Metal Advantages
Forgotten lessons of the past
Following the Christchurch earthquakes, engineering experts have recommended replacing heavy tile roofs with lightweight metal roofing.Inspections revealed that extensive damage was caused to houses by chimneys falling through heavy tile roofs or by the tiles coming loose and falling whereas metal r ...read more
A home for all seasons
By Graham Hepburn Dave North is the first to admit that he and wife Ali weren’t “specifically looking for an eco house” when they built in Nelson but that’s kind of what they ended up with. Rather, he and Ali just wanted a warm, dry and healthy home for themselves and their ...read more
Safety first
When people talk about products being sustainable, they usually focus on its carbon footprint or energy efficiency but the safety of a product is just as important. And product safety covers all sorts of facets: from the safety of the workers that make it to how safe the product is to use and recyc ...read more
Stockton mine coal handling and processing plant
Mother Nature throws up plenty of issues on this project. Article supplied coutesy of Jenny Bain. Rooflink Stockton Mine in Buller, New Zealand’s largest opencast coal mining operation, has been a site of coal extraction since the late 1870s. Located high on a plateau north of Westport, 800m ...read more