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Introducing KECH: A New Porcelain Alternative to Hand-Made Zellige Tiles

KECH is an exciting new wall tile collection at the Tile Depot that brings an alternative option to those who love the look and feel of handcrafted products in a large format porcelain tile.

From Open Plan to Private Retreat with CS Cavity Sliders

Achieving interior flexibility with CS Cavity Sliders at Maddren Homes, House of Illusion in Silverdale, Auckland.

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July 2025 feature

Additions & Alterations

Retrofit solutions for NZ builds.

A Renovation That Required Colour, Function, and Fun

Draughty, eighties-era French doors were replaced with a large Vantage window and glass slider that flows straight out to the rolling garden. The windows were finished with a fire-engine-red powder coating which gives a beautiful contrast against the dark timber cladding.

Preserving History with ARDEX Below Grade Tanking Solutions

Preserving History with ARDEX Below Grade Tanking Solutions

Integrating ARDEX Waterproofing into Heritage Foundations at Lorne Street Student Accommodation.

SmartVent Breathes New Life Into an Old Home

SmartVent Breathes New Life Into an Old Home

A compact heat recovery ventilation system helped this student-renovated state house control indoor moisture and fight overheating.

Coastal Home Reimagined with Calibre

Coastal Home Reimagined with Calibre

Gerard's Calibre steel roof panel system was chosen by ATA architectural design studio to refresh the aesthetics and performance of a beachfront Mount Maunganui home.

Kingspan Now Manufacturing Insulated Panels in New Zealand

Kingspan's New Zealand manufacturing facility is now producing FM-approved PIR Roofing and Coldstore Panels.

Bold Edges or Subtle Curves? Explore Escea's Latest Freestanding Gas Fireplaces

Explore Escea's latest freestanding gas fireplaces, including new additions to the range. Choose from the bold edges and clean lines of the new DFS740 and DFS940, or the classic DFS730, with subtle curves and a softer, more refined aesthetic.

Seamless Cabinetry That Supports a Calming, Cohesive Home

A Nelson kitchen featuring Hettich AvanTech YOU drawers and Actro YOU runners sets the tone for a home designed around flow, tranquillity, and considered storage.

WOOP Woven Eco-Vinyl Rugs Arrive in New Zealand

High performance, customisable indoor/outdoor rugs for residential or commercial use.

Casali Aderix Peel & Stick Double Layer Roofing Solution

When it comes to waterproofing roofs, decks, and flat surfaces, durability, safety, and efficiency are essential. Allco’s Casali Aderix Peel & Stick Double Layer Solution offers a practical and reliable system designed to meet these demands.

Self-Adhesive Underlay Simplifies Rigid Air Barrier Installation for Fitzgerald Construction


The RAINARMOR self-adhesive solution reduced labour, sped up installation and enhanced performance at Tuahiwi School.

Modelling the Passive Thermal Performance of Dwellings

In my opinion it is only by analysing Terrace and Apartment housing developments with the use of Dynamic Simulation computational modelling processes that an objective evaluation can be made of the potential for passive summer over-heating to occur in the most likely vulnerable units.

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How Managing Acoustics Can Help Create More Inclusive Workspaces

Designing with neurodiversity in mind means offering a variety of environments, each with different acoustic needs: quiet zones for deep focus, collaborative spaces for teamwork, and sensory-friendly areas for decompression. 

Bathroom Flooding: Three Common Failures Smarter Design Can Prevent

Why are New Zealand bathrooms still flooding — even with good design? From failed flexi hoses to blocked drains and running taps, accidental overflows remain a common risk. Jesani explores three preventable failures and introduces a smarter architectural solution: the patented Door Channel. Future-ready and Clause E3.3.2 compliant, it helps safeguard adjoining spaces without compromising detailing, performance, or compliance.

Ngā Mokopuna: A Benchmark in Sustainable Tertiary Design

Victoria University’s prize-winning new campus building, Ngā Mokopuna, used numerous commercial window systems from APL and required in-depth environmental documentation as part of the specification process.

ATEX-Rated Doors Offer Reliable Explosion Protection for High Risk Environments

ATEX-Rated Doors Offer Reliable Explosion Protection for High Risk Environments

Industries such as pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, food processing, and manufacturing face constant exposure to explosive atmospheres. The Efaflex EX Series of high speed doors is purpose-built to meet these challenges.

Upcycling a 1970s Barn with Prefinished Plywood

Upcycling a 1970s Barn with Prefinished Plywood

This 1970s barn has been made warm and serviceable with Bates Surfaces' prefinished plywood interior lining.

Creating a Visual Link to the Surrounding Landscape at Motueka High School

Creating a Visual Link to the Surrounding Landscape at Motueka High School

Havelock and Awake carpet tiles from Advance Flooring in green and grey reference the local forest floor and cultural history while providing durable, comfortable flooring for students and staff.

NZRAB Accredited CPD Courses from Dulux New Zealand

NZRAB Accredited CPD Courses from Dulux New Zealand

Dulux understands the importance of staying up to date with industry knowledge throughout your career. This is why they offer flexible online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses delivered for all brands across DuluxGroup.

Integrating Nature to Support Emotional Wellbeing at Te Waka Aorangi

Integrating Nature to Support Emotional Wellbeing at Te Waka Aorangi

The newly opened Te Waka Aorangi brings together cultural insight, thoughtful design and robust materials. Melteca and Laminex Formica Laminate in Seasoned Oak help create a calm and durable interior with warmth and visual continuity.

Experience Elevated Security and Design with the Schlage Ascent Smart Lock Series

Experience Elevated Security and Design with the Schlage Ascent Smart Lock Series

The Schlage Ascent Series offers a range of smart locking solutions designed to meet the demands of modern spaces — whether residential or light commercial developments — while aligning with the high standards of New Zealand’s building industry.

100% New Zealand Wool Acoustic Wall Lining for a Wellington School

100% New Zealand Wool Acoustic Wall Lining for a Wellington School

Floc's natural wool acoustic range is helping to create calmer, healthier classrooms across the motu.

Breathing New Life into a Landmark: Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery Extension

Breathing New Life into a Landmark: Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery Extension

Equus Industries worked closely with the project team to supply waterproofing and protective coating systems that could meet the challenges of both the original structure and the new build.

A Contemporary Upgrade for a Heritage Home

A Contemporary Upgrade for a Heritage Home

A fresh take on a timeless favourite — see how this Timaru home kept its picket charm without the upkeep.

Streamlining Efficiency with Moddex: Civil Logic Truck Wash Facility

Streamlining Efficiency with Moddex: Civil Logic Truck Wash Facility

Innovative solutions from Moddex drive productivity and safety at a state-of-the-art truck wash facility in Melbourne.

Smart Fire and Acoustic Wall Systems Trusted in Healthcare Environments

Smart Fire and Acoustic Wall Systems Trusted in Healthcare Environments

Hospitals demand the highest standards in safety, acoustic control, compliance and speed of delivery. KOROK delivers — with BRANZ-appraised, tested systems that are already trusted in hospitals, corridors, IT rooms, service risers, lift shafts, and more.

Unlocking the Hidden 40%: How Airtightness Makes Staged Renovations Work

Unlocking the Hidden 40%: How Airtightness Makes Staged Renovations Work

Aero can help designers and builders to boost energy performance through airtightness — enabling staged renovations that save more and cost less.

Providing Flexible Outdoor Heating Solutions for a Rooftop Bar

Providing Flexible Outdoor Heating Solutions for a Rooftop Bar

After the initial discussion using Bromic’s complimentary Design Service, the heating experts mocked up a heat layout that provided the warmth and comfort guests needed, while maintaining flexibility.

A Dining Table Brings Warmth and Practicality with Dekton Albarium

A Dining Table Brings Warmth and Practicality with Dekton Albarium

Interior designer Paula Waterhouse uses Dekton Albarium to craft a family-friendly dining centrepiece in a Christchurch home.

Streamlining Roof Retrofits for Alteration Projects

Streamlining Roof Retrofits for Alteration Projects

The Enviroclad FBS overlay system delivers significant project efficiency gains through: (i) elimination of strip-out operations and cost, (ii) reduction in waste as the old roof surface doesn’t fill up our landfill, and (iii) the weather exposure risks that accompany full roof replacement. 

Warmup Underfloor Heating: A Space-Saving Heating Option Perfect for Renovations

Warmup Underfloor Heating: A Space-Saving Heating Option Perfect for Renovations

When renovating or expanding a home, choosing an appropriate heating system significantly impacts comfort, energy efficiency, and design flexibility. Warmup underfloor heating offers a contemporary, discreet, and high-performing solution.

A Sustainable Drainage Channel Choice for Kings Plant Barn Stonefields

A Sustainable Drainage Channel Choice for Kings Plant Barn Stonefields

Allproof supplies NZ made surface water drainage system for one of the country's most innovative and sustainable projects in its category.

GIB Plasterboard Shaping Christchurch Stadium Build

GIB Plasterboard Shaping Christchurch Stadium Build

“GIB goes above and beyond with their technical support, and it makes all the difference to have that backing. What’s more, 90% of GIB systems are exactly that — systems. They all work in together and they’re pretty fool proof.”

Making Schools Safer with Spectrum’s EVO Max Balustrade

Making Schools Safer with Spectrum’s EVO Max Balustrade

Two Auckland schools have invested in quality balustrades with safety at the forefront, utilising a customisable, pre-engineered solution from Spectrum.

Tiles Create a Refined Look for AIA Tower Lobby Renovation

Tiles Create a Refined Look for AIA Tower Lobby Renovation

A lobby renovation that transformed a dated, dark, echoey space into a calm, warm, inviting transition zone for tenants.

Suspended Ceiling Renovation and Renew Innovation

Suspended Ceiling Renovation and Renew Innovation

Triton 4 is a proprietary 4mm thick fire Group 1-S acoustic ceiling material designed to provide a new decorative finish to existing ceiling tiles without degrading the original ceiling's fire and acoustic performance.

Curves Ahead: How Studco Supports the Rise of Curved Design in Commercial Architecture

Curves Ahead: How Studco Supports the Rise of Curved Design in Commercial Architecture

Comfortech offers two standout products from Studco’s range which are purpose-built for curved applications: EzyTrack for creating curved walls and bulkheads, and Curved Top Cross Rail (TCR), designed specifically for curved ceiling systems.

Engineered Timber Unlocks Space, Style and Savings in 1980s Home Renovation

Engineered Timber Unlocks Space, Style and Savings in 1980s Home Renovation

From 80s glum to contemporary glam — the dramatic transformation of a Mt Maunganui home shows how Prolam Glulam Beams can deliver structural performance, standout design and significant cost efficiencies.

Dress Up Walls with NZ Nature-Inspired Resene Wall Decals

Dress Up Walls with NZ Nature-Inspired Resene Wall Decals

Add beautiful, botanical flair to bare walls with Resene Wall Decals.

Efficient, Low-Carbon Water Heating for Commercial Retrofits

Efficient, Low-Carbon Water Heating for Commercial Retrofits

The Rheem 

Rheem YF Series heat pumps provide a straightforward pathway to reducing a building’s carbon footprint and lowering overall energy costs, making them an ideal solution for businesses looking to upgrade to a more sustainable system.

Specialized Construction Products: Plaster Cladding Specialists

Specialized Construction Products: Plaster Cladding Specialists

Designed, developed and tested in New Zealand for New Zealand conditions.

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