QA and compliance for prefab
While our performance-based building legislation allows for innovation, it’s not easy for those wanting to introduce products and construction techniques not prescribed in the Building Act. What do other countries do?
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While our performance-based building legislation allows for innovation, it’s not easy for those wanting to introduce products and construction techniques not prescribed in the Building Act. What do other countries do?
BRANZ needs your help to better understand engineered wood product (EWP) use and trends in New Zealand.
The entire building sector, from architects and specifiers to building owners and manufacturers, can work with their material suppliers to collectively decarbonise New Zealand’s built environment.
A recent project at BRANZ has been testing the weathertightness of residential-style claddings for use on mid-rise buildings.
As interest in engineered wood products grows in New Zealand, a BRANZ survey examined why and how building professionals are using this modern technology and what future use may be.
Building Research Levy-funded research into the role of banks in helping homeowners build high-performing homes found we lack a consistent measure for valuers, and banks have no incentive to offer preferential rates.
Kiwibuild, designed to address New Zealand’s housing crisis, has attracted attention for its teething problems. Can we learn from Hong Kong’s response to a similar crisis?
Are planning barriers hindering the uptake of complete prefabricated housing? A Levy-funded project reviewing district plans in 25 high-growth and medium-growth urban areas discovered inconsistencies in requirements.
New Zealand’s building and construction-related tertiary education has been boosted with a new School of Built Environment, which will have a solid emphasis on industry research.
In response to industry questions, BRANZ recently launched a research project into corrosion rates in vented roof spaces. Two roof spaces have been built in an unforgiving coastal environment and will be monitored.