GUEST POST: Jon & Yoshimi Brett discuss Tanglewood, their family home rebuild in the Eastern bays of Auckland which has achieved Net Zero Energy and Petal Certification under the stringent Living Building Challenge.

Compatible sealant, fixing and hardware are important for ensuring the safety and performance of structural glass. 

Planning ahead and installing an accessible flat roof can keep options open for creating additional living spaces in years to come. 

Understanding the rules of glass selection for each application is key for achieving safe breakage and avoiding sudden collapse. 

Heat Pumps are now well established as a heating source for the home which suits family life as it has been for the last decades, but will they have the same dominance following the disruptive game-changer of Covid-19?

Scott Base, New Zealand’s only Antarctic research station, constructed in the 1980s was found to have increasing points of failure in its passive fire protection.

The new 2020 Suspended Ceilings – Design and Installation Standard has been published. Potter Interior Systems discussed the changes with Matt Bishop, Founder and Managing Director of BVT Engineering.

Knowledge about the fundamentals of adhesion technology and about the loads that will actually be acting in practice is crucial in order to be able to carry out reliable project planning and testing.

Tall: The Design and Construction of High-Rise Architecture — a new textbook by Guy Marriage which has recently won an international award and is gaining acclaim from reviewers for its accessible and engaging style. 

What causes structural glass failure? In this month's blog post, I look at the properties and behaviour of glass.