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By Tom Davies – 1 June 2007, Build 100, Feature article
The push for sustainability crosses all sectors of society, with the construction industry having an important role. One initiative assisting in shaping sustainable built environments is building rating tools.
By Dr Casimir MacGregor – 1 August 2019, Build 173
If brought into law, the Zero Carbon Bill will have a major impact on the construction industry. So, what is the Bill aiming for and how will it deliver?
By Grant Pearce – 1 October 2019, Build 174, Feature article
Wildfires can threaten homes on the urban-rural fringe, and the risk is growing. Scion is developing research tools to help communities and firefighters, but there are also simple home design considerations that can help protect people and homes.
By Jeff Vickers – 1 December 2019, Build 175
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.
By John Sneyd – 1 December 2020, Build 181, Feature article
MBIE’s Building System Performance branch regulates to protect the public’s safety and property and help lift the sector’s performance. Major recent work will contribute to moving New Zealand towards a net-zero-carbon economy.
By David Hindley – 1 February 2021, Build 182, Feature article
Jasmax, one of New Zealand’s oldest architecture practices, is moving to tackle climate issues with the launch of a staged roadmap to designing net-zero carbon buildings by 2030.
1 August 2021, Build 185
Amy Tankard, CEO of the Passive House Institute New Zealand (PHINZ), says we should be building high-performance houses now. We know how, the climate is in crisis and it makes no sense to follow current practices that will lead to future expensive retrofits.
By Dr Casimir MacGregor – 1 February 2022, Build 188, Feature article
BRANZ’s Transition to a zero-carbon built environment programme will continue forging partnerships in 2022 to advance knowledge and help deliver the low-carbon buildings that climate change demands.
By David Carradine, Nick Locke – 1 June 2022, Build 190
Research shows that, apart from some slight changes, light timber-framed buildings designed using our current standards should largely stand up to the increased wind speeds that climate change is expected to bring.
By Michele Hollis, Dr Brett Mullan – 1 April 2008, Build 105, Feature article
It is expected that current climate changes will get worse over this century, so how will this affect rainfall, and therefore water supplies, across the country? Here is some up-to-date information from the climate scientists.
