"The Effect of Design and Building Materials on Structure," by Dennis Dowling, published in Property Professional Magazine, Autumn 2019. Dennis Dowling draws on his experience as a premier builder of high-performance homes to discuss the pros and cons of building with various materials, including Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), Structured Insulated Panels (SIPs) and traditional timber frames.
DCD Marketing Coordinator and Homestar Assessor, Annabelle Numaguchi, explains the benefits of using the New Zealand Green Building Council tool for assessing the energy-efficiency and sustainability for homes.
Kerrie Waterworth covers the reasons why NZ needs to improve its residential construction and reports on the presentations given by DCD's Dennis Dowling and Annabelle Numaguchi and Proclima's Simon Gibbons.
Dennis Dowling, director and founder of DCD, explains the principles behind Passive House in a podcast interview with Matthew Cutler Welsh of Home Style Green.
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