The insulation that has been keeping Kiwis warm for over 50 years just got better.

Cathleen McGuigan, editor-in-chief of Architectural Record, America’s leading architecture publication for more than a century, will give two lectures in New Zealand in February as part of a flying visit as a design jury panelist.

DORMA is the only architectural hardware manufacturer in the world with ISO 14025 Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) associated with some of its product. This means you can deliver on-site with certified product, following on from any sustainability rating you have earned for your design.

Axis entrance matting has been successfully used recently in the University Union redevelopment at Otago University in Dunedin.

Attention to detail is one of the key things that sets one project apart from another… so banish those white light switches and opt for colour coordinated ones instead.

Is it Green Star-rated?
Does it provide energy-saving R2.1 thermal efficiency?
Can it achieve NRC.95 sound absorption?
Will it offer hygienic surface finishes?

Masons Barricade Building Wrap is a new product which is BRANZ appraised (No.795 [2012]).

To accompany the launch of ThresholdDrain, New Zealand’s first cantilever drainage system for level threshold building entries, ACO has launched an exciting new website.

In 1976 New Zealand Steel established its environmental laboratory to monitor and improve its environmental performance. In the early 1990s the company volunteered to lower its carbon emissions through the introduction of a co-generation plant and was awarded a Ministry of Environment Award. In 2003 New Zealand Steel was awarded ISO14001, an internationally recognised environmental standard. New Zealand Steel is one of only a few New Zealand companies to achieve this.

As a manufacturer, USG recognises the importance of safeguarding the environment.

First Waves is the first of the new releases from Modulyss for 2013.

Futurebuild LVL (laminated veneer lumber) is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of wood veneer laminated together under precise factory conditions.

Building or renovating with renewable energy systems for the home is becoming increasingly popular, as electricity prices rise and heat sources that traditionally were considered cheap and freely available might be becoming the opposite.

Sarah Charlton, the owner of Charlton Jewellers at the Westfield Shopping Centre, Glenfield, approached Forman Building Systems’ lighting team for assistance in helping to reinvigorate the lighting layout of her retail store. It was clear following a site visit that the current lighting installation was technically dated and no longer performing to the client’s expectations.

Not typically considered an eco-friendly option, Tarkett’s range of vinyl floorings have undergone a dramatic transformation, altering production processes and raw materials to reduce VOC emissions and gain a GreenTag eco-label.

Resene has for many years actively improved the sustainability of its products and systems, winning Sustainable Business of the Year 2010.

Resene, the New Zealand-owned coatings company, has acquired Plaster Systems Ltd, a division of Nuplex Construction Products.