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Research Report

SR291 Fire safety features in housing

This report was prepared during research into fire safety features in housing. It examines trends in fire safety measures and hazards in the housing stock in recent years, based on...
  • Fire safety
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SR75 Life cycle costs of claddings

Product Description Life cycle cost analysis is a technique that allows for consistent comparisons of the net costs of buildings and components throughout their life. It enables valid comparisons between...
  • Cladding systems
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SR62 New Zealand House Condition Survey 1994

Product Description This report summarises the results of on-site inspections of the physical condition of over 400 houses in 1993/94. The houses were chosen at random in the three main...
  • Data led decisions
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Research Report

SR97 Life cycle costs of selected claddings for non-residential buildings

Life cycle cost analysis is a technique that allows for consistent comparisons of net costs of buildings and components throughout their lives. It enables valid comparisons to be made between...
  • Cladding systems
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Cover page of a BRANZ study report titled ‘New housing condition – a preliminary assessment’.
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SR316 New housing condition - a preliminary assessment

Product Description There are anecdotal reports that new housing is being constructed with compliance defects that means completed buildings do not meet Building Code performance requirements. In particular, there are...
  • Legal compliance
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Cover page of a BRANZ study report titled ‘Small construction firms in New Zealand’
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SR315 Small construction firms in New Zealand

Product Description Small firms (0-5 employees) make up about 91% of the construction industry. It is not known how efficient they are in use of time or exactly what mix...
  • Improving productivity
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Cover page of a BRANZ study report titled ‘Effect of the loan‑to‑value limits on new housing’
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SR303 Effect of the loan-to-value limits on new housing

Product Description The Reserve Bank introduced a measure from 1 October 2013 requiring most housing mortgages to have at least a 20% deposit from the owner. The aim was to...
  • Market economics
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SR267 Building industry performance measures: Part 1

The Construction Productivity Partnership is developing a number of programmes to improve productivity in the building and construction industries. The goal is to raise productivity 20% by the year 2020....
  • Improving productivity
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Cover page of a BRANZ study report titled ‘Auckland housing forecasts and the Unitary Plan’
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SR295 Auckland housing forecasts and the Unitary Plan

This report describes some aspects of the Auckland Plan related to zoning and the effect on new housing. It was produced because it is believed new housing types in Auckland...
  • Urban density & city development
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Cover page of a BRANZ study report titled ‘Building Industry performance measures – Part two’.
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SR290 Building industry performance measures: Part 2

This is the second in a series of reports on the measurement of performance in the construction industry.The Building and Construction Sector Productivity Partnership is concerned at the low growth...
  • Performance
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