Build 109, Feature article
Given the many design and statutory requirements for roofing, and the large range of claddings available in today’s market, how do we select the right roofing for a building?
By Trevor Pringle – 1 August 2012, Build 131
Another common feature of many leaky buildings that can be worth changing is the flush gable or the roof gable hidden behind a parapet.
By Trevor Pringle – 1 August 2012, Build 131
A common feature of many leaky buildings is that they were constructed without eaves, usually with walls terminating with a parapet. Changing this design detail can greatly enhance a building’s weathertightness.
By Stephen Sargent – 1 April 2007, Build 99
A wall or roof underlay is very different from a vapour barrier. One lets moisture through and out of a building and the other doesn’t. Using the wrong one will trap moisture where you don’t want it.
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 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.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 October 2012, Build 132
Prone to earthquakes and with abundant native timber, New Zealand was quick to adopt timber as a building cladding. It could even replicate stone with design elements such as quoins.
By Bruce Duggan – 1 October 2021, Build 186
This fourth part of a series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme looks at some of the changes implemented in the building industry and the impacts these had.