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News and updates on New Zealand architectural products.

PSP Alpolic/fr: Cost-Effective Yet High Performing Cladding

The robust and fire-retardant Alpolic/fr cladding system has gained CodeMark, demonstrating its compliance with the tough standards of the NZBC.

Juken Delivers Strength and Stability with J-Frame Structural Timber

Juken Delivers Strength and Stability with J-Frame Structural Timber

Juken's CodeMarked J-Frame is a high-quality, sustainable timber suitable for a wide range of applications in residential and commercial projects.

Hebel Offers Innovative Cladding and Flooring Solutions

Hebel Offers Innovative Cladding and Flooring Solutions

Hebel's lightweight AAC panels are CodeMark certified, providing peace of mind to specifiers looking for high-performing wall systems.

DriStud Products Gain Five CodeMark Certificates

DriStud Products Gain Five CodeMark Certificates

Specifically engineered for the New Zealand environment, DriStud's CodeMarked products protect buildings from moist weather conditions.

 Give Us Your Feedback On Metalcraft’s New Roofing Profile

Give Us Your Feedback On Metalcraft’s New Roofing Profile

Metalcraft Roofing is launching a new long-run profile for both residential and commercial roofing and cladding applications in 0.4 and 0.55mm COLORSTEEL® from NZ Steel.

Heavy Duty, Exceptional Strength Translucent Roofing

Heavy Duty, Exceptional Strength Translucent Roofing

Recent structural and UV tests on the Topglass GC Ultra-Safe series sheeting show that it not only meets NZBC requirements, but also eliminates the need for safety mesh to be installed under the sheeting.

Win an iPad mini with Pink Batts Third Generation Insulation

Win an iPad mini with Pink Batts Third Generation Insulation

The insulation that has been keeping Kiwis warm for over 50 years has just got better. With the development of Pink Batts third generation insulation, an improved indoor environment can be created.

Colour Up Revit with Resene

Colour Up Revit with Resene

Resene has added to its range of electronic colour design files and now has tailor-made files for Revit, as well as as files that can be used for PhotoShop, Illustrator and Indesign.

Great Double Sided Look with Jenkin A-lign Fencing

Great Double Sided Look with Jenkin A-lign Fencing

Jenkin A-lign Fencing is am easy way to create a fence with exceptional street appeal.

Latest Product News and Developments from Potter Interior Systems

Latest Product News and Developments from Potter Interior Systems

2012 was a big year for Potter Interior Systems, with several new wall and ceiling products brought in to compliment the company’s existing interior range and many product developments also complete.

Seek Palette: Dulux Colour Forecast 2013

Seek Palette: Dulux Colour Forecast 2013

In re-interpreting eras passed, Dulux colour moves ahead of the times. Driven by thrift in these times of uncertainty, designers and artists are finding ways to repurpose materials, collating old treasures into an eclectic new style that will define the coming year.

FasTLock Suspended Ceiling Grid for GHD Centre

FasTLock Suspended Ceiling Grid for GHD Centre

Overlooking Auckland’s new Victoria Park flyover, the GHD Centre is one of Manson TCLM’s latest Green Star-rated office developments.

Let Nature Pay with a Heat Pump Water Heating System

Let Nature Pay with a Heat Pump Water Heating System

If solar water heating is a concept of interest to you and your clients but there are issues with low sun or shading of the house, then consider heat pump water heating as a smart alternative.

‘Mini Tuft’ Carpet Tiles Popular Choice

‘Mini Tuft’ Carpet Tiles Popular Choice

Bring some real style into your next flooring design with Modulyss carpet tiles by Heritage Carpets.

Decortech Ceiling Panels for Quad 5 Atrium

Decortech Ceiling Panels for Quad 5 Atrium

Jasmax Architects specified Décortech Firesafe Radiata Plywood ceiling panels with a blonded finish and slotted perforations in the atrium for the new Quad 5 office building at Auckland Airport.

Brand New Look for Colorsteel Literature

Brand New Look for Colorsteel Literature

Following the introduction of six of the most popular Colorsteel Endura colours into the Colorsteel Maxx colour palette, New Zealand Steel is pleased to release a refreshed and modernised look for its Colorsteel prepainted steel sales and technical literature.

New Translucent Roofing Product With Embossed Textured Coating

New Translucent Roofing Product With Embossed Textured Coating

The team at Alsynite NZ Ltd has created another quality, glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) roofing product that not only offers practical solutions to roofing and cladding on buildings but also exudes architectural elegance and creates a point of difference in internal or external designs.

