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Can Solar Control Glass Be Used to Mitigate the Potential for Over-Heating?

Recent modelling by Jason Quinn of Sustainable Engineering found that improper glass choice and orientation could lead to over 33% increased risk of this specific house design overheating, as evidenced by the graph. What are some options that will reduce the risk of overheating from solar gain?

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25 March 2024
24 June 2014

Elizabeth Wells on Special Housing Areas (Video)

Speaking at 'The Development of Auckland' event on Tuesday 24th June, Elizabeth Wells, SHA Consenting Manager of the Housing Project Office, delivered an informative presentation entitled 'Special Housing Areas – Opportunities and Challenges'.

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3 June 2014

Thermal Mass: Is It Useful?

Thermal mass can have a positive or negative influence on the thermal performance of a building depending upon how it is used.

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Creating Living Buildings: Short Course on Sustainability

This month we introduce Jerome Partington to Detailed. Jerome is an expert in sustainable building practices and is a Senior Associate at Jasmax, where he helps create some of the most advanced sustainable projects in New Zealand. 

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27 May 2014

Potters Deflection Track System Solves ‘Live/Dead Load’ Issues in Buildings

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

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29 April 2014

Insulation, Glazing and Thermal Mass: Is There a Simple Relationship?

We are encouraged to insulate and double glaze our homes and even to add thermal mass.  While a bare minimum of each is not good, how much and in what proportion is best? 

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29 April 2014

Professional Indemnity Insurance: Clarifying the Jargon

Professional indemnity policies have a number of key elements that make them slightly different from other kinds of professional insurance.  

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31 March 2014

BRANZ Clarifies the Use of ALF

ALF (Annual Loss Factor) thermal simulation software, used to show compliance with NZBC-H1, was developed to analyse stand-alone houses, not for dwellings with party walls or within multi-unit developments. 

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31 March 2014

Scyon Axon Panel for Non-Combustibility and Bracing

Scyon Axon Panel is classified as a ‘non-combustible’ material that is suitable for cladding and complies with the requirements of C3.7 of Clause-C of the NZBC.

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31 March 2014

What Exactly is Professional Indemnity Insurance?

This month we introduce Harvey Kerr to Detailed.  Harvey has been in the insurance industry for over 30 years and will be providing insights into professional indemnity for construction professionals. Harvey specialises in insurance programmes for designers. 

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27 March 2014

Short Course on Sustainability in Christchurch and Auckland

A two-day short course on one of the industry's most important topics – sustainable building – will be running in Auckland and Christchurch in June, held by Otago Polytechnic.

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