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From Windows to Warm Roofs: How Can We Make the New Insulation Standards Work?

This month I look at how we can raise our insulation game when it comes to window and roof design + we have a new round of the Medium Quick-Fire Quiz. 

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25 August 2010

Lifecycle Cost Assessment for Paints

With increased pressure on our environment there is a growing requirement for manufacturers like us to understand the impact our products have on the environment and how these impacts can be minimised. 

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24 August 2010

Infometrics Building and Property Update for July

The recovery from recession has continued to be patchy, with the NZIER’s latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion showing that firms have become more nervous about the outlook for the economy.

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4 August 2010

How to Stop the Leach

The chance of surfactant leaching occurring, as explained in my last post, can be greatly reduced by following the outlined simple, easy steps...

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3 August 2010

Peak Heat Release Rate of Wall Claddings

The heat release rate of an external wall cladding close to boundary is required to be limited in order to prevent the cladding materials from igniting and contributing to fire.

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23 July 2010

Who's the Biggest Leach?

We are sometimes approached by architects and painters who observe a phenomenon called 'surfactant leaching'.  

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22 July 2010

Help with NZBC H1: BRANZ House Insulation Guide 4th Edition

house insulation guide

For those of you using the BRANZ House Insulation Guide, you’ll be pleased to know they have brought out a new edition with nearly 50 percent more construction options and 28 new pages of information.

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21 July 2010

Infometrics Building and Property Update for June

The domestic recovery has continued to run into major road blocks over the past month.

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16 July 2010

Effervescent about Efflorescence

Efflorescence

If you have ever pondered what efflorescence is and how it affects the specification of a concrete, particularly for underground areas I am here to answer your questions.

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7 July 2010

What Causes Enamel Paints to 'Yellow' over Time?

Ah, the age old question.  Hopefully this post will give you some insights as to why this happens.

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2 July 2010

Ooops, Spilt Paint on the Carpet

Recently I received a panicky phone-call from a friend. 

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