What keeps the walls and roof up?
Census Data gives us a picture of the materials used in the past for claddings and structure. Although what we know has been limited, the dominance of timber framing is clear.
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By Nigel Isaacs – 1 April 2013, Build 135
Census Data gives us a picture of the materials used in the past for claddings and structure. Although what we know has been limited, the dominance of timber framing is clear.
By Bruce Duggan – 1 October 2021, Build 186
This fourth part of a series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme looks at some of the changes implemented in the building industry and the impacts these had.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 February 2012, Build 128
Advances in technology in the 20th century saw concrete’s use as a building material flourish. This was also the case in New Zealand where, as the demand for precast grew, homegrown products were developed.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 October 2012, Build 132
Prone to earthquakes and with abundant native timber, New Zealand was quick to adopt timber as a building cladding. It could even replicate stone with design elements such as quoins.