How the numbers stack
A close look at a recent report shows just how much demand is growing in Auckland and Christchurch. Auckland, in particular, faces a challenge in bringing sufficient homes to the market.
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By Ian Page – 1 February 2015, Build 146, Feature article
A close look at a recent report shows just how much demand is growing in Auckland and Christchurch. Auckland, in particular, faces a challenge in bringing sufficient homes to the market.
By Karen Shaw – 1 February 2015, Build 146
Communications about payment schedules can be electronic or snail mail. For the Courts, the form of the written communication isn’t an issue, but a failure to meet some key requirements may be.
1 April 2015, Build 147
John Walsh, the New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Communications Manager, provides an insider’s view of In:situ, the 2015 NZIA conference.
By Dr Dave Dowdell, Brian Berg – 1 April 2015, Build 147, Feature article
Reducing the whole-of-life impact a building has on the environment starts at the concept design stage. Soon, designers will have a BRANZ tool to help easily assess the environmental impacts of alternative designs.
By Mike Rudd – 1 April 2015, Build 147
Tax depreciation deductions on building fit-outs are available, but eligibility depends on several factors.
By Dael Climo – 1 June 2015, Build 148
BRANZ Principal Scientist Mark Bassett has just retired after a long and distinguished career. In that time, he published over 100 papers and was responsible for groundbreaking work into energy efficiency, indoor air quality and leaky buildings.
By Lee Bint – 1 June 2015, Build 148
People are happy to use rainwater in commercial buildings for a variety of functions. There is less certainty about greywater, however, as a BRANZ survey found.
By Grant Emms – 1 August 2015, Build 149, Feature article
BRANZ investment combined with Scion expertise has developed a new structural connection system for timber-framed multi-residential units that maintains acoustic performance.
By Zhengwei Li – 1 August 2015, Build 149
BRANZ research is filling the knowledge gap in how geothermal corrosion affects typical building materials. This will lead to guidance for the design, construction and maintenance of buildings in geothermal areas.
By Dr Oliver Hartwich – 1 October 2015, Build 150
Dr Oliver Hartwich from The New Zealand Initiative explains that, while they might make homeowners feel richer, high home prices are not a cause for celebration. It’s time to remember what a home’s true function is and why unaffordability is problematic.