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Passive Fire Protection in CLT Construction

Plumbing or electrical services that penetrate a CLT panel result in a hole in the fire cell for the service to pass through. The hole for the pipe or cables needs to have a PFP product applied to it to prevent the spread of fire beyond that fire cell.

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12 December 2012

Exclusive 2013 Architectural and Design Documentary Series

Urbanized, a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, is included in the EBOSS 2013 architectural documentary series.

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6 December 2012

Tūhoe's Living Building commences

Work began this month on New Zealand’s first living building.

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6 December 2012

New Houses Hit Four Year High

October has seen the highest number of new dwellings being consented since four years ago, with a total number of 1,639, including 168 apartments (129 retirement village units), Statistics NZ announced today.

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22 November 2012

Understanding Kiwibuild – 100,000 Homes in 10 Years

Last month David Shearer launched Labour's proposed programme to assist with the issue of housing affordability.

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8 November 2012

Breathe - The New Urban Village Project

Christchurch City Council, Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment and Ngāi Tahu are hosting an international competition to design and build a new neighbourhood in the Central City.

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15 October 2012

'Right First Time' with Seismic-Designed Suspended Ceilings

A recent fitout project for the NZ Police at Christchurch International Airport was a very good example of ‘getting it right first time’ – especially regarding seismic suspended ceiling design and installation.

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15 October 2012

Cuba: A Revolution of Forms and Reforms

Well known Wellington architect Gus Watt recently traveled to Cuba, here are his thoughts of a memorable visit.

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7 August 2012

Wanted: 5 Million Litres of Paint for Quake Repairs

The article below was recently published in The Press (via Stuff.co.nz) regarding the recent bulk tender for the Christchurch rebuild.

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