Time to change
Could traditional ways of home building be on the wane? BRANZ research has determined that off-site construction could deliver homes that are faster to build and of a more consistent quality.
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QA and compliance for prefab
By Alice Chang-Richards, Marwan Gharbia, Xun Xu – 1 June 2019, Build 172
While our performance-based building legislation allows for innovation, it’s not easy for those wanting to introduce products and construction techniques not prescribed in the Building Act. What do other countries do?
KiwiBuild boom begins
By Nick Helm – 1 October 2018, Build 168, Feature article
Kiwibuild aims to resurrect the dream of home ownership for many Kiwis, but how will it work?
Robotic arm prefab panels
By Glen Stricot-Tarboton – 1 June 2019, Build 172
Can current computational design methods pair with modern fabrication tools to construct a custom prefabricated wall panel? This was the question a master’s thesis undertook to answer at a proof of concept level.
Building in a QA process
By Jeff Fahrensohn – 1 December 2019, Build 175, Feature article
Over the last year, Auckland Council has developed an end-to-end prefabrication consenting process that helps provide applicants with clear guidance when applying to use modular or prefabricated elements in building consents.
Move to modern construction
By David Hindley – 1 October 2021, Build 186, Feature article
Imagine an Aotearoa New Zealand where the building consent process is streamlined, houses are built in half the time, quality is higher and vastly less waste is produced. That’s the world of modern manufacturing and construction, and the first parts of it are being delivered right now.
Automated compliance checking and off-site manufacturing
By Dr Yang Zou – 1 December 2022, Build 193
Off-site manufacturing is ramping up, yet it can be hindered by the current consent system. An answer would be to implement automated compliance checking by making use of BIM.
Precast becomes popular
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 February 2012, Build 128
Advances in technology in the 20th century saw concrete’s use as a building material flourish. This was also the case in New Zealand where, as the demand for precast grew, homegrown products were developed.
Getting to grips with prefab
By Angela Eglinton – 1 April 2013, Build 135
In a new series, we look at the different types of prefab – from components, panels, modules and hybrid, to complete building – and how to apply them. First up are component-based systems.
Sorting out peak performance
By Verney Ryan – 1 August 2014, Build 143, Feature article
A vision of combining off-site construction benefits and a high-performing home led to the trial of a new building system and a new way of delivering to the market. Important lessons were learned along the way.
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