Glass balustrades can elevate building design, but for a safe and compliant installation it is crucial to consider both glass and hardware together.
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Glass balustrades can elevate building design, but for a safe and compliant installation it is crucial to consider both glass and hardware together.
The primary objective of NZBC Clause E1 Surface water is to “Safeguard people from injury or illness, and other property from damage”. There are many elements which contribute towards this objective. Outlined are five key factors to consider when selecting the appropriate products for the job.
An outline of the new acoustic requirements from the latest version of the Ministry of Education's Designing Quality Learning Spaces (DQLS) requirements.
With supply chains affected by Covid-19 there are times substitution cannot be avoided. Here's a look at some simple rules to follow when making product substitutions to ensure problems don't arise.
Understanding the benefits of a stainless tile over tray and if it's the right solution for your project.
A look at two major tactics for reducing dirt pick-up — making the surface either super-hydrophilic or super-hydrophobic.
We recently conducted a simple experiment comparing the temperature of different coloured membranes in the Auckland sun.
Because of their high thermal mass, the thermal insulation of concrete and concrete block walls in dwellings needs to be treated quite differently to those with lightweight framed or panel walls.
When creating product documentation, it is useful for product suppliers to think not only about getting the product specified, but also helping the design team in achieving building consent.
It can be difficult to give coating advice on new products arriving into NZ's climate — here's a look at how strandwoven bamboo decking is made and some of the challenges of the coating process.
After thoroughly investigating the challenges of upgrading fire-separating elements we want to finish this series off by demonstrating how a tested and endorsed intumescent coating system embedded in an integrated approach is able to deliver a compliant, cost-effective, minimal waste solution.
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