Some people do not realise that storm water drains (the ones on the road edge) go straight to local waterways or the ocean.

In 2008 the New Zealand Commerce Commission issued a press release on "greenwashing".

The most common question I am asked by the specifier is that of durability. 'How long will your product last in the environment in question?' 

Over the past few years the paint industry has been working to reduce the level of VOCs in paint products. 

Transparent and semi-transparent coatings on timbers do not have the same life cycle as opaque coatings.

This post covers off some of the causes of visible stopping lines after painting.

When it comes to using water based paints some might disregard the fact that as paint dries the water is evaporating from the painted surface.

Moulds (also known as mildew), along with mushrooms and yeasts, are fungi.

NZ has a very damp climate and naturally we have many species of mould and algae that prosper.

While working through a set of plans for a new apartment complex recently, we were asked to specify a system for all external joinery that involved the use of PVF2 technology due to the location of these apartments by the sea.