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duplicated for consistency of materials
and installation yet is adaptable to cater
to the needs of different size and shape
households over time. The primary aim
of the design is to provide an affordable
housing alternative that is cost effective
to run, maintain and build so the end user
can maximise their rental/purchase dollar.
Simon Novak, director, Novak + Middleton
Architects says on behalf of the judges,
"We need clever smarts, so we can build
more economically and do better things
for the urban environment. We also need
to be more sustainable and efficient in
what we do. You can’t achieve a great
outcome - a brilliant building - without
working in collaboration.
"This design showed fresh blue-sky
thinking. It was really refreshing and we
hope some of this thinking can put out
in the marketplace," he says.
ArchEngBuild was originally an idea of
Concrete New Zealand (CNZ) and is now
supported by the Building Research
inflationary pressures are
resulting in rising interest rates,
affecting the cost of capital. For
equity markets, the potential for
a significant market correction
cannot be ruled out.
Concern remains over the
potential escalation of international
trade retaliation with more
inward-looking international
agendas, particularly triggered by
moves from the US to increase
tariffs on certain products,
imposing trade barriers on international
trade.
The BusinessNZ Economic
Conditions Index sits at 9 for
the June 2018 quarter, up 2 on
the previous quarter and down
5 on a year ago. The Index
tracks 33 economic indicators
including GDP, export volumes,
commodity prices, inflation, debt,
and business and consumer
confidence.
The BNZ - BusinessNZ
Performance of Manufacturing
Index (PMI) and its sister survey,
the Performance of Services
Index (PSI), both continue to show
solid expansion.
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Left to Right:
Chelydra Percy,
BRANZ ceo, the
winning team
Monica Varrie,
Liam Crawford and
Georgia Peacocke
and Hon Jenny
Salesa Minister
of Building and
Construction
Association of New Zealand (BRANZ).
Chelydra Percy, BRANZ ceo, says it was
an honour to have the Hon Jenny Salesa,
Minister of Building and Construction as
part of the celebrations.
"The main aim of the Challenge is to
inspire a better built environment through
cross-discipline teamwork.
"The best projects happen when there
is true collaboration and mutual respect
between engineers, architects and
builders.”
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