Tall timber gets cheaper, better, faster — a construction technology update from recent conferences in Australia and Canada.

Incorporating partition systems into classroom design can help create flexible learning spaces as required by the Ministry of Education.

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

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

The most remarkable architectural legacy of the Canterbury earthquakes is the design community's realisation that engineered timber is a key material for innovative New Zealand buildings.

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

PIR insulation board is a multi-functional product that can be effectively installed in various areas of a build for high performance insulation.

Future design and construction businesses will be influenced by disruptive business models, such as mass customisation, but with everyone quite comfortable with the status quo, an extremely compelling argument must be offered in order to change.

The New Zealand Building Code clause H1 (Energy Efficiency) requires minimum levels of insulation only to the exterior of the inhabited areas of a house. Is this enough?

A clear scope, well designed masterplan, building consent cohesion and coordinated infrastructure delivery are all needed to ensure that the government's latest housing plan succeeds.