This report assesses the impact of prefabricated building systems in the New Zealand construction industry, in particular, determining whether there are discernible differences in economic and environmental outcomes between prefabricated...
Energy efficiency and conservation play an important role in promoting economic growth and helping New Zealand meet its energy challenges, such as enhancing security of supply and reducing greenhouse gas...
This report contains the results of a BRANZ study into the operational environmental sustainability of homes in New Zealand, being the environmental impact of the way that we operate and...
The performance of roofing systems with and without underlay has been investigated. Aspects of roof system performance investigated were:condensation under conditions of night-sky radiationsolar driven moisture transferthe degradation of thermal...
The use of a solar wall collector that utilises the naturally solar heated external cladding cavity (i.e. within-wall) air to provide winter-time conditioning to adjacent indoor spaces is a potential...
