Housing Affordability
It’s hard to miss that the hot topic of conversation throughout the country is housing affordability. The media have jumped on this issue and the papers are now overflowing with regular investigations...
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Highest Number of New Houses in Five Years
There were 1,755 new houses, including apartments, consented in April 2013. This was the highest number since April 2008, when 2,373 were consented, including 771 apartments.Here are the March 2013 nu...
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Low Cost Versus True Cost
DORMA makes no apologies for manufacturing its product for the end user — that is, the people who will utilise it every day. Generally, that’s not the architect, contractor, QS, any number of subbies ...
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High Emission Wood Panel Products
In one sample laboratory tested recently by EWPAA, emissions were above 3 mg/L.
All samples tested were above the safe emission level of E1, recommended by the Australian government’s National Industr...
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Four Ways To Solve Noisy Spaces
1. Good Acoustic Design
Absorptive materials reduce sound, whereas reflecting materials amplify it. You may think that high absorption is always better (and it often is), but sometimes a more nuanced ...
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New Housing Consents Up in Canterbury
While there were record highs in Canterbury, the number of new houses consented nationally fell in March, compared with March 2012, with 16 new apartments. This is the lowest monthly number of apartm...
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Collaboration Cuts Costs
For a while now my colleague Jason Payn has been expounding this idea of wider collaboration in our industry. A perfect case in point is the photo above, from one of our service technicians.
What you ...
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An Opportunity to Join the NZTE Trade Delegation to Big5
To help New Zealand businesses capitalise on the growing opportunities in the Middle East building and construction market, NZTE and the NZ Middle East Business Council (MEBC) are offering attendance ...
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Design and Debate
Not just led by one or two individuals or even several groups with a vested interest, this debate is stirring a significant proportion of the city’s residents and possibly a large number of non-Cantab...
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Sliding Doors With Switchable Glass
When selecting materials for sliding glazed doors specifiers are often faced with three key catagories of selection: privacy, light and vision. A comprimise must usually be found between the three.
Sw...
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