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Lower-Carbon Steel Moves from Ambition to Reality

In August, New Zealand Steel achieved a major milestone with the first steel production from its new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) at Glenbrook, just over two years after construction began.

Hassell's New Melbourne Studio Pushes saveBOARD in a New Direction While Achieving Net Carbon Negative

The project's full lifecycle carbon footprint (A1-A5) comes in at -1,547kg CO2e. Contributing to overall lower net carbon is 400m² of saveBOARD Paperfaced wall and ceiling linings, with custom perforation and a raw texture for ceilings, and a bold pink colour adding flair to walls.

October 2026 feature

Low Carbon Design

Products and systems designed to reduce carbon throughout the lifetime of a building.

Demand-Driven Building Controls Support Low Carbon Design at Booking.com HQ

At Booking.com's 65,000 m² Amsterdam campus, 1,272 ESYLUX ATMO multi-sensors help lighting and HVAC respond to occupancy, daylight and indoor environmental conditions.

Paving the Way for Low-Carbon Infrastructure and a Circular Economy

Paving the Way for Low-Carbon Infrastructure and a Circular Economy

Discover how recycled tyres turned into permeable paving are transforming urban infrastructure, cutting carbon emissions by up to 79%, and building a greener circular economy.

New 5 Green Star Innovation Hub Focuses on Biophilic Design and Reducing Embodied Carbon

New 5 Green Star Innovation Hub Focuses on Biophilic Design and Reducing Embodied Carbon

Designed by Warren and Mahoney’s Wellington studio and led by Associate Principal Catherine O’Hare and her team, PHF Science's new innovation hub was inspired by the raw kawakawa plant and features a roofline that supports rainwater harvesting and solar energy generation.

Wool’s Carbon-Sinking Properties Ideal for Low-Carbon Buildings

Wool’s Carbon-Sinking Properties Ideal for Low-Carbon Buildings

Wool’s natural ability to sequester carbon along with Terra Lana’s ability to maintain it in a closed loop production cycle that recycles both production waste and end-of-life products, helps preserve carbon storage over time.

Managing Thermal Bridging at Roof Drain Penetrations

Aquaknight's Warm Roof Insulated Drains reduce the risk of thermal bridging, simplifying quality control on site, and giving certainty that the drain penetration performs to the same standard as the roof surrounding it.

Striking New Front Façade for Hamilton Central Library

The technically complex front façade for Hamilton Central Library incorporates 495 LED lights for visual displays and extra night-time illumination on the building’s pedestrian-only Garden Place frontage.

Fireplace with Flexible Flue Ensures a Sleek, Built-in Look for an Architectural Home

In a Melbourne home shaped by art, memory and travel, Homeroom Studio was engaged to reimagine a space built around a lifetime of collected objects and stories.

GROHE Joins the Metrix Collection, Expanding Premium Specification Solutions for New Zealand Projects

Metrix strengthens its offering for architects, designers, and specifiers with the addition of internationally renowned brand GROHE.

Gravity: The Above-Bench Pocket Door Solution

Salice's new Gravity pocket door mechanism, launched by FIT, offers one of the widest parameter ranges in its category with genuine design flexibility for a broad range of cabinetry applications.

Achieving a Low Maintenance Woodgrain Facade for a Remote Outdoor Education Campus

The Metwood woodgrain coating provided a natural timber look for aluminium cladding and soffits of St Cuthberts School’s Kahanui Campus while ensuring the hard-wearing durability the remote property required. 

Passive Over-Heating of Homes

The basic form of a dwelling has remained the same until this current decade. I suggest that now is the time for a fundamental re-think.

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21 September 2026

Raised Flooring Systems for Modern Outdoor Spaces

Discover how raised flooring can support drainage, protect waterproofing and provide greater flexibility for balconies, terraces, podiums and roof decks.

Custom Aluminium Louvre Facade Transforms Ageing Commercial Structure on Auckland’s North Shore

A bespoke aluminium louvre system by Altech Systems gave the Woodside building in Northcote a new architectural identity while improving solar shading and thermal performance.

Award-Winning Port Tarakohe Amenities Building Integrates Fencing into the Design

SentryPanel Rod Top fencing carries the building’s distinctive bronze detailing through to the boundary while providing practical security for its working harbour setting.

