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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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22 April 2024
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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30 July 2012

Canterbury Leads Building Consents for June

The value of consents issued for all buildings in June 2012 was $712 million, up 19% on last year, led by the South Island and Wellington.

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15 July 2012

Lead: How to Test for and Treat Lead-Based Paint

In our work with painting and building contractors working on Christchurch repair work, the issue of lead paint has arisen many times.

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29 June 2012

Canterbury Building Consents Rise to $47 Million for May

Statistics New Zealand today released the May Building Consent figures, and the total value of residential building consents rose 37 percent to $532 million for May 2012. 

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6 June 2012

EBOSS Survey Winners Announced

New Zealand's biggest online specifier survey was conducted by EBOSS over the month of May, with a total of 1,322 respondents.

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6 June 2012

Introducing the Glass Tree-Topped Hotel Room

Designed to blend into its surroundings so as not to ruin the view, Treehotel in Sweden is now making its glassed tree-top hotel room, Mirrorcube, available for mail order purchase.

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