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House of the year winners
Registered Master Builders - House of the Year is a prestigious competition that celebrates building excellence in New Zealand. It awards the best homes and builders and the craftsmanship behind them.
Building a bungalow-style family home in Westmere
Altus Window Systems and Rylock worked on the rebuild of a family home in Westmere, featuring Smartfit® windows, Eurostackers and the Atlantic High Performance Suite.
How to choose the most energy efficient windows
How can builders and specifiers select energy efficient windows and doors for residential builds? Here are some things to look for when choosing a supplier.
How to safeguard windows and doors against moisture
How do you ensure the windows and doors in your next build will effectively combat external and internal moisture? Here are some things to look out for.
A Rothesay Bay clifftop property easily takes on the elements
Altus Window Systems and our fabricator Rylock worked on the build of two clifftop properties in Rothesay Bay, with the high-wind zone presenting a challenge.
3 tips to foster good relationships in NZ construction
Maintaining strong relationships with clients and contractors in NZ construction comes down to professionalism, using technology and open communication.
DESIGNING FOR BUILDING PERFORMANCE - how to increase performance and reduce time and costs
New Zealand’s appetite for new construction cannot be sated. However, if we allow ourselves to get pressured by the unyielding stream of houses, high-rises and apartments, we risk creating a problem as damaging as - if not worse than - the leaky homes debacle. That is, unless we make a change.
The future of NZ office buildings: What architects need to know
The future of New Zealand office buildings is coming, but are you ready? These are examples of smart offices that architects need to know about.
Better home design key for NZ architects beating climate change
Architects can design buildings to mitigate the effects of climate change, and have already done so around the world. We can do the same in NZ.
House of Year 2017!
2017 Registered Master Builders National Supreme Home Build Winner - features Altus Window Systems, Atlantic High Performance Suite Joinery.
Condensation - The healthy homes battle our industry isn't fighting
The most pressing contaminant issue in New Zealand homes is internal moisture, said BRANZ in 2016. Now it's 2018, and this issue is still wreaking havoc on Kiwi properties - and the people that live in them. What can we do as good specifiers and suppliers to educate our clients from the outset.
Inspiring building projects from around the world
From a typhoon-secure Kindergarten to eco-friendly senior residences, get inspired by some of the world's most impressive building projects.
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