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LBP Skills Maintenance, August 2024 — for all LBPs | The Government has announced there will be a public consultation in the coming months on a range of options to increase the uptake of remote inspections.
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.
Over five years the BIM Acceleration Committee is charting the progress of accelerating the introduction of Building Information Modelling (BIM) into New Zealand’s construction industry. The first report is now available to download.
Following on from last month’s blog about WUFI, we would like to take a closer look at specific construction details in New Zealand.
Last November I wrote of thoughts I have had for a very long time regarding the possibility of there being negatives in fitting thermal insulation to the exterior face of an un-heated slab-on-ground concrete floor.
There are a selection of insulation products that can be used with skillion roofs to achieve great thermal performance, all the while maintaining a suitable air gap between the roof underlay and insulation.
In this blog I give a brief overview about how to simulate heat and moisture flow to prevent Leaky Building 2.0, in both stationary and non-stationary methods.
Shading is a double-edged sword. The varying aspects of shading as broadly defined need to be considered right from the beginning of the design process, due to the significant positive and negative effects it can have on solar gain throughout the cycle of the four seasons.
Acoustic comfort in classrooms is paramount. While visual and acoustic performance are key options when treating school walls and ceilings, seismic considerations are just as important.
Here, we present three different solutions from Potter Interior Solutions to help avoid common flooring accidents, while saving time and money on interior design.
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