After establishing in last month's post that vapour convection is the major contributor to Leaky Building 2.0, we will now explain how to measure installed performance by using a Blower Door.

Following on from last month's topic — thermal bridging — I want to continue with more applied building science, focusing this time on moisture transport.

My new blog on EBOSS is intended to give you an understanding of applied building science relating to moisture control. Every month I will address a variety of building physics facts and discuss their relevance to the New Zealand climate and construction industry.

Wood has long been a popular choice for building. A sustainable and attractive natural product, it is enjoying a resurgence in popularity.

The roof and side lights of many commercial buildings and warehouses are providing a much lower level of daylighting than they have been designed to. But why?

An architect recently approached Potters Interiors expressing concerns of ‘live loads’ in the new multi-floor buildings they were designing. 

Some of our most frequently asked questions relate to limitations of glazed internal partitions.

There is more than one way to reduce noise in interior spaces.

In March MBIE published further explanation around the design of commercial toilets to further elucidate the design of toilet layouts for commercial building, adequate privacy and line of sight and accessible toilet layouts.

Once again there has been an unsignalled collapse of a construction company, and once again I go to my AR ledger to calculate the damage.