This research report focuses on resource consent barriers - specifically, on district plans and the provisions within them that may require resource consent for prefabricated housing, over and above any...
This report presents an examination of literature surrounding the relationship between occupant wellbeing and the built environment. This review aims to understand how wellbeing is defined, the current policy framework...
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 Medium-density housing (MDH) is an increasingly common housing typology as New Zealand’s towns and cities respond to growth challenges, yet little is known about the success or otherwise...
Product Description A number of stakeholders are involved in the delivery of medium-density housing (MDH) in New Zealand. This report identifies who of these stakeholders can be considered to be...
This report explores industry perspectives on procurement and how procurement methods impact on the construction quality of a building. It discusses how client knowledge levels, the adversarial relationship caused by...
This research sought to understand if it is currently possible to identify the volume and composition of construction and demolition waste on a regional basis across New Zealand; what stakeholders...
EQI Procurement: This project builds on earlier BRANZ work which covered the effect of procurement changes on cost control, looking more broadly at how changing procurement practices can lead to...
This project aimed to identify and work with leading experts currently delivering exemplary medium-density housing (MDH). It encouraged adoption of the processes used on successful MDH projects. It set out...
