Steel framing in New Zealand
Although New Zealand has always had plenty of iron ore, it’s only since the 1970s that we have enjoyed a viable steel industry and an increase in the use of steel framing.
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By Nigel Isaacs – 1 December 2010, Build 121
Although New Zealand has always had plenty of iron ore, it’s only since the 1970s that we have enjoyed a viable steel industry and an increase in the use of steel framing.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 August 2010, Build 119
Quick to go up and slow to come down, timber framing enabled New Zealand to house its rapidly growing population in the early 1900s and has proved to be an enduring building system.