My new blog on EBOSS is intended to give you an understanding of applied building science relating to moisture control. Every month I will address a variety of building physics facts and discuss their relevance to the New Zealand climate and construction industry.

Wood has long been a popular choice for building. A sustainable and attractive natural product, it is enjoying a resurgence in popularity.

The roof and side lights of many commercial buildings and warehouses are providing a much lower level of daylighting than they have been designed to. But why?

An architect recently approached Potters Interiors expressing concerns of ‘live loads’ in the new multi-floor buildings they were designing. 

Scyon Axon Panel is classified as a ‘non-combustible’ material that is suitable for cladding and complies with the requirements of C3.7 of Clause-C of the NZBC.

Traditionally, building frames are wrapped with building underlays – which means waiting for days before the internal building work can be started.

Some of our most frequently asked questions relate to limitations of glazed internal partitions.

There is more than one way to reduce noise in interior spaces.

With the changes to the NZBC regarding fire protection becoming mandatory on 10 April, I've been fielding lots of inquiries about fire-rated systems using Scyon Stria and RAB Board.

In March MBIE published further explanation around the design of commercial toilets to further elucidate the design of toilet layouts for commercial building, adequate privacy and line of sight and accessible toilet layouts.