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Balancing the risks of earthquake-prone buildings for optimal community outcomes
BRANZ co-designed a framework to help territorial authorities confidently and robustly make earthquake-prone building closure decisions in the best interests of local communities.
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Helping whanau keep healthy, warm and dry
A successful home energy management programme supported by BRANZ.
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Advising on classroom ventilation to fight COVID-19
About 10 minutes is all it takes for the air in a room to be exchanged with fresh air if you open windows on different walls.
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Testing times see product tests move online
When COVID-19 restrictions prevented clients from visiting BRANZ to observe product testing, we began livestreaming fire tests online.
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Reducing the carbon footprint of concrete
BRANZ partnered with Concrete NZ on expert research that has promising findings for the manufacture of lower-carbon concrete.
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Evaluating the durability of new materials
New innovative building materials can offer a range of benefits over traditional options, but will they stand the test of time?
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Boosting tomorrow’s productivity with greater uptake of technology
Each time a construction company sends up a drone to inspect hazardous areas of a site, it saves time and money and reduces risk to workers.
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Supporting better mental health in the industry
Our earlier research showed mental health and suicide to be major issues facing our industry.
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Promoting fire-safe design to help save lives
The guide is an important step to helping keep people safe in the event of a fire.
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Systematic approach enables deeper understanding of client needs
A systematic approach to understanding and meeting client needs helped BRANZ deliver an urgent programme of product fire testing and assessments for Knauf Gypsum Pty.
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Updated: 3 June 2025