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Research projects

Discover active research projects driving innovation, testing ideas and improving building design and construction outcomes.
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Quality

Closing the gap between design and reality for healthier homes
Next‑gen modelling and compliance pathways for healthier, drier, affordable NZ homes.
Start date:  1 May 2026
In progress
Resilience

RESCUE: Resilience via evaluation, science, climate understanding & engineering
Create tools and guidance to support resilient building in hazard-prone areas.
Start date:  1 May 2026
In progress
Quality

Diverse dwellings: Understanding NZ's changing housing landscape
Updated housing data to support better planning, affordability, and quality in Aotearoa.
Start date:  1 May 2026
In progress
Affordability

Making housing affordable - Tackling the current and future maintenance crisis 
Measuring the cost of delayed home maintenance & deliver practical tools for safer, affordable homes
Start date:  1 Apr 2026
In progress
Affordability

Open-source housing: Granny Flat
Deliver granny flat designs to reduce costs and support intergenerational living.
Start date:  1 Apr 2026
In progress
Resilience

Challenges to dwellings on slopes: adaptive mitigations
This research is novel as it explores the cumulative effects of multiple dynamic weather events on building envelopes, not just single events. This high-quality research project will a) use a...
Start date:  1 May 2025
In progress
Affordability

Affordable private rental supply and demand in New Zealand
The private rental market is crucial for low to moderate-income households in Aotearoa New Zealand. From 1986 to 2018, rental homes owned by private investors increased by 191%. However, the...
Start date:  1 Apr 2025
In progress
Affordability

Assessing the affordability and impact of building New Zealand housing
Most new-build homes are only as durable as the New Zealand Building Code requires. Few go beyond, despite increasing support and guidance, according to BRANZ 2023 research into the sustainability...
Start date:  1 Apr 2025
In progress
Affordability

EBOSS industry sentiment research 2025
The project builds on the groundwork laid by the 2024 sentiment research, which was designed to establish a benchmark annual survey for the industry. This survey aims to estimate market...
Start date:  1 Apr 2025
Completed on  31 Oct 2025
Quality

The impact of insurance claims settlement and residential repair
Effective insurance claim settlement processes leading to quality housing repairs is crucial for disaster recovery, particularly as extreme weather events become more frequent. The impact of insurance claims settlement and...
Start date:  1 Apr 2025
In progress
Resilience

AI applications to fire engineering - environmental scan
AI is starting to play a bigger role in fire engineering, with fire engineers and researchers exploring its potential. But without a clear understanding of its risks and benefits, there’s...
Start date:  1 Apr 2025
In progress
Resilience

A multi-faceted approach towards housing resilience in NZ
What makes a house more resilient to flooding? After recent flooding, conversations with councils revealed just how complex housing resilience really is. Led by Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland,...
Start date:  1 Apr 2025
In progress
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