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How Much Does A Horse Breathe? – Massey Equine Vet School – Case Study

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Not all buildings have human occupants to design for. When InsideOut was consulted about the design for the new Equine Veterinary Clinic for Massey University outside Palmerston North we had…

Overcrowding – An Occupancy Overload

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Good building designs rely on knowing a little something about their occupants. Not in a stalkerish way you understand; there’s no need for eye colour or icecream flavour preference.

Penguins and Planning: Rakiura Heritage Centre Case Study

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Apparently penguins are stealing glass fibre insulation for nesting material. There’s a bit of an issue in Stewart Island. Not the sort of problem we’d ever been faced with before…

How Not To Confuse Efficiency With Efficacy

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The constant cry for efficiency often seems to mean reduction. It’s a valuable aim when it comes to energy or work. Why would we waste resource where it isn’t required?

Living Behind a