The Right Stuff

Practical how-to articles for builders and designers showing good industry practice and interpretation of the NZ Building Code and standards.

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H1 and renovations

By Eddie Bruce 1 February 2009, Build 110

Designers must comply with New Zealand Building Code Clause H1 Energy efficiency for repairs/replacement, alterations and additions. But, as many are asking, where do you start?

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High costs of poor solar design

By David Hindley 1 December 2020, Build 181

The article Back to solar design basics in Build 178 looked at the principles of designing for the sun in new suburbs and new house construction. In this follow-up article, we look at what is happening in practice and the costs of getting it wrong.

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