This report presents the results of a study that analysed the content of coronial reports for suicides in the New Zealand construction industry through the lens of factors drawn from...
The research found that the delivery of multigenerational housing in New Zealand is hindered by complex and interconnected barriers across five categories. At the sociohistorical level, deeply embedded societal norms,...
This report examines the skills and competencies that construction trades, especially builders, need to support sustainable construction. It is part of a broader research initiative aimed at accelerating workforce development...
This study set out to investigate if there was any evidence to support these anecdotes and, if so, what impact builder-client relationship tension is having on the wellbeing of each...
This study set out to investigate if there was any evidence to support these anecdotes and, if so, what impact builder-client relationship tension is having on the wellbeing of each...
Product Description The construction industry has the highest proportion of suicides across all industries in New Zealand. To date, there has been no research in New Zealand investigating the factors...
Product Description New Zealand is facing significant housing pressure, and medium-density housing (MDH) is set to be an important part of the solution. This study investigated who in the building...
Product Description This report identifies what medium-density housing (MDH) means in an international context. It complements a previous BRANZ report on defining MDH (SR376), which reviewed New Zealand literature on...
New Zealanders have traditionally aspired to the quarter-acre dream of a stand-alone home with a private backyard. Housing pressure is seeing the proliferation of alternative typologies like medium-density housing (MDH).This...
There are many definitions of medium-density housing (MDH) in use in New Zealand. This report reviews the existing definitions and suggests a working definition for the purposes of BRANZ’s MDH...
