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Fire Code updated by American Wood Council

This week the American Wood Council issued the first-ever ANSI accredited version of the Fire Design Specification for Wood Construction (2022). This document has been updated and expanded through a...

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Law Changes To Enable Faster Consenting, More Prefabs, Comes Into Force

Government Law Changes To Enable Faster Consenting, More Prefabs, Comes Into Force; from Hon Dr Megan Woods, Minister for Building and Construction. BuiltReady scheme will streamline consenting for offsite manufacturers...

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Fire Engineering Key to Haven Road Apartment Design

Mass timber is going through a meteoric rise within NZ, with many major projects committing to significant timber content of the building’s structure. Locally, Holmes have worked with the RM...