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These articles are a bit more editorial, opinionated, and off-the-cuff written by members of the team. They’re interesting and conversation-generating, but less definitive and polished.

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Cityscape showing several modern high-rise apartment buildings with trees in the foreground under a clear blue sky.
Feb 17, 2025
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Oculus

Redefining Sustainable Housing at Grey’s Avenue

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2025
Living room with a grey sofa, brown coffee tables and plants.
Jan 24, 2025
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Oculus

Healthy Buildings: How to Design for Better Air Quality and Comfort

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2025
Knight talking to a women.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #012: Combustible Claddings Made Simple

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2020
Hot chips poured on a table.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #009: Passive Solar Design Explained (The Potatoe Analogy)

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2020
Incandescent light bulbs hanging from the ceiling.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #011: Reclaimed Incandescent Heat

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2020
Flashlight shining on test tubes.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #006: Pliable building membranes and underlays (NZS 4201)

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2020
Four men outside building under construction.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #008: Testing of Building Facades

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2020
Meme of women with a man looking at her.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #004: Standards vs Understanding

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2020
Mould testing procedures.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #005: NZS 4858 Wet Area Membranes

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2020
Chef cooking in kitchen with flaming pan.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #010: Do you need a chef, a cook, or a food critic?

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2020
Building enclosure control layer drawing.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #007: Building Enclosure Control Layers

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2020
Information display showing how to save energy.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #003: Measuring Energy Use

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2020
Hygrothermal Modelling charts.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #002: Hygrothermal Modelling (WUFI)

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2020
Pyramid diagram of NZ building code and standards.
Apr 22, 2020
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Shawn McIsaac

Building with Science #001: Many (almost all) Acceptable Solutions Don't Meet the Building Code

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2020
Heat conduction of window frames.
Sep 23, 2019
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Shawn McIsaac

Sure window frame material matters, but so does geometry (NZBS6)

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2019

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