By David Carradine, Dave Brunsdon, Simon Faulkner, Mark Willard
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1 December 2022, Build 193
Recent work provided valuable insights into the seismic capacity of buildings commonly used in schools nationwide. This provided a unique opportunity to test whole buildings on site to understand their performance and to test the main structural elements in the laboratory.
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By David Carradine
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
Full-scale destructive tests carried out by BRANZ confirmed the seismic performance of some timber-framed school buildings. The results mean cost savings for the Ministry of Education and are useful for other buildings.
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By Stephan Rupp, Cara Askew
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
BRANZ has been measuring moisture levels in a school’s classrooms. This information is providing a sound basis for understanding the indoor climate and designing moisture-safe long-span roofs in schools.
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By Professor Robyn Phipps, Mikael Boulic, David Waters, Tiffany Flood
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
What needs to be done to make New Zealand schools effective, healthy learning environments? A recent symposium outlined the problems and identified some solutions.
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By Annemarie Crampton
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1 February 2017, Build 158
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By Ministry of Education
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
Updated weathertightness requirements for designing new school buildings have recently been released by the Ministry of Education. These include the knowledge and expertise gained from remediation projects.
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By Nick Helm
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
The way our kids learn is changing, and building design is racing to keep up.
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By Dr Julie Bennett
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
Research into indoor and outdoor air quality in a city primary school is providing valuable information that will be used to improve future building design and ventilation.
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By Mikael Boulic, Professor Robyn Phipps
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
With Building Research Levy support, a low-cost air quality monitoring system has been developed to fill a knowledge gap about just how healthy the air in classrooms is.
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By Nick Helm
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
All buildings are unique, but school buildings have some special requirements. Build talked to the Ministry of Education to find out why.
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