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Smarter Small Homes

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 02/09/2013 - 12:00am

Based on modular construction, this Smarter Small Home (SSH) designed by the team at Creative Arch was the first of 8 designs to be built by Latitude Homes in Auckland.

These designs were the winning entry from the 2011 James Hardie Smarter Small Home competition.

The SSH was born...

Cool Roofs Hot Topics

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 26/03/2013 - 12:00am

Do you think that colour has gone out of your life recently? Is it just a matter of getting older or is it a fact?Does everything look black and white to you? What colour car do you drive? If it is black, grey or silver then you join the 60 % majority of New Zealanders who probably do...

Sustainability And Lightweight Roofing

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 29/10/2010 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn
Advances in technology over the years have meant that metal roofs have not only become more durable but also lighter.

Metal roofs have always been lighter than concrete tiles or slate but they have been refined to become progressively lighter over the years. The...

Sustainability: Waste Reduction

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 21/10/2010 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

Metal roofs have long been recognised as one of the best ways to keep buildings weather-tight but most people probably don’t realise they are a shining example of waste reduction.
From manufacture to installation, metal roofing has come a long way  – not only is it...

Solar Panels And Air Con Equipment

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 15/10/2010 - 12:00am

Solar water heating panels and other air con equipment items located on top of the roof cladding effectively create an unwashed area. While in theory the rain can run down the pans the ribs do not get washed.
G12/AS2 the Acceptable Solution does not take this into account and in fact allows...

Sustainable Steel

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 05/03/2010 - 12:00am

11/03/09 For years New Zealand Steel has been striving to minimise waste and reduce the environmental impact of its mining and manufacturing operations. A new website has been launched on the sustainability of steel.

Form Follows Function.

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 12:00am

If a lively debate is ever sought amongst artists then the moot could be 'craft precedes art'. Likewise architects get all fired up when 'form...

Durability

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 02/12/2009 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

You only need to look about you for evidence of New Zealand’s long and unbroken love affair with metal roofing.
Alongside weather board villas from the early 1900s with their corrugated iron roofs you’ll often see modern townhouses with standing seam roofs...

Innovation Benefits Whangarei Girls

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 02/12/2009 - 12:00am

Because many schools were built prior to the current building standards the New Zealand Ministry of Education, in 1998, undertook a nationwide structural survey of all school buildings throughout the country. The result of the survey identified high priority work which was to be completed by...

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