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News and updates on New Zealand architectural products.

October 2026

Nero Tapware's Zen Collection Achieves Global GreenTag Certification

Nero Tapware is proud to announce that the Zen Collection has achieved Global GreenTag Certification, reinforcing its position as one of Nero’s most innovative and sustainable premium tapware collections.

Coffee, Uninterupted: This Outdoor Room Adapts, So You Don’t Have To

Coffee, Uninterupted: This Outdoor Room Adapts, So You Don’t Have To

How a Louvretec Slimline Roof turns changing weather into a non-event — for coffee, and everything else

Simplifying Green Star Design with Billi Quadra

Simplifying Green Star Design with Billi Quadra

Backed by EPDs and Global GreenTag certification, Billi streamlines specification for low-carbon, compliant interior fitouts.

Lower-Carbon Steel Moves from Ambition to Reality

Lower-Carbon Steel Moves from Ambition to Reality

In August, New Zealand Steel achieved a major milestone with the first steel production from its new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) at Glenbrook, just over two years after construction began.

Designing Hospitality Spaces That Balance Atmosphere and Performance

Designing Hospitality Spaces That Balance Atmosphere and Performance

Explore how the right flooring can help hospitality venues balance durability, safety and atmosphere across front- and back-of-house spaces.

Specify Vertical Access Early: Residential Elevators for Future-Ready New Zealand Homes

Specify Vertical Access Early: Residential Elevators for Future-Ready New Zealand Homes

Architectural Home Elevators provides architects with the technical expertise, documentation and product options needed to integrate vertical access into new builds and retrofits.

Reducing Operational Carbon Through Efficient Water Heating

Reducing Operational Carbon Through Efficient Water Heating

As New Zealand moves towards lower-emission buildings, reducing the energy required to heat water presents a practical opportunity to lower operational carbon while supporting energy-efficient, all-electric design.

Explore Three Inspiring New Colour Palettes Set to Shape Interiors in 2027

Explore Three Inspiring New Colour Palettes Set to Shape Interiors in 2027

Dulux has revealed its annual Colour Forecast for 2027, showcasing the palettes, colours and trends set to shape interiors in the year ahead.

Reducing Embedded Carbon by Smart Selection of Manufacturer

Reducing Embedded Carbon by Smart Selection of Manufacturer

In thinking of a locally manufactured product, the importation, or local sourcing, of raw material means a far more efficient supply to the manufacturer.

The True Cost of Permeable Concrete: Looking Beyond Cost per Square Metre

The True Cost of Permeable Concrete: Looking Beyond Cost per Square Metre

Does permeable concrete really cost more? The answer changes when you consider the complete stormwater solution.

Whole-of-Life Carbon Starts with Better Design Decisions

Whole-of-Life Carbon Starts with Better Design Decisions

Technoform's research shows that whole-of-life carbon outcomes are influenced by more than thermal performance alone, with manufacturing location, freight, and product transparency all playing an important role.

The Hidden Fine Print: Why Your Timber Cladding Warranty May Not Protect You

The Hidden Fine Print: Why Your Timber Cladding Warranty May Not Protect You

The uncomfortable truth is that not all cladding warranties are created equal, and the fine print of some popular products might surprise you. As specifiers, we must look deeper than the bold headlines.

How Vynco is Making Recycling Rugged

How Vynco is Making Recycling Rugged

Making Industrial switchgear that works hard but goes easy on the planet might sound like an uphill battle. But at Vynco, they’re up for the challenge. The Kiwi company is on an eco journey and wants you to come along...

A Lower Impact Option for Achieving the Timber Batten Look

A Lower Impact Option for Achieving the Timber Batten Look

PSP's Archi-Line aluminium batten system is a concealed-fix, low-maintenance alternative to timber, manufactured from 100% recyclable aluminium.

J-Frame LVL: Certified Performance for Prefabricated Truss Systems

J-Frame LVL: Certified Performance for Prefabricated Truss Systems

Juken New Zealand’s J-Frame LVL range is now certified for use in prefabricated structural roof trusses and frames, giving designers, truss manufacturers and builders a consistent, engineered timber solution for modern construction.

Resene Reduces Operational Carbon Emissions by 22% in Four Years

Resene Reduces Operational Carbon Emissions by 22% in Four Years

Resene Principal Advisor, Evie Haverkort, breaks down the methods behind the company’s sustainability milestone.

Wool’s Carbon-Sinking Properties Ideal for Low-Carbon Buildings

Wool’s Carbon-Sinking Properties Ideal for Low-Carbon Buildings

Wool’s natural ability to sequester carbon along with Terra Lana’s ability to maintain it in a closed loop production cycle that recycles both production waste and end-of-life products, helps preserve carbon storage over time.

Thermally Modified Timber: Supporting Whole-of-Life Carbon Design

Thermally Modified Timber: Supporting Whole-of-Life Carbon Design

JSC Thermally Modified Timber (TMT) is treated by a heat-and-steam modification process which imparts performance qualities of durability and dimensional stability to sustainable timbers by improving their response to moisture.

How Daylighting Can Reduce Reliance on Electric Lighting

How Daylighting Can Reduce Reliance on Electric Lighting

A well-designed tubular daylighting strategy can bring natural light deeper into a building, helping reduce the need for electric lighting during daylight hours.

Bespoke Climate Control in High-End Homes without Compromising on Aesthetics

Bespoke Climate Control in High-End Homes without Compromising on Aesthetics

With flexible design options to ensure seamless incorporation into architectural homes, General’s Airstage VRF systems provide high-performance multi-room climate control without compromise.

The Best of Both Worlds: Fibreglass Pool Speed with a Fully Tiled Edge

The Best of Both Worlds: Fibreglass Pool Speed with a Fully Tiled Edge

Fast to build, engineered to last, and now finished with a fully tiled, mosaic or natural stone coping and surround. The Pool House has partnered with Surtec, exclusive NZ distributor for Italian engineered Technokolla waterproofing and tiling systems, to bring an architectural finish to the edge of every fibreglass pool.

Heated Towel Rails with Flexible Design Options Perfect for Making the Most of Compact Spaces

Heated Towel Rails with Flexible Design Options Perfect for Making the Most of Compact Spaces

Heirloom’s collection of heated towel ladders, bars and poles are available in a wide variety of sizes, styles and finishes, giving designers options for maximising space and comfort in bathrooms. 

Zenith Water Products Help Avoid Three Billion Plastic Bottles

Zenith Water Products Help Avoid Three Billion Plastic Bottles

Zenith Water has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting significant progress across its environmental, social and governance priorities, including powering its Australian manufacturing operations with 100% renewable electricity, achieving 90% waste diversion from landfill and advancing the electrification of its vehicle fleet.

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