Easy ways to reduce waste on site
There are many ways to limit the amount of construction waste going to landfill. Put even a few strategies in place and you can dramatically limit wastage and make savings.
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By Roman Jaques, David Hindley – 1 April 2013, Build 135
There are many ways to limit the amount of construction waste going to landfill. Put even a few strategies in place and you can dramatically limit wastage and make savings.
1 April 2013, Build 135
The Building Research Levy applies to every consented construction project over $20,000, set at 0.1% of the contract value. This is invested by BRANZ for the industry. Here are the projects that money is funding for 2013–14.
By Malcolm Cunningham – 1 June 2013, Build 136, Feature article
Remediation work on leaky buildings is exposing workers to biocontaminants from the deteriorated building materials inside the walls. Recent research highlights the importance of always following good health and safety procedures.
By John Duncan – 1 August 2013, Build 137, Feature article
Stainless claddings can have a very low corrosion rate and remain functional over the life of the structure. But each stainless steel grade is a little different, so specify and use them appropriately.
By Lynda Amitrano – 1 August 2013, Build 137
When international construction and building industry researchers met in Brisbane recently, some key themes that emerged were the innovative use of BIM, resilience in buildings and urban acceleration.
By Graeme Beattie, Roger Shelton – 1 February 2013, Build 134, Feature article
BRANZ research shows that houses built to the current Building Code and standards generally stood up well to the Canterbury earthquakes. However, more complex specifically designed houses often had issues.
By Ruth Fraser, Kay Saville-Smith – 1 February 2013, Build 134
The image of commercial buildings is usually large multi-level office blocks, but they are diverse with different energy and water uses.
By Roger Shelton – 1 October 2013, Build 138
A reader asks, ‘how do the NZS 3604:2011 topographic zones work?’. With more buildings being constructed on exposed sites, this is an important question to understand.
By Amanda Robbins – 1 October 2013, Build 138
Successful fire modelling is a specialist field that requires the correct choice and application of the modelling tool and careful selection of experiments to validate the design.
By Karen Shaw – 1 December 2013, Build 139
Complaints laid against licensed building practitioners should be treated seriously. There is a formal process to hear the complaint, and to date, there is only one reported instance of an appeal against a finding.