Feature Briefs

Scroll down to find the briefs for our upcoming featured issues of EBOSSNOW:

February 2025 Feature: Bathroom Innovations

This month we want to hear about inventive solutions that can help enhance the design of both residential and commercial bathrooms.

Your article could focus on:

• A new product or system that innovates the design of modern bathrooms 
• A recent project that demonstrates how your products have contributed to innovative bathroom designs 
• How your products resolve key design challenges such as wet area design and waterproofing, space-saving and water-savings

From wet area wall linings and cabinetry, to channel drainage, tapware and tiles, this is a chance to promote your bathroom products and illustrate how they can be used to create elegant and functional bathrooms. 

Article submission deadline: Thursday 16 January

Note: We can only include 20 articles for this feature. We will prioritise case studies, new product launches and educational articles that best fit this brief. 

March 2025 feature: Increasing Building Programme Efficiency

The national median time to completion of a stand-alone home has increased significantly over the past few years, from 300 days in 2019 to 500+ days in 2024. This month we want to hear about product solutions and construction methodologies that tackle this problem, providing greater build programme efficiency for both stand-alone and multi-unit residential projects. 

Your article could focus on:

• A recent project that demonstrates how your products or systems have helped save time on site
• Any new products or systems that are designed to save time through innovations in prefabrication, modular design or reduction in on-site labour
• The key advantages you offer through off-site manufacturing, prefabrication and modular design (eg. Improved accuracy, affordability, simple assembly and installation, speed…)
• How your products minimise labour required for install and finishing — saving valuable time on site. 

This is an opportunity to promote how you can help architects and builders to deliver standalone, medium density and apartment housing on a tight timeframe. 

Article submission deadline: Thursday 13 February

Note: We can only include 20 articles for this feature. We will prioritise case studies, new product launches and educational articles that best fit this brief. 

April 2025 Feature: Cladding Systems

This month we want to hear about systems that meet the stringent requirements for cladding NZ buildings — in both residential (including stand alone, medium density and apartments), and commercial applications. 

For this, we're focussing on cladding systems, not cladding products, so you will need to explain the build-up of the system from framing outwards to give architects a full understanding of the system performance particularly in relation to weathertightness, durability and fire.

Your article could focus on:

• A new innovative cladding system — tell us what makes it stand out 
• A recent project where your cladding system was used to achieve an eye-catching facade while meeting all performance requirements
• An existing cladding system — educate architects on the build-up 

Make sure to include the below key information:

• What is your compliance pathway — certification or producer statements?
• Are there any key design or build challenges the system helps overcome?
• What are the key benefits? — for cladding think durability, low maintenance, fire performance, thermal performance, easy of install, cost
• Do you offer a design service to assist architects with cladding specification?

This is an opportunity to demonstrate your company’s expertise to architects and show them how your cladding systems and support can aid in the design of NZ buildings. 

Article submission deadline: Thursday 13 March

Note: This feature is limited to 20 articles. We will prioritise articles that best fit this brief, focusing on compliance, performance and helping architects to achieve design outcomes. If we exceed this limit, we may shift some articles to our popular Exteriors newsletter.