Precision at Scale: How J-Frame Supports High-Performance Offsite Construction

Precision at Scale: How J-Frame Supports High-Performance Offsite Construction

As offsite construction continues to gain momentum, precision is becoming increasingly important to both building performance and construction efficiency.

Nero Tapware's Zen Collection Achieves Global GreenTag Certification

Nero Tapware's Zen Collection Achieves Global GreenTag Certification

Nero Tapware is proud to announce that the Zen Collection has achieved Global GreenTag Certification, reinforcing its position as one of Nero’s most innovative and sustainable premium tapware collections.

Coffee, Uninterupted: This Outdoor Room Adapts, So You Don’t Have To

Coffee, Uninterupted: This Outdoor Room Adapts, So You Don’t Have To

How a Louvretec Slimline Roof turns changing weather into a non-event — for coffee, and everything else

Simplifying Green Star Design with Billi Quadra

Simplifying Green Star Design with Billi Quadra

Backed by EPDs and Global GreenTag certification, Billi streamlines specification for low-carbon, compliant interior fitouts.

A Roof Designed to Be Seen: Custom Orb Crowns a Multi-Award-Winning Christchurch Home

A Roof Designed to Be Seen: Custom Orb Crowns a Multi-Award-Winning Christchurch Home

Steel & Tube’s Christchurch Roofing Supply and Install team managed the project from quote to installation, delivering a cohesive roofing package for Kennedys Bush House that brought together pitched metal roofing, low-slope membrane areas and coordinated finishing elements.

Designing Hospitality Spaces That Balance Atmosphere and Performance

Designing Hospitality Spaces That Balance Atmosphere and Performance

Explore how the right flooring can help hospitality venues balance durability, safety and atmosphere across front- and back-of-house spaces.

Specify Vertical Access Early: Residential Elevators for Future-Ready New Zealand Homes

Specify Vertical Access Early: Residential Elevators for Future-Ready New Zealand Homes

Architectural Home Elevators provides architects with the technical expertise, documentation and product options needed to integrate vertical access into new builds and retrofits.

Reducing Operational Carbon Through Efficient Water Heating

Reducing Operational Carbon Through Efficient Water Heating

As New Zealand moves towards lower-emission buildings, reducing the energy required to heat water presents a practical opportunity to lower operational carbon while supporting energy-efficient, all-electric design.

Explore Three Inspiring New Colour Palettes Set to Shape Interiors in 2027

Explore Three Inspiring New Colour Palettes Set to Shape Interiors in 2027

Dulux has revealed its annual Colour Forecast for 2027, showcasing the palettes, colours and trends set to shape interiors in the year ahead.

Protecting One New Zealand Stadium Year-Round

Protecting One New Zealand Stadium Year-Round

The landmark venue at Te Kaha in Christchurch required protective flooring and waterproofing systems that deliver long-term durability, safety and performance.

When Concrete Anchoring Calls for Stainless Steel

When Concrete Anchoring Calls for Stainless Steel

For concrete and masonry fixings exposed to coastal, industrial and other corrosive environments, material selection and long-term durability are important considerations alongside installation and performance.

A Fresh Start for a Modern Workplace

A Fresh Start for a Modern Workplace

General New Zealand's office transformation showcases how thoughtful product selection can enhance everyday workplace functionality.

Designing Timeless Yet Contemporary Townhouse Facades with Alpine Brick

Designing Timeless Yet Contemporary Townhouse Facades with Alpine Brick

The distinctive texture and colour variation of PGH’s Alpine Brick adds a modern twist to this architectural townhouse development while providing the trusted quality, durability and low maintenance brick is known for. 

Ravenscar House Museum: Warm Roof, Tanking and Waterproofing Solutions

Ravenscar House Museum: Warm Roof, Tanking and Waterproofing Solutions

Nuralite worked closely with Patterson Associates throughout the developed design phase to provide a complete waterproofing solution across all three areas of the building.

Reducing Embedded Carbon by Smart Selection of Manufacturer

Reducing Embedded Carbon by Smart Selection of Manufacturer

In thinking of a locally manufactured product, the importation, or local sourcing, of raw material means a far more efficient supply to the manufacturer.

