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Creating an E2/VM1 Weather-tight Timber Cladding System for The Block TV Series
With New Zealand’s history of leaky buildings, it is considered critical that a house facade is weather tight. The best method to test weather-tightness is the E2/VM1 test method.
Abodo Secret Fix Cladding Installation Tips [Video]
Abodo’s “builder friendly” secret fix weatherboard system offers a clean appearance with no visible fixings through the face.
An Interview with a Green Architectural Designer: Craig Jarvis
Architectural designer Craig Jarvis has always been up for a challenge, and now, in the biggest test of all, Craig has registered the first New Zealand home to attempt to achieve the very strict criteria set by the Living Building Challenge
New Study – Wood and it’s Physiological Benefits – Planet Ark
Planet Ark has released a new report into the health and wellbeing benefits of wood materials in homes, businesses and places for learning.
Wood for a Better World
It is commonly accepted that the use of natural materials, such as wood provide a calming effect on people. Now psychologists agree.
The Precautionary Principle: Eliminating Harmful Products from our Buildings
Our future on this planet depends on us reconnecting with our living, natural life support system rather than its destruction. A key challenge I identified is our heavy reliance on toxic and synthetic chemicals used in building materials.
Bamboo – Really the Sustainable Timber Choice?
Bamboo has much vaunted sustainability credentials – most notably it’s rapidly renewable status. Depending on climate and soil bamboo can grow 3-10cm per day!
Designing for Human Well-being
Health and well-being embraces both physical health, and the psychological aspects of human performance.
Exterior Wood Coatings – What to Use?
Choosing an exterior wood finish is about as simple as catching a monkey.
Random Width, Random Thickness Timber Cladding
Increasingly we are seeing more variation in not just wood cladding, but also the sizes and profiles used to create a natural timber façade.
Column Cladding – Create a Large Section Solid Wood Look
With an increase in the use of natural timber cladding, designers are searching for ways to create larger columns and beams with a solid wood look.In most instances it is not practical to create such a look with solid wood, the section sizes are simply not available.
Does Thermally Modified Wood Fade?
Here's what you need to know to maintain the appearance of your thermally modified wood.