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Construction defects – BRANZ fact sheet
Date: 2018
As New Zealand increasingly adopts medium-density housing as a mainstream housing option, the building industry needs to identify and overcome constru...
Dunedin second generation district plan (2GP)
Date: 2018
A full review of the current district plan was started in 2012. This review produced a Proposed Second Generation Dunedin City District Plan, called t...
What are mid-rise buildings? – BRANZ fact sheet
Date: 2018
Mid-rise buildings are considered to be those that fall within a 10–25 m height range. With increasing densification of living within our major urban...
Showing compliance for mid-rise buildings – BRANZ fact sheet
Date: 2018
Mid-rise buildings – those that fall within a 10–25 m height range – are outside the scope of detailing solutions such as E2/AS1 and NZS 3604:2011 Tim...
Water management in mid-rise buildings – BRANZ fact sheet
Date: 2018
Claddings for mid-rise buildings must deal with the same fundamental forces that apply to all other buildings. For the designer, the challenge is choo...
Reinforcing steel cover in mid-rise buildings – BRANZ fact sheet
Date: 2018
When reinforcing steel is too close to the surface, it begins rusting and expanding, causing the surrounding concrete to break away.
Steel corrosion in mid-rise buildings – BRANZ fact sheet
Date: 2018
Mild steel exposed to atmospheric moisture will corrode unless it is adequately detailed, has the right level of protection for the location and is we...
MDH assessment tools – BRANZ research report
Date: 2018
This report summarises the research process, medium density housing outcome framework, tool development and case study testing undertaken as part of t...
Buckley Hobsonville architecture and landscape design guide
Date: 2009
The vision for this development is to set new benchmarks for sustainable, mixed-use urban development in New Zealand and to build a community that is...
Protection from fire – Alternative Solutions (MBIE)
Date: 2018
This guide helps you to develop Alternative Solutions for complying with the performance requirements of New Zealand Building Code clauses C1–C6 Prote...