Seminar: Keeping water out
Basements, bathrooms (particularly tiled showers) and decks are known areas of higher risk in terms of potential issues related to water entry and/or migration to adjacent spaces.
This seminar covers the principles of:
- why we need to waterproof effectively
- the requirements of the Building Code, Acceptable Solutions and standards
- waterproofing material options
- waterproofing extent
- key design parameters - the definition of wet areas and splash zones for bathrooms, slopes to bathroom floors and decks
- substrates
- key waterproofing system application requirements such as curing
- key aspects of detailing
- drainage - behind walls, external for decks and internal for bathrooms
- inspection and maintenance
- for bathrooms - specific issues around freestanding baths, preformed showers, level-entry showers, finishes to walls.
Please note that access to this recorded seminar will expire 1 month after purchase.
Good Practice Guide: Long-run metal roofing (2nd edition)
Long-run profiled metal roofing is commonly used on a wide range of buildings, from houses to large warehouses and industrial buildings.
When correctly selected for the in-use environment, well detailed, well installed and well maintained, long-run metal roofing can provide years of trouble-free service. When poorly selected, detailed and constructed, metal roofs can cause major problems and require extensive maintenance during the life of the building.
This guide covers good roofing practice, detailing and materials and is aimed at designers and specifiers, roofing contractors, building contractors, building owners, building officials, and tutors and students in construction-related disciplines.
Stairs Module: Exterior Stairs
This module covers D1/AS1 design requirements for exterior stairs.
Site results
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Research creates change
<p data-block-key="xjjm1">The BRANZ House Condition Survey informs policy decisions that affect the living conditions of all New Zealanders.</p>
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Fire resistance testing
<p>BRANZ provides full consultancy and testing services for fire resistance testing and evaluation. Fire resistance testing determines the performance of fire separations to provide fire resistance ratings or fire resistance levels.</p>
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Indoor air quality
<p>In this stream, we characterised the performance of devices such as photocatalytic oxidisers to see how they can be used effectively in real-world situations such as schools.</p>
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Ultibrac Bracket
<p data-block-key="vzngn">Ultibrac stainless steel and galvanised brackets are used to connect boundary joists to joists or nogs (blocking) where timber deck cantilever balustrade posts are used for barriers.</p>
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References
<p>BEES energy modelling references.</p>
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Exterior cladding systems fire testing
<p data-block-key="fhe6z">The vertical spread of fire up the exterior of a multi-storey building is managed by limiting ignitability of cladding systems and components. The cladding or facade system needs to resist fire from within the building, or from a neighbouring building.</p>
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About BRANZ
The BRANZ vision is to challenge Aotearoa New Zealand to create a building system that delivers better outcomes for all.
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Comfortable temperatures
<p data-block-key="x5h4w">Many opportunities are available for most new spec homes to improve their year-round comfort and reduce additional heating and cooling needs.</p>
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CodeMark complaints and appeals
<p>If you have a complaint about a product with a BRANZ CodeMark certificate, you can lodge it through this page. You can also make a complaint about any of BRANZ's CodeMark processes related to your own product or appeal certification decisions.</p>