The first of its kind, Red Stag Investment’s Clearwater Quays — a new mid-rise apartment building in Christchurch’s prestigious Clearwater development — is a case study on the benefits of mass timber building. And, with the construction industry contributing roughly 16% of New Zealand’s carbon emissions, the argument for mass timber projects is clear.

The residential development sequesters over 80,000kg of carbon, proving the benefits of mass-timber construction.

As the first construction company to take on a mass timber mid-rise residential project in New Zealand, Kobe Construction came away from Clearwater Quays with new-found expertise, and a passion for the promising future of timber construction.

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