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Southern strength
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Progressive Building visits The New Zealand Blood Service’s new headquarters in Christchurch.
A street in the sky
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It is what isn’t in this building - constructed four floors above the ground on an existing structure - that makes it unique.
The value of wood
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Dr Russel Norman talks about the party’s award to encourage the wider uptake of multi-storey timber construction.
Master planned
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The northern Glen Innes project is transforming what has, for decades, been an area synonymous with state housing into an integrated community of state, private and ‘affordable’ dwellings.
Bridging the gap
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Architect Adam Flowers says temporary construction is vital to the development of permanence.
Change brewing
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A $42 million revamp of four former brewery buildings is nearing completion after an extremely tight nine-month construction period.
Below ground
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There are no standards relating to below-ground waterproofing in residential dwellings in New Zealand, and it is not a restricted building activity, despite its critical importance.
Surviving NZ’s first Living Building
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Lesley Springall talks to Arrow International project director Jeff Vivian about New Zealand’s first Living Building.
Teeing off
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2014 New Zealand Institute of Building PlaceMakers Golf Day scores a hole in one.
A passive problem
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A huge percentage of New Zealand buildings fail to comply with fire protection standards.
Looming issues
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Labour spokesperson for building and construction, Shane Jones, says the industry isn’t moving fast enough.
Young achiever
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Winner of the 2013 Progressive Building Young Achiever Award, Andrew Rowden, is running an $18 million job in Christchurch.
From the rooftops
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The Canterbury rebuild is providing a catalyst for developments in the roofing industry.
Living building
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New Zealand’s most advanced sustainable building is complete, after an 11-month build that posed significant challenges.
Building with CO2
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Captured carbon dioxide emissions are being transformed into green building materials in a world-first research pilot plant.
Change manager
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Progressive Building talks to project director Wendy Jones about her diverse role in the wider construction sector.
Future at stake
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NZGBC’s Rohan Bush says there is a long way to go to ensure Christchurch becomes a truly environmentally focused city.
Core strength
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This triangular building gains its strength from a mass of concrete and steel reinforcing, and its circular core.