Is that asbestos?
As demolitions ramp up in Christchurch and Auckland, there will be plenty of situations where asbestos is encountered. The onus is on contractors to check for asbestos and to have a plan in place to deal with it if found.
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As demolitions ramp up in Christchurch and Auckland, there will be plenty of situations where asbestos is encountered. The onus is on contractors to check for asbestos and to have a plan in place to deal with it if found.
The recently completed BRANZ seminar on wet areas highlighted two particular areas of concern – the number of wet area failures and builders not taking mould found during renovation work seriously.
New Zealand has a highly variable, and volatile, climate. Early this year, the lower half of the North Island experienced unseasonal heavy rainfall, causing widespread floods. Des Molloy checked out the repairs on some affected homes.
Changes to the Building Code have clarified where wet area linings and finishes should be used instead of ordinary linings and finishes.
Within New Zealand homes a slip, trip or fall injury occurs every 3 minutes. This affects around 400,000 adults and children each year – that’s more than all sports and road injuries. Using the right surface could prevent many of these.
Mould requires high relative humidities to grow. Reduce a building’s indoor relative humidity and you stop mould growth.
Covering a concrete slab too soon can result in the floor covering being damaged. To get the timing right, it helps to understand what the various measurements are telling you.
Here are 26 good practice tips from BRANZ for the design of wet areas such as bathrooms, kitchens and laundries.
Wet area designs must comply with Building Code Clause E3 Internal moisture, the key Building Code reference for wet area design and construction. So what do E3 and E3/AS1 contain, and what is missing?
Injuries in the construction industry are high, with acc claims over the previous year costing over $100 million. Here’s some simple advice to help reduce your risk of injuries in and around a building site.