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Can Solar Control Glass Be Used to Mitigate the Potential for Over-Heating?

Recent modelling by Jason Quinn of Sustainable Engineering found that improper glass choice and orientation could lead to over 33% increased risk of this specific house design overheating, as evidenced by the graph. What are some options that will reduce the risk of overheating from solar gain?

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21 November 2014

High Performance Textiles for Healthcare, Aged Care and Hospitality

In this post we'll look at performance testing for textiles and upholstery and examine how to extend the lifespan of materials in commercial and heavy duty environments.

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24 October 2014

Concrete Floor Slab Insulation: Where Does My Money Go?

As the cost of energy continues to climb, we are looking for better ways to reduce the heat loss from our buildings.

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23 October 2014

Integrated Design with Bill Reed: NZIA Seminar Series

Kiwis like to get things done – fast. The quicker the design period and the faster the build, the fewer overheads and less risk to the client and contractor. It makes good business sense. Or does it?

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17 October 2014

When Should You "Notify" Your Insurer?

It is very important to let your Professional Indemnity Insurer know if a circumstance arises that may expose you to a claim.

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3 October 2014

Acoustic Performance of Ceiling Tiles: Do You Really Know What You're Getting?

Acoustic performance is a key aspect to the success of any building, as it ultimately ensures workplace satisfaction and affects the productivity of its users.

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30 September 2014

Less Glass or More Insulation?

No matter how high the thermal performance of a window, it remains much less than the same area of a standard insulated wall. With this in mind, it would be wise to give the location of a building's windows careful consideration.

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1 September 2014

What is a Material Group Rating?

The NZ Building Code clauses for Protection from Fire (C1-C6) aim to protect people in buildings, limit fire spread to other buildings and help firefighters and rescue personnel.

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28 August 2014

Is More Insulation the Best Solution?

Just like thermal mass, insulation will keep you cold if you do not use it intelligently.

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27 August 2014

The Questions Architectural Graduates Should be Asking

In an increasingly litigious world, it is more important than ever to have the correct Professional Liability insurance cover, for both companies and individual employees – especially new graduates.

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27 August 2014

The Challenge of Building a Better NZ

In his last blog Jerome Partington talked about the global and local sustainability crunch hitting people and communities hard across NZ and how we need to reconnect our future vision with nature – our key ally.

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