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Accurately Describing Vapour. And Vapor...

Jon Davies looks at a confusing geographical disconnect when describing vapour control, moisture control, vapour control layers and vapour barriers. Did you know that in North American documents, the term vapour barrier might mean our vapour control layer? And if they do use ‘vapour control layer’ they could easily be talking about a vapour barrier?

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26 September 2016

The Building Envelope: Protection for the Living Environment 


Understanding insulation, warmth and moisture transport is key to building durable and healthy homes.

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21 September 2016

Aluminium Ceilings a Solution for Specialised Environments

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Aluminium suspension grid systems prove useful in environments with unique requirements such as hospital MRI rooms.

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19 August 2016

Partition Bracing Simplified

Following changes to the installation requirements for internal partitions and sliding door systems, TRACKLOK has worked on simplifying the partition bracing process.

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21 July 2016

Airtightness Under Pressure on The Block NZ

The challenge of creating airtightness for the high-speed, high-pressure renovations on TV3's The Block was given to us by Context Architects Ltd.

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24 June 2016

The Importance of Trusted Laboratory Testing

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Company laboratories should be able to create reliable, accurate results, and IANZ accreditation gives customers assurance that these tests can be relied on.

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26 May 2016

How Harmful are the Chemicals in Paint?

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The Environmental Choice labelling scheme is an easy and reliable way to be assured that a specified product meets a number of tough environmental and health considerations.

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21 April 2016

The Effect of Light Sources on Colour Perception

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Metamerism describes how colours can look different under different light sources and is an important factor to consider when choosing a paint colour.

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19 April 2016

Building with an Internal Service Cavity

An internal service cavity solves the common problem of sub-trades pulling out insulation to make space for their work and offers several benefits which outweigh the initial cost of material and labour.

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21 March 2016

Moisture Management and Comfort

Successfully managing moisture should not have to come at the expense of comfort.

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14 March 2016

Matching and Recreating Original Colour Schemes

Recreating colours from old, faded and repainted buildings can be a challenge — particularly when faded photographs and paint are the only clues available to designers. 

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