This article highlights the importance of reconsidering traditional flat roof designs to achieve cost-efficiency and performance through the elimination of internal guttering systems.
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This article highlights the importance of reconsidering traditional flat roof designs to achieve cost-efficiency and performance through the elimination of internal guttering systems.
As the population ages, durable paint finishes that meet the demands of residential aged care facilities, health care practices and hospitals are required.
Timber movement is caused by changes in environmental conditions and can be affected by and have an effect on paint.
A wall is not a ventilation system, therefore airtightness is not the enemy.
Acoustic performance is of key importance to internal glazed partitions and door systems within commercial and educational buildings.
LRV stands for Light Reflectance Value and is a measure of the amount of visible light reflected by a surface. As a design professional you're probably well aware of this, but what you may be less familiar with is the effect that chosen colours can have on the integrity of the substrate beneath.
The requirements for airtightness in a passive house are an important factor when looking at energy efficiency and comfort.
At Dulux, we seem to hear about a new type of certification on a monthly basis. Each has a different focus but often overlaps with other programmes. It's hard to decide which is most important when choosing a product, but here are some of the better known.
Following on from last month's blog about roof underlays and general roof construction details we will now take a closer look at skillion roofs.
As an architect or designer you will often need to prove that proposed structures meet a number of fire safety standards including the mandatory provisions of the New Zealand Building Code fire safety clauses.
Following on from last month’s blog about WUFI, we would like to take a closer look at specific construction details in New Zealand.
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