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Collecting Drinking Water from Roofs in Five Steps

In New Zealand, approximately 10% of the population relies on rainwater collected from roofs for their daily water needs. There are also an increasing number of projects looking for sustainable and cost-effective solutions to harvest rainwater as a reliable source for drinking water. The key to ensuring the safety and quality of water lies in proper collection, storage, adherence to regulatory standards, and the crucial step of effective filtration.

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22 April 2024
26 February 2024

Resuming Paused Projects: Why Clients Should Be Reconsidering Their Decision

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7 encouraging factors to support your conversations with clients who are considering the timing of when they should build (and why 2025/26 is an excellent window for building).

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26 February 2024

Surface Water Design Must Be Part of a Level Threshold System

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When designing a compliant level threshold system we have to cover off all the requirements of Chapter 7.3.2.1 of E2/AS1.

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27 November 2023

What Makes Good Medium Density Design?

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This month I look at a winning MDH project and share a controversial idea that only those who live in MDH should be able to design MDH + we're giving you another chance to WIN with the Medium Quick-Fire Quiz.

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27 November 2023

Why is it Being Reported that New Terrace Housing is Overheating in Summer?

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When it is being reported that Terrace Housing has overheating problems, is it just the direct experience of individuals in particular buildings who don’t recall all the Terraces which are not a problem, or is there a trend with current materials and regulations which are not as appropriate as they could be?

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27 November 2023

Could the Latest Pulse Report be the Perfect Stocking Filler?

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Next year will be the biggest election year in history. 2bn people in more than 70 countries go to the polls in 2024, starting with Taiwan in January through to the US presidential election in November. And the one thing that will likely dominate in all of them? The economy.

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27 November 2023

Ballast Roofs: An Alternative to Green Roofs

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A ballast roof or brown roof is created when a roofing membrane has a layer of gravel, pebbles, or stones added as the finished layer.

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27 November 2023

Waste Water Management in Production Facilities

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Waste water in processing facilities such as factories for food and beverage production, or even commercial kitchens, can often present unique requirements on the drainage systems.

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30 October 2023

Supporting Our Youngest and Brightest

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If we don’t support a younger, less experienced workforce, do we risk reducing the efficiency and quality of our built environment?

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30 October 2023

Meet the EBOSS Manufacturers Leading the Industry Forward in a Revolutionary Project

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In this guest post by the team at Tricia Love Consultants, we share an exciting update on the first Landscape and Infrastructure project in the world to receive Living Building Challenge vs4.0 Petal Certification.

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30 October 2023

Plasterboard Possibilities for Medium Density Builds

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This month I discuss plasterboard + we're giving you another chance to WIN with the Medium Quick-Fire Quiz.

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