Exploring MDH challenges
A BRANZ programme of work will explore the challenges and identify solutions to increasing the supply of medium-density housing (MDH).
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A BRANZ programme of work will explore the challenges and identify solutions to increasing the supply of medium-density housing (MDH).
BRANZ Is monitoring an ageing Wellington City Council apartment block during a major upgrade to establish building performance and occupier satisfaction. This will give valuable advice for other apartment upgrades.
BRANZ engineers have been looking at timber deck details in a project to define verified solutions for attaching decks and building safe handrails and barriers.
Going higher may help to provide much-needed housing, but there are concerns about how to demonstrate compliance when the guidance is often limited to buildings up to 3 storeys.
A team at BRANZ designed some simple details for timber deck attachment and deck barriers and then handed them to BRANZ engineers to test. The outcome? Deck details you can be confident will perform.
The structure of a building creates micro-environments that impact on building performance. Ongoing studies at BRANZ are finding out more.