Futurebuild LVL (laminated veneer lumber) is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of wood veneer laminated together under precise factory conditions.

In 1976 New Zealand Steel established its environmental laboratory to monitor and improve its environmental performance. In the early 1990s the company volunteered to lower its carbon emissions through the introduction of a co-generation plant and was awarded a Ministry of Environment Award. In 2003 New Zealand Steel was awarded ISO14001, an internationally recognised environmental standard. New Zealand Steel is one of only a few New Zealand companies to achieve this.

Is it Green Star-rated?
Does it provide energy-saving R2.1 thermal efficiency?
Can it achieve NRC.95 sound absorption?
Will it offer hygienic surface finishes?

Attention to detail is one of the key things that sets one project apart from another… so banish those white light switches and opt for colour coordinated ones instead.

DORMA is the only architectural hardware manufacturer in the world with ISO 14025 Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) associated with some of its product. This means you can deliver on-site with certified product, following on from any sustainability rating you have earned for your design.

Cathleen McGuigan, editor-in-chief of Architectural Record, America’s leading architecture publication for more than a century, will give two lectures in New Zealand in February as part of a flying visit as a design jury panelist.

Resene has for many years actively improved the sustainability of its products and systems, winning Sustainable Business of the Year 2010.

Not typically considered an eco-friendly option, Tarkett’s range of vinyl floorings have undergone a dramatic transformation, altering production processes and raw materials to reduce VOC emissions and gain a GreenTag eco-label.

Building or renovating with renewable energy systems for the home is becoming increasingly popular, as electricity prices rise and heat sources that traditionally were considered cheap and freely available might be becoming the opposite.

As a manufacturer, USG recognises the importance of safeguarding the environment.

To accompany the launch of ThresholdDrain, New Zealand’s first cantilever drainage system for level threshold building entries, ACO has launched an exciting new website.

Masons Barricade Building Wrap is a new product which is BRANZ appraised (No.795 [2012]).

Resene, the New Zealand-owned coatings company, has acquired Plaster Systems Ltd, a division of Nuplex Construction Products.