Tag: Progressive Building | Architecture Now

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Projects | A world-class cycling facility is taking shape near Cambridge. We talked to Livingstone Builders about this complex build.

People | We caught up with some of the past recipients of the Progressive Building Young Achiever Award.

Review | Sourcing green materials to comply with the world’s most stringent sustainability measures is proving to be a huge challenge.

Review | Architecture Van Brandenburg is bringing some Kiwi ingenuity to China.

Review | Simon Haines says the Government will take action on construction, as a result of numerous political hot potatoes.

Review | NZIQS president, Julian Mace, says cost escalation will happen, but what we don’t know is when.

People | Mark Katterns has always incorporated Maori culture into his leadership style.

Review | Minister for Small Business, John Banks, talks about the opportunities ahead, and making the most of technology.

Review | Is the focus on protecting loss of life detrimental to the long-term resilience of New Zealand’s commercial building stock?

Projects | The PwC Centre revitalises what was a vacant site for more than 15 years.

Projects | Tides, whales, and carpenters in diving gear were just some of the obstacles faced in the first stage of this mammoth project.

Review | With only a fraction of residential dwellings remediated, the range of problems surfacing in leaky buildings is wide-ranging.

Review | Deputy Prime Minister Bill English talks about the Budget 2013, the Christchurch rebuild, and lifting productivity.

Review | David Hayes says managing complexity with simplicity is the only way to improve the quality of building envelopes.

People | After leading the NZIOB through a challenging two years, national president Samir Govind stepped down in June 2013.

Review | Milton How says less than five per cent of New Zealand buildings comply with a vital seismic standard.

Projects | The Carlton Hotel packs a lot of punch for its size, combining modern design with a heritage-inspired fit out.

Projects | Due for completion in mid-2013, The Crossing will feature five buildings around a podium base linked by an open-air plaza.

Review | GreenBeing managing director Paula Hugens says mould caused by internally driven moisture needs to be recognised as an issue.

Projects | These 1970s Wellington council apartments are undergoing a $37 million seismic and functional upgrade.