Comprehending mass timber structures — a foundation to a reliable passive fire solution, Part 1 of 3.

A commercial kitchen, or food production facility's success or failure will often hinge on the layout.

We have all heard the terms Fire Rated, Fire Resistant and Fire Retardant. But do they all mean the same thing? 

MBIE would like your feedback on whether the transition period for the proposed insulation changes to new residential housing should be extended.

Plasterboard is typically required on site before plumbers, electricians, fire and HVAC contractors can begin to carry out their works, so what happens when you don’t have the plasterboard?

As New Zealand finally embraces medium density housing, it's time to resolve key issues, design well, and build better. 

When looking across a paved area toward a drain it seems like a simple equation that surface water will be directed across this plane, through the channel and then be moved away to the stormwater. In fact, if this is a podium area or suspended slab with a habitable or dry space below, there is a lot more to consider.

TEEE membranes actively transport water vapour through molecular diffusion across the thickness of the TEEE film.

Aside from the, (continually and largely ignored), urgent warnings from climate scientists, the current rapid and dramatic changing political upheaval in Europe has caused society to finally face the reality of, and need for, swift and fundamental changes to the usage, sources and security of its existing energy supplies.

New Zealand cities, especially Auckland, have traditionally been very low density, but it is now time to stop the sprawl.