Webinar: The Carbon Challenge - Carbon and the New Zealand building industry
We explain why we need to act now to reduce carbon emissions and the role that the building and construction industry plays.
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Seminar: BRANZ Answers 2021
This BRANZ Answers seminar gives answers to a wide range of practical questions relating to new ways of doing things in the residential building and construction industry. We cover new types of buildings, new types of products and systems, new ways to increase the performance of buildings, and various regulatory changes.
Stairs Module: Curved and Winder Stairs
This module covers D1/AS1 design requirements for curved and winder stairs.
Module: Water vapour in air
Water vapour is the gaseous form of water. This module focuses on how water vapour and the forces that act on it create condensation in buildings.
Topics covered in this self-paced module:
- Water vapour, pressure and saturation
- Relative humidity and dew point
- Predicting condensation and making design choices
- Library of useful material
Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.
Module: Head flashings
This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of window and door head flashings in buildings.
Topics covered in this self-paced module:
- What are head flashings?
- Why are they important?
- How do they work?
- Library of useful materials
Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.
Seminar: Building science at work
This seminar provides an insight into how BRANZ research priorities are determined as well completed research, research for coming year, National Science Challenges and overseas research.
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Seminar: BRANZ Answers - Membrane roofing
This seminar provides information on design, specification and installation of current roof membrane systems.
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Seminar: BRANZ Answers 2017
This seminar aims to give you the answers to a wide range of practical questions. The topics covered range from the requirements for fencing of swimming pools to specific topics including:
- concrete slab design and construction: free joints, shrinkage control joints, floor tile movement control joints, reinforcing steel cover, edge distances, slab moisture contents, screw bolt installation
- flashings: proprietary flashings and large roof flashings
- access: level entries, stair design
- building exterior: timber finishes, timber profiles
- verandas and sunshades: uplift, fixings/connections, bracing
- corrosion: protection to structural steel, dissimilar metals
- compliance: notices to fix, certificates of acceptance, outbuilding exemptions, acoustic wall principles
- innovation: prefabrication/panellisation, CLT, LVL.
Please note that access to this recorded seminar will expire 1 month after purchase.