Our construction sector faces persistent challenges – from skilled labour shortages and fluctuating material costs to inefficient building methods. Off-site manufacturing offers a compelling alternative, but do the benefits add up?
BRANZ researchers are looking at how new construction and design methods that save time and money while also meeting zero-carbon targets could be best used in the Aotearoa New Zealand building sector.
Modern manufacturing methods have received a boost with the launch of the voluntary Builtready scheme, which is a deemed-to-comply pathway to show modular components comply with the New Zealand Building Code.
With so many local and international products and systems in the building materials market, a BRANZ Appraisal is a stamp of approval that assures customers they can trust what they’re buying.
Tragedies like Grenfell Tower and Loafers Lodge showed how the destructive spread of fire is driven by complex, large-scale interactions between different materials and components within a building system. BRANZ’s new state-of-the-art fire lab allows testing at full scale – providing globally significant insights to help prevent similar catastrophes.
