Thermal mass can have a positive or negative influence on the thermal performance of a building depending upon how it is used.

This month we introduce Jerome Partington to Detailed. Jerome is an expert in sustainable building practices and is a Senior Associate at Jasmax, where he helps create some of the most advanced sustainable projects in New Zealand. 

We are encouraged to insulate and double glaze our homes and even to add thermal mass.  While a bare minimum of each is not good, how much and in what proportion is best? 

ALF (Annual Loss Factor) thermal simulation software, used to show compliance with NZBC-H1, was developed to analyse stand-alone houses, not for dwellings with party walls or within multi-unit developments. 

Introducing a new Detailed blog covering the many aspects of passive thermal design relating to the built environment.

You are warmly invited to the NZ Wood PrefabNZ Wellington Event on Tuesday 12th June (12.30-5pm). This event is brought to you by NZ Wood and hosted by the College of Creative Arts (CoCA) at Massey University, Wellington.

The HIVE – Home Innovation Village, facilitated by PrefabNZ, opened in April to a tremendous response from the Christchurch community.

Prefab is a way to create innovative high-quality buildings on time and within budget. Prefab is short for prefabrication.