Engineering & Construction

Feb
14

New Massey building to spring back

Read the original blog post from Stuff – Dominion Post Business. Excerpt posted below for your convenience and discussion.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/property/commercial-property/6373953/New-Massey-building-to-spring-back

 

 

 

Massey University’s new Wellington College of Creative Arts building, which is designed to handle earthquakes by springing back [ More ] [ Read More ]

Nov
2

Wood – The Green Answer to the Red Zone

Cantabrians are being urged to consider the benefits of timber for the rebuild of Christchurch.

NZ Wood – the promotional arm of the Wood Council of New Zealand – is launching a campaign to encourage the use of structural timber [ More ] [ Read More ]

Oct
11

NZ Wood Timber Design Awards Announced

The showcase Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts & Media building scooped two major awards in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced on Tuesday – commercial engineering and commercial architectural excellence.

The three-storey, seismically-protected timber structure was entirely built from [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
16

Wood Innovation Showcase Underway

A host of events are underway throughout New Zealand during the Rugby World Cup showcasing innovations in the wood industry. (Read the Winning With Wood newsletter for details of all events here.)

The aim of the Winning with Wood initiative, which [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
16

British architect says ‘build Christchurch out of wood’

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From left: Brian Langham, Jason Guiver, Paolo Lavisci and Andrew Waugh

A British architect who has built the world’s tallest wooden building is calling on wood to be part of the Christchurch rebuild.

Knox Church [ More ] [ Read More ]