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The problem solver

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.

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Building resilience

1 October 2016, Build 156

Mike Mendonça, Chief Resilience Officer, Wellington City Council, leads the city’s efforts to adapt to climate change and prepare for natural disasters.

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Doing it right first time

By Dael Climo 1 August 2020, Build 179

Steve Marshall, a Nelson-based builder, enjoys the creativity of being in the business. Optimistic about its future, he encourages others to have clear strategies to deal with any challenges that may arise.

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Taking care

By Dael Climo 1 August 2014, Build 143

When a company has the best results among larger builders for overall satisfaction in a BRANZ new house owners’ satisfaction survey, you have to ask the question – what did they do right?

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Thinking outside the box

By Dan Heyworth 1 December 2017, Build 163

Dan Heyworth, ceo and founder of design and build company Box™, spoke to Build about off-site production and his belief that building at scale could help solve some of New Zealand’s intractable housing problems.

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A winning way

By Dael Climo 1 February 2020, Build 176

Matt Pattinson, site manager at LT McGuinness, believes in the values of hard work, putting others first and leading by example. These are qualities that have earned him recognition as a high achiever in a major industry award.

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It started with a clock

By Dael Climo 1 August 2021, Build 185

New Zealand was the winner when BRANZ Senior Scientist Zhengwei Li decided to make it his home. His work has had a quantifiable impact on our built environment with significant contributions to how standards such as NZS 3604 are developed.

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Finding the answers

By Dael Climo 1 December 2021, Build 187

BRANZ Principal Scientist Manfred Plagmann was hooked on science from an early age. It is a passion that keeps him learning and helping to improve the health and comfort of New Zealand’s houses along the way.

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