Retrofitting to resist extreme wind
Strong wind causes damage to houses, particularly their roofs. A recent BRANZ study started by defining ‘extreme winds’ before developing retrofit solutions to ensure roofs on older houses are adequately secured.
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By Graeme Beattie – 1 August 2008, Build 107
Strong wind causes damage to houses, particularly their roofs. A recent BRANZ study started by defining ‘extreme winds’ before developing retrofit solutions to ensure roofs on older houses are adequately secured.
By Graeme Beattie – 1 June 2010, Build 118
With the help of BRANZ data, the Riskscape joint project between NIWA and GNS aims to better predict the costs of damaging wind events on buildings.
By Ian Wells – 1 April 2009, Build 111
There are sometimes significant discrepancies between the predicted and actual building sway in taller buildings. A new study aims to develop an improved methodology for wind design of buildings.
By Stuart Thurston – 1 February 2008, Build 104
A BRANZ research project has investigated load transfer in timber framed buildings – and found a number of potential weak spots.
1 October 2011, Build 126
Changes to key Building Code documents dealing with building structure (B1) and weathertightness (E2) came into effect on 1 August 2011.
By Reza Sedgh, Te Zhang – 1 December 2020, Build 181
From 31 August 2020, a range of new and extended building consent exemptions were added to Schedule 1 of the Building Act, including a range of options for building carports.
By Dael Climo – 1 August 2014, Build 143
3D printing is exciting plenty of interest. In the construction world, work is under way on a complete building and steel structural elements.
By Rob Teterin – 1 August 2020, Build 179
Emerging complex building façade designs can take up to a year to test, consent, fabricate and install. This makes it important for the project team to be on the same page from the start when it comes to design parameters.
By Peter McDowall – 1 February 2017, Build 158
Recent BRANZ research has quantified one aspect of an important but often overlooked factor for achieving a dry home – occupant use.
By Roger Shelton – 1 August 2009, Build 113
The current technical review of our timber-framed building standard is limited by the rapid rate of change still occurring in the industry.