Kingspan Kooltherm K10 Offers Lowest Thermal Transmittance

Kingspan Kooltherm K10 Offers Lowest Thermal Transmittance

Kingspan Kooltherm insulation sheets have the lowest thermal transmittance of any commercially available insulation.

ThresholdDrain Keeps Out Rainwater

ThresholdDrain Keeps Out Rainwater

ACO Limited has launched ThresholdDrain, a product solution for entry thresholds designed to suit New Zealand building code requirements.

New Commercial Profile into the South Island

New Commercial Profile into the South Island

In June 2012 Dimond released the award-winning DP955 long-run roofing profile into the South Island.

2013 Dulux Colour Awards: A Chance For NZ Architects And Designers To Showcase Their True Colours

2013 Dulux Colour Awards: A Chance For NZ Architects And Designers To Showcase Their True Colours

Entries for the 2013 Dulux Colour Awards open, with New Zealand judge Denise L’Estrange-Corbet of WORLD appointed to the panel.

See How Natural Sounds with Heradesign

See How Natural Sounds with Heradesign

Made in Austria from sustainable, PEFC-certified timber, pure magnesite and water, Heradesign wood wool lining is a natural performer.

Electro Range Means More Finish Choices for Nu-Wall

Electro Range Means More Finish Choices for Nu-Wall

The Electro range of powdercoat finishes, released recently by Dulux, offers a choice of fashion colours with an appearance which is very similar to anodising, but with the colour consistency of powdercoating.

Save on Energy Bills Each Month with Solar Water Heating

Save on Energy Bills Each Month with Solar Water Heating

Relying less on traditional electricity to heat a home’s water requirements is becoming increasingly popular, as alternative systems such as solar water heating gain traction in the mass market.

The Look and Feel of Wood with ShadowClad

The Look and Feel of Wood with ShadowClad

Add design flair and retain the natural warmth and beauty of a wooden interior with untreated ShadowClad, an attractive, tough and impact resistant for the rough and tumble of the modern Kiwi lifestyle.

MacDonald Industries Commercial Bathroom Equipment Specialists

MacDonald Industries Commercial Bathroom Equipment Specialists

MacDonald Industries Ltd is a commercial bathroom equipment specialist, servicing the building industry since 1964, through architectural and services engineering specification.

New Luxaflex Rollershade Fabric Collection

New Luxaflex Rollershade Fabric Collection

This season Luxaflex has released a new Rollershade fabric collection. The collection showcases an array of exclusive fabrics in contemporary colours, rich textures and striking patterns that will transform any room. New light-filtering fabrics introduce a new level of interest and light filtration to the collection.

Cladding Sets The Scene

Cladding Sets The Scene

Establishing a theme will determine many of the architectural aspects in the design of a new home, including layout, detailing and product choice.

Total Colour System Tools and Services to Help You

Total Colour System Tools and Services to Help You

When it comes to colour, paint is all about fashion. Colours come and go with changing trends. Flexibility in colours, colour tools and colour scheme development are paramount.

Low Odour Solventborne Low-Sheen for Wet Areas

Low Odour Solventborne Low-Sheen for Wet Areas

The solventborne enamel range from Resene has traditionally been focused on gloss and semi-gloss finishes.

KerMac Knows Colour

KerMac Knows Colour

The colour you pick for your next bathroom fitout is going to affect the building for the next several years or possibly the next decade or two.

Fijian Luxury with a Touch of Marley

Fijian Luxury with a Touch of Marley

Creating luxury accommodation in the Pacific Islands presents a unique set of design challenges, requiring a habitat that provides the ultimate in stylish relaxation yet is built with materials that will endure in the testing tropical environment.

Colorsteel Max Releases New Colours

Colorsteel Max Releases New Colours

New Zealand Steel has introduced six of its most popular Colorsteel Endura colours into the Colorsteel Maxx colour palette: Ironsand, Sandstone Grey, Grey Friars, Karaka, Titania and Ebony.

Dulux Futuna Lecture: Rick Joy

Dulux Futuna Lecture: Rick Joy

Rick Joy talks about the underpinnings, inspirations and aspirations of his work, how he and his practice produce the work and how it is constructed.

Recycled Rubber Flooring and More

Recycled Rubber Flooring and More

Floorculture is a division of Advance Flooring Company, which is a family-owned company based in Auckland.

Assa Abloy Proud Suppliers to the Geyser Building

Assa Abloy Proud Suppliers to the Geyser Building

The Geyser building, located in the Auckland suburb of Parnell, is New Zealand’s first six-star Green Star Certified building.

