Various members of the construction industry discuss questions from the recent eboss survey.

Achieving a weathertight building envelope is a matter of managing water. During a dwelling’s lifespan, it is inevitable that some moisture content or penetration will enter through the envelope.

Watching Paint Dry.

Various members of the construction industry discuss questions from the recent eboss survey.

Oil-based paints are particularly poor outdoors with rapid gloss drop-off, chalking, and embrittlement happening over time.

I previously mentioned that the vast majority of paint sales are now water-based.

This juicy title of the recently released DBH Building and Construction Outlook for the March 2010 quarter certainly got my attention, and the summary is well worth a read.

Building professionals confident about the industry, Eboss' quarterly survey reveals.  

This month focuses on how the kiwi summer can be enhanced through smart solutions and materials.

Eight Sleeps until Christmas seems like a good time to reflect on the fastest year in living memory, for me anyway.