Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 12:14pm
Having grown up spending his summers holidaying on the Coromandel Peninsula, Daniel Smith had been on the lookout in the area for a section to build on for a while. When his father spotted sections for sale in a subdivision at Wyuna Bay, Daniel and his wife Daisy took a closer look.
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Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 12:05pm
Following the success of the 2018 Roofing games
the coordinators, Max Brough and Noel Sands, organised the 2019 Roofing Games and began the regional selections at New Plymouth on the 1st April 2019. The games have progressively moved through the regions running 25 regional competitions at a...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 12:03pm
COP Recommendation: Design for Natural Ventilation
In the revised clause Internal Moisture, the COP requires designing and installing roof cladding to allow natural ventilation in residential buildings, including skillion, sarked, and low-pitched residential roofs.
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Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 11:56am
Roofing specialist, hunter, and tramper Rod Newbold was born on the Auckland’s North Shore in 1953. He went to Rangitoto College, which was very new and small at the time — and so was he.
“I played rugby for Rangitoto 1st fifteen for over three years, and if you’ve seen me run, you’ll...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 11:48am
A worldwide search for a B&B where they could enjoy semi-retirement brought James Glucksman and James Boussy to Oamaru.
During their search, the couple realised that they would be more suited to running a high-end lodge and they found that in the historic home
Pen-y-bryn. James...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 31/01/2019 - 3:28pm
PROJECTS
Page 2: Mark Brown, of Solution Architecture creates a contemporary home with multiple living spaces to carter for an extended family.
Page 8: Architect Sophie Ross designs a U-shaped home that will showcase stage one of...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 31/01/2019 - 3:21pm
In 2007 NZMRM created its Sustainability Sub-committee following the creation of the NZ Green Building Council in 2005, and the development of the Green Star building rating system. At that time, we had wanted to have NZ made steel included in the Green Star system, but for various reasons this...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 31/01/2019 - 3:19pm
Architectural designer Sally Turnbull began her working life as a medical technologist but a stint as a builder’s labourer while building her first home gave her a taste for architecture. She went on to study architectural technology and started her own company Architectural Draughting &...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 31/01/2019 - 3:14pm
With $150m of planned development including 400 new standalone homes and a community centre, Levin’s new ‘Speldhurst Country Estate’ promises to be much more than a retirement village.
Developer and prominent local Wayne Bishop is not only passionate about providing the best possible...
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