Low-Carbon Glulam Portals Give a Distinct Edge to New Rangiora Commercial Build

Low-Carbon Glulam Portals Give a Distinct Edge to New Rangiora Commercial Build

A look at how Techlam's precision-manufactured timber portals provided a low-carbon, fast-assembled alternative to steel in Rangiora.

Designing Better Commercial Washrooms with Jet Towel

Designing Better Commercial Washrooms with Jet Towel

Colour, form, sound and ease of upkeep all shape the washroom experience. Jet Towel offers specifiers two design options with practical benefits for users and building owners.

The True Cost of Permeable Concrete: Looking Beyond Cost per Square Metre

The True Cost of Permeable Concrete: Looking Beyond Cost per Square Metre

Does permeable concrete really cost more? The answer changes when you consider the complete stormwater solution.

A Thicker, Tighter Building Wrap Keeps Today Homes’ Building Schedule Moving

A Thicker, Tighter Building Wrap Keeps Today Homes’ Building Schedule Moving

With a construction schedule of around 200 homes a year, Canterbury’s Today Homes relies on UNI PLUS Flexible Air Barrier to keep its builds weatherproof while work continues inside.

Making Viking Roofspec Membrane Roofs ‘Solar Ready’

Making Viking Roofspec Membrane Roofs ‘Solar Ready’

Solar adoption is accelerating across New Zealand. Learn how Viking's solar-ready membrane roofing systems simplify installation while maintaining watertight integrity.

Smart Logistics and NZ Manufacturing Deliver 4,300m² Insulated Roof on a Tight Schedule

Smart Logistics and NZ Manufacturing Deliver 4,300m² Insulated Roof on a Tight Schedule

Discover how Kingspan’s locally manufactured KSN1000FC Five Crown Roof & Wall Panel helped deliver 4,300m² of high-performance roofing at Rāwhiti School through smart logistics, just-in-time manufacturing and close project collaboration.

Provista Provides Balustrade, Window Shroud and Louvre Solutions for Manchester Square

Provista Provides Balustrade, Window Shroud and Louvre Solutions for Manchester Square

Provista were pleased to supply durable low maintenance balustrades for the 7-block development in the heart of Christchurch, as well as the newest additions to the range — window shrouds and facade louvres.

Fenta Ceiling Tiles at Work in Burger King Restaurants Nationwide

Fenta Ceiling Tiles at Work in Burger King Restaurants Nationwide

Burger King restaurants across New Zealand rely on Fenta Ceiling Tiles from Bates Surfaces to help maintain operations day in and day out.

Supporting Low-Carbon Interior Design Goals with Belgotex Landform Carpet Tiles

Supporting Low-Carbon Interior Design Goals with Belgotex Landform Carpet Tiles

Belgotex Landform carpet tiles with ProBac backing are designed to help reduce the carbon footprint of commercial interiors while delivering comfort, durability and a contemporary aesthetic.

Whole-of-Life Carbon Starts with Better Design Decisions

Whole-of-Life Carbon Starts with Better Design Decisions

Technoform's research shows that whole-of-life carbon outcomes are influenced by more than thermal performance alone, with manufacturing location, freight, and product transparency all playing an important role.

The Hidden Fine Print: Why Your Timber Cladding Warranty May Not Protect You

The Hidden Fine Print: Why Your Timber Cladding Warranty May Not Protect You

The uncomfortable truth is that not all cladding warranties are created equal, and the fine print of some popular products might surprise you. As specifiers, we must look deeper than the bold headlines.

Handleless Design, Refined: Hettich Push to Open Silent for Hinged Doors

Handleless Design, Refined: Hettich Push to Open Silent for Hinged Doors

Handleless furniture design continues to be a popular choice for contemporary interiors, offering a clean, light and streamlined aesthetic across kitchens, laundries, wardrobes and living spaces.

Balancing Durability, Functionality and Warmth at Nurse Maude Hospice

Balancing Durability, Functionality and Warmth at Nurse Maude Hospice

A purpose-built hospice in Christchurch designed to provide comfort, dignity and peace for patients and their whānau. Flooring played an important role in supporting this vision.

How Vynco is Making Recycling Rugged

How Vynco is Making Recycling Rugged

Making Industrial switchgear that works hard but goes easy on the planet might sound like an uphill battle. But at Vynco, they’re up for the challenge. The Kiwi company is on an eco journey and wants you to come along...

A Lower Impact Option for Achieving the Timber Batten Look

A Lower Impact Option for Achieving the Timber Batten Look

PSP's Archi-Line aluminium batten system is a concealed-fix, low-maintenance alternative to timber, manufactured from 100% recyclable aluminium.

J-Frame LVL: Certified Performance for Prefabricated Truss Systems

J-Frame LVL: Certified Performance for Prefabricated Truss Systems

Juken New Zealand’s J-Frame LVL range is now certified for use in prefabricated structural roof trusses and frames, giving designers, truss manufacturers and builders a consistent, engineered timber solution for modern construction.

Resene Reduces Operational Carbon Emissions by 22% in Four Years

Resene Reduces Operational Carbon Emissions by 22% in Four Years

Resene Principal Advisor, Evie Haverkort, breaks down the methods behind the company’s sustainability milestone.

Thermally Modified Timber: Supporting Whole-of-Life Carbon Design

Thermally Modified Timber: Supporting Whole-of-Life Carbon Design

JSC Thermally Modified Timber (TMT) is treated by a heat-and-steam modification process which imparts performance qualities of durability and dimensional stability to sustainable timbers by improving their response to moisture.

How Daylighting Can Reduce Reliance on Electric Lighting

How Daylighting Can Reduce Reliance on Electric Lighting

A well-designed tubular daylighting strategy can bring natural light deeper into a building, helping reduce the need for electric lighting during daylight hours.

Bespoke Climate Control in High-End Homes without Compromising on Aesthetics

Bespoke Climate Control in High-End Homes without Compromising on Aesthetics

With flexible design options to ensure seamless incorporation into architectural homes, General’s Airstage VRF systems provide high-performance multi-room climate control without compromise.

A Solution that Improves Hygiene and Reduces Environmental Impact at IKEA Auckland

A Solution that Improves Hygiene and Reduces Environmental Impact at IKEA Auckland

Dyson's Airblade V was chosen for IKEA Auckland, helping to ensure greater hygiene and streamlined maintenance in the store's high-traffic washrooms.

Precision Detail Takes Top Honours

Precision Detail Takes Top Honours

Two 13-metre-long sliding door systems that disappear completely into wall cavities are at the heart of this award-winning Northland home.

Form, Function and Fun: Customised Acoustic Ceilings for Merivale Community Centre

Form, Function and Fun: Customised Acoustic Ceilings for Merivale Community Centre

When DGSE designed the new Merivale Community Centre in Tauranga, creating a calm, acoustically isolated environment was critical to the building's success.

The Best of Both Worlds: Fibreglass Pool Speed with a Fully Tiled Edge

The Best of Both Worlds: Fibreglass Pool Speed with a Fully Tiled Edge

Fast to build, engineered to last, and now finished with a fully tiled, mosaic or natural stone coping and surround. The Pool House has partnered with Surtec, exclusive NZ distributor for Italian engineered Technokolla waterproofing and tiling systems, to bring an architectural finish to the edge of every fibreglass pool.

FMG Backs NZ Wool with Floc Acoustic Walls

FMG Backs NZ Wool with Floc Acoustic Walls

This is what a high-value use for New Zealand strong wool looks like.

Heated Towel Rails with Flexible Design Options Perfect for Making the Most of Compact Spaces

Heated Towel Rails with Flexible Design Options Perfect for Making the Most of Compact Spaces

Heirloom’s collection of heated towel ladders, bars and poles are available in a wide variety of sizes, styles and finishes, giving designers options for maximising space and comfort in bathrooms. 

Zenith Water Products Help Avoid Three Billion Plastic Bottles

Zenith Water Products Help Avoid Three Billion Plastic Bottles

Zenith Water has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting significant progress across its environmental, social and governance priorities, including powering its Australian manufacturing operations with 100% renewable electricity, achieving 90% waste diversion from landfill and advancing the electrification of its vehicle fleet.

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