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Construction
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Building material manufacturer XLam has set the pace for a timber revolution in Australian construction, the Urban Developer reports, with production officially under way at their newly opened Cross Laminated Timber plant in Wodonga The facility measures 12,000sq m and was announced in 2016, when the $25 million project was originally conceived to fill a gap in the industry responding to the demand for a sustainable, easy-to-use and fast building solution. Continue →
Design
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NZ Wood has announced Stage Two Finalists for the 2018 NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards “This is New Zealand’s only timber design award event and allows engineers, architects, architectural designers and builders to showcase innovation using timber,” says Debbie Fergie, NZ Wood’s Promotion Manager. Continue →
Finance
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Foreign investment at the top end of New Zealand’s commercial property market has ramped up significantly in the last year, a new analysis has found Colliers International’s Capital Markets team has analysed the last three years of commercial property transactions in New Zealand with a value of $50 million and over. Continue →
Development
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The government’s plans to boost the rate of housing development are commendable but the practicalities remain problematic, say Colliers International property experts The Labour-led coalition’s first formal Budget included an appropriation of $493 million towards the previously announced $2 billion KiwiBuild programme. Continue →
Construction
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Perth-based Fastbrick Robotics has partnered with strategic business consultants EY-Panthenon to understand the market potential of its Hadrian X robot    The company is known for its robotic bricklaying technology that improves safety, speed and accuracy while reducing costs during construction. Continue →
Property Trends
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The number of properties sold in April 2018 across New Zealand increased by 6.6% compared to the same time last year, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ)   Some 6,368 houses were sold across the country in comparison to 5,973 in April 2017, marking the highest year-on-year increase in the real estate industry in 23 months. Continue →
Construction
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Retaining walls are an increasing feature of construction sites as sky high land prices add pressure to maximise the potential returns from each build Construction companies look to utilise every inch of land when planning new developments, and many projects require high retaining walls to achieve bigger results. Continue →
Construction
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Tender documents for the KiwiBuild ‘Buying off the Plans’ initiative – whereby the government will underwrite or purchase new homes the private sector and others are developing – have been released The government has committed $2 billion for KiwiBuild, an ambitious programme that aims to deliver 100,000 affordable, quality homes for first home buyers over the next decade, 50,000 of which will be in Auckland. Continue →
Property Trends
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Colliers International’s March quarter surveys on Commercial Investor Confidence and House Pricing were significantly more positive than the December 2017 surveys, back up to around September 2017 levels Overall Colliers Commercial Confidence index, countrywide, rose from 18 percent in December 2017, to 25 percent in March 2018. Continue →
Development
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The largest single housing development in New Zealand – Hobsonville Point – is emerging as a positive example of how living at density can enhance liveability Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge research led by Professor Errol Haarhoff is looking at whether living at higher density can strengthen communities and enhance liveability in new neighbourhoods. Continue →
Design
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Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for a primary school in China’s Jiangxi province which will partly utilise robots to build a series of barrel-vaulted classrooms, theurbandeveloper reports The Lushan Primary School will educate 120 children 160 kilometres north-west of Nanchang and will serve 12 local villages with a total population of about 1,800 people. Continue →
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People in industrialized countries spend more than 80% of their lives indoors, increasingly in air-tight buildings that aren’t particularly good for human health These structures require less energy for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, but can be hazardous if particulate matter and potentially toxic gases, including carbon monoxide, ozone, and volatile organic compounds, from sources such as furniture, paints, carpets, and office equipment accumulate. Continue →
Infrastructure
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The government’s $28 billion Auckland transport package has brought back the East West Link “with a vengeance”, says Colliers International’s head of Strategic Consulting The Ministry of Transport’s revised Auckland Transport Alignment Project package (ATAP2) outlines the government’s key transport priorities over the coming decades. Continue →
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