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Chester Courts, Chester Street East, Christchurch – case study
Date: 2012
This case study provides an insight into how developers and councils undertook the design and consent process for an MDH development and how the occup...
Christchurch MDH design guide
Date: 2014
This guide provides urban design guidance for new residential development located in Living 3 zones under the Christchurch City Plan to facilitate the...
Christchurch district plan – MDH
Date: 2017
This document is a summary of the relevant rules for construction of one or more residential units on the majority of sites within the Residential Med...
Compliance schedule handbook
Date: 2014
This handbook provides information about the compliance schedule and BWoF regimes under the Building Act and provides a guide to developing a complian...
Consents – BRANZ fact sheet
Date: 2017
MDH requires a building consent and may require a resource consent under the Resource Management Act (RMA), which can affect both construction time an...
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...
Defining medium-density housing – BRANZ study report
Date: 2017
There are many definitions of medium-density housing (MDH) in use in New Zealand. This report reviews the existing definitions and suggests a working...
Drake Street, Auckland – case study
Date: 2018
This case study looks at a small mixed-use/apartment building that uses an interesting building layout to allow all the habitable rooms to get light a...
Duke Street, Three Kings, Auckland – case study
Date: 2018
This case study looks at redevelopment of seven existing houses by Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZC) into 14 2-storey 3 and 4-bedroom terraced ho...
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...