By Alide Elkink
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1 December 2006, Build 97
From time to time, the BRANZ Helpline receives calls querying the differences between details shown in E2/AS1 and the BRANZ ‘weathertight solutions’ books. To understand the differences between the two documents, it is necessary to understand the role each plays.
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By Philip Wright
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1 December 2006, Build 97, Feature article
A Bill introduced to Parliament in August will bring about wholesale changes to the government’s initial response to the leaky building crisis. Some of the key features of the Bill, and reforms to the associated Weathertight Homes Resolution Service, are discussed here.
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By Tony Conder
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1 June 2006, Build 94, Feature article
There is enough information around to make sensible judgements about cladding details as long as you keep four key principles in mind. With these in place, whatever the design, your cladding should be weathertight.
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By Mark Bassett
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1 December 2006, Build 97
A recent trip to North America provided opportunities for further refining the BRANZ moisture research programme. Some of the papers presented at a building physics conference are highlighted here.
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By Trevor Pringle
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1 August 2006, Build 95
Profiled metal is a fashionable cladding choice today but has been used on domestic buildings in New Zealand since the late 1880s. Back then, timber windows were the norm and standard details commonplace.
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