Architectus specified ROCKWOOL insulation behind the brick façade at Community Lane, Avondale, creating a high-performance building envelope that provides improved energy efficiency, acoustic comfort, fire protection and moisture management.

Part of Auckland's wider Tāmaki Regeneration Programme, TRC Eppingdale is helping deliver modern, medium-density housing for a growing community. Developments of this scale require careful consideration of not only construction costs, but also the long-term performance and maintenance requirements of the buildings being delivered. ACMF is proud to have contributed to the project with the FINesse balustrade, perfect for this kind of community project.

How durable, low-maintenance surface solutions can support efficient and long-lasting affordable housing design across New Zealand.

When it comes to bathroom heating, comfort is only half the equation. In a space where moisture, heat and electricity coexist, safety is critical — and getting it right requires more than bog-standard testing.

That's why Vynco took an unconventional approach when designing its Cyprus wall-mounted bathroom heater, hiring a 10ft coolstore container to push it to its limits.

Wet areas remain one of the highest-risk zones in residential construction. By reducing the likelihood of replacement or maintenance call-backs, Jesani systems can help lower whole-of-life costs for housing providers.

Bremworth’s Origin carpet collection is a solution dyed nylon (SDN) cut pile range, available in four weights to suit a variety of applications, enabling performance and cost to be aligned across different areas within stand-alone homes, townhouses, and multi-unit developments.

By consolidating wet-area extraction into one system, MultiVent supports simpler installation and long-term moisture management in affordable and social housing projects.

Water heating selection can influence installation complexity, long-term maintenance, and overall project cost, particularly in retrofit-focused affordable housing programmes.

At both the Scanlan Street apartments in Grey Lynn and the Citti Apartments on Princess Road, Dec-K-ing was specified as a fully trafficable waterproofing membrane, allowing the deck surface and waterproofing layer to be resolved as a single system.

A smarter approach to intertenancy design is helping shape one of New Zealand’s largest master-planned communities — delivering safer, quieter, and more efficient homes at scale.

As demand for affordable and social housing continues to grow across New Zealand, there is increasing pressure to deliver projects efficiently and cost effectively. However, recent multi-unit developments are highlighting a critical lesson: while omitting roof space ventilation may reduce upfront build costs, it can lead to significantly higher long-term expenses.

Boundaryline’s DuraPanel Titan and SleekWall Horizontal Slat systems support safety, privacy, low maintenance and installation efficiency across Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust’s Tewa Banks development.

Using solutions that are proven and also interact with the other elements of the install are crucial to ensure that the timelines in regard to supply, install and sign-off are efficient and the finished result will perform as expected. 

A single sided roller door from Sage Doors enables this compact laundry to have everything it needs, including two lightweight fully removable 35L hampers.

Affordable housing is built for the long-term. But all too often, upfront construction costs drive decisions. It’s worth doing the numbers for whole-of-life cost on materials and construction systems, particularly those areas that will require maintenance, repair and replacement over time.

As residential floorplans become more compact, daylighting systems are helping architects introduce natural light into hallways, bathrooms and other internal spaces where conventional windows are not practical.