Developers are always on the lookout for ways to reduce construction costs. Supplying hot water to a large number of units is not cheap, but the installation and ongoing costs can be minimised with an appropriate choice of heating system.

Autoflo electronic taps have been designed to provide a fully automatic and ‘touch-free’ operation for commercial building fitouts, in areas such as bathrooms, kitchens and lunch rooms.

Blum's new drawer side allows for customisation and individuality in the home and commercial/retail environment.

With the rise of digital media, people are becoming more connected, using technology to share information and soak up new ideas – and this mentality has inspired one of the latest colour trends for 2013.

Trespa is launching a new matt finish, a new range of Naturals Decors and an increased range of Wood Decors to its existing wide range of Trespa Meteon panels, to offer architects an unprecedented choice when designing facades.

If you are building a new home, consider an energy-efficient, in-built heating solution such as LEAP’s hydronic heating.

CS For Doors is pleased to have the opportunity to offer iGlass as a spectacular alternative to standard glass in its CS NewYorker door leaves.

Commercial bathroom fixtures and fittings need to be elegant yet robust to ensure long-term viability. Products manufactured for residential bathrooms don’t have the ability to last because the commercial bathroom is often the only part of the building the public actually gets to use. Therefore the products must not only look good, they must be reliable, have strong supplier support and be environmentally friendly and cost effective.

A compact, super-slim door-closing fitting, Ozone Plus is the latest fitting for internal frameless glass doors and pool gates.

Potter Interior Systems were instrumental in the supply of various interior wall and ceiling products required for the recently completed AUT WG Precinct.

NZS 3604:2011 paragraph 5.1.5 requires wings or blocks to ‘provide sufficient bracing individually’ if they extend more than six metres from the main building. Note that this requirement refers to the provision of bracing, and that separate calculation is not mentioned as a requirement.

When considering a gas fire for a house, amongst the more common questions asked is: What’s the difference between open fronted and glass fronted? While visually there may seem little difference, what you don’t see is where the real differences occur.