3M DI-NOC Finishes Used to Create Work of Art

3M DI-NOC Finishes Used to Create Work of Art

It would be very easy to think that this exquisite piece of art has been created by one of the world’s best sculptors, and in a way it has. This masterpiece is on display at Carl’s Junior Restaurant in Henderson, Auckland.

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Full-System Warranty A Big Attraction

Full-System Warranty A Big Attraction

James Hardie Scyon® Stria® Cladding and Scyon® Linea® Weatherboard were the ideal solutions for a set of units that had seen significant failures in its existing cladding system.

Paint Colour Trends for 2013 and Beyond from Resene

Paint Colour Trends for 2013 and Beyond from Resene

Once upon a time, colour choices seemed to be bound by endless unwritten rules of which colours could be used where and with what - a minefield for the uninitiated.

Great Colours in Carpet from Belgium

Great Colours in Carpet from Belgium

Belgians have a natural affinity with carpets and textiles, as well as colourful flowers. The two come together in Color&, a carpet tile with an outstanding palette of colours and a lovely soft texture.

Colour Movement: Dulux Colour Forecast 2013

Colour Movement: Dulux Colour Forecast 2013

From vintage design to new technology, Dulux colour moves ahead of the times.

Echopanel's Colourful Approach to Interior Environments

Echopanel's Colourful Approach to Interior Environments

The Echopanel product range has been at the forefront of sustainable interior products for years, bringing acoustic solutions that are environmentally friendly and easy to install.

Drawers Get Personal

Drawers Get Personal

Blum's newest release in drawer hardware allows the freedom of individuality, creativity and design.

Calling Architects and Designers to Showcase Colour in the 2013 Dulux Colour Awards

Calling Architects and Designers to Showcase Colour in the 2013 Dulux Colour Awards

Architects, designers, specifiers and students are invited to show their imaginative use of colour with entries for the 2013 Dulux Colour Awards now open.

Post-Earthquake Remediation in Full Swing at University of Canterbury

Post-Earthquake Remediation in Full Swing at University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury is shaping up as a centre of post-earthquake remediation on a grand scale. While the Christchurch CBD has been noteworthy for major demolition projects, the university campus at Ilam is part-way into a programme of restoration and improvement for buildings that survived the February 2011 quake with only superficial damage.

Burgess Matting Covers the Country

Burgess Matting Covers the Country

The diverse range of products manufactured by Burgess Matting & Surfacing Ltd offers matting solutions for many business sectors.

Moisture Resistant, Sound Absorbing Ceiling Panels

Moisture Resistant, Sound Absorbing Ceiling Panels

 Triton Hygiene is a New Zealand-made, vinyl-faced composite sound-absorbing panel designed for hygiene- and moisture-sensitive areas.

Perfecting Motion, Made in Austria

Perfecting Motion, Made in Austria

The philosophy behind Austrian company Blum is that furniture shouldn't just look good; it should also open easily, and close silently and effortlessly.

New Caesarstone Colours

New Caesarstone Colours

Six stunning new colours have been added to the CaesarStone colour range. Whether for the kitchen, bathroom or living room, there’s a Caesarstone colour and design that meets your needs, captures your spirit and sparks your imagination.

Creative Floors for Individual Kitchens

Creative Floors for Individual Kitchens

The Polyflor range of Luxury Vinyl tiles and planks provides an assortment of colour and design options for everyday living.

New Super Roof Louvretec’s Largest Spanning Opening Roof

New Super Roof Louvretec’s Largest Spanning Opening Roof

Following many requests, Louvretec is proud to announce the 200 Super Roof, the newest opening roof in its range.

Burgess’s Environmentally-Friendly Ramping Solutions

Burgess’s Environmentally-Friendly Ramping Solutions

Burgess's rebond ramps enhance access to any doorway, ranchslider, walkway, ramp or deck. Utilising recycled rubber, ramps can be purpose made to create an anti-trip entry for any situation.

Acoustic Plus Dual Bloc Ceiling System for New Whitecross Medical Centre

Acoustic Plus Dual Bloc Ceiling System for New Whitecross Medical Centre

When JCL Commercial needed an acoustic ceiling for a new Whitecross medial centre that provided more than just exceptional sound absorption, Ecoplus Systems had the ideal solution.

Security with Style With the Yale Window Restrictor Range

Security with Style With the Yale Window Restrictor Range

Under the Yale brand, ASSA ABLOY New Zealand is proud to release the all-new Guardian Securistay. Designed and manufactured in New Zealand, this new, modern window restrictor has improved functionality and aesthetics without compromising on security.

K-Standard Partitions at Rosedale Sports Stadium

K-Standard Partitions at Rosedale Sports Stadium

KerMac Industries has recently worked with Cunningham Construction on the Rosedale Sports Stadium in Albany on Auckland’s North Shore. 

Bathroom Drainage Solutions for Integrated Design

Bathroom Drainage Solutions for Integrated Design

The nature of bathrooms has developed rapidly in the last few years. They are no longer a space for merely taking a shower or a bath, but have evolved into a chic zone of tranquility, relaxation and style.

New Formica AR + Solid Colours

New Formica AR + Solid Colours

New to the Formica range are AR+ Solid Colours. These high gloss colours offer a hassle free, durable high gloss laminate with twice the surface performance of standard gloss laminate. 

Mitek, the Software Company that Manufactures Timber Connectors

Mitek, the Software Company that Manufactures Timber Connectors

MiTek New Zealand Limited is the latest addition to the EBOSS website. MiTek has been described as a software company that manufactures timber connectors. 

Enhance Your Kitchen Cabinetry with Resene ArmourCat

Enhance Your Kitchen Cabinetry with Resene ArmourCat

Keeping the colour scheme consistent is easy with Resene ArmourCat, a range of acid-catalysed pigmented, metallic and clear finishes designed for everything from desks, shelves and shop fittings to kitchen units, timber fixtures and furniture.

Choosing the Right Door for Your Kitchen Project

Choosing the Right Door for Your Kitchen Project

When designing a kitchen, it is important to make the most of the space available. A CS Cavity Slider enables you to make use of that extra little bit of space required to create a walk-in pantry.

Unwrap the Latest Look in Roofing

Unwrap the Latest Look in Roofing

The latest look in concrete roofing is the Horizon tile from Monier.

The Range Fashion Colours from Resene

The Range Fashion Colours from Resene

Once upon a time, paint colour choices seemed to be bound by endless unwritten rules of which colours could be used where and with what - a minefield for the uninitiated.

ASSA ABLOY Upgrades and Expands its Lockwood Offset Pull Handle Range

ASSA ABLOY Upgrades and Expands its Lockwood Offset Pull Handle Range

ASSA ABLOY is pleased to announce an upgrade and expansion of the Lockwood Offset Pull Handle Range.

Metrotile Launches their New Specification Resource on EBOSS

Metrotile Launches their New Specification Resource on EBOSS

This month Metrotile launches their new technical manual on EBOSS, giving easy access to technical specification and installation information.

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Scyon Cladding Range, the New Generation of Building Materials

Scyon Cladding Range, the New Generation of Building Materials

Scyon cladding products have been developed specifically to perform in New Zealand's unique climate conditions, meeting the NZBC’s requirement of the building durability.

Moving House: A Unique Project at Mt Maunganui

Moving House: A Unique Project at Mt Maunganui

A building project on the Mt Maunganui shoreline has blended demanding architectural and engineering requirements that are believed to be unique in the residential sector – a three-storey, 888 m2 home that can be moved backwards on the site if coastal erosion occurs.

Lightweight Aerated Concrete Panels a New Option

Lightweight Aerated Concrete Panels a New Option

Masons Plastabrick Ltd has a wide range of products suited for new and restored homes which are suitable for most areas in New Zealand.

Painting the Town Green with Resene Paints

Painting the Town Green with Resene Paints

Since 1946, Resene has forged a reputation for manufacturing products designed to meet the demanding standards of architectural and building professionals.

Unique Wood Fires Suit Sustainable Housing Project

Unique Wood Fires Suit Sustainable Housing Project

The Bosca Spirit 550 has been selected for a sustainable house-building project in the Te Huia Eco Estate, just west of Auckland. 

New Zealand Steel Green Ribbon Finalist

New Zealand Steel Green Ribbon Finalist

New Zealand Steel was recently named a finalist in the 2012 Green Ribbon Awards. The annual awards are held by the Ministry for the Environment to recognise organisations that contribute to protecting New Zealand's environment.

Rheem Heat Store the Next Stage for Commercial Solar Power

Rheem Heat Store the Next Stage for Commercial Solar Power

Rheem Heat Store takes commercial solar and thermal storage to the next stage. Solar energy is collected and stored in a storage vessel and its heat is transferred to potable water as it passes through multi-start copper coils on demand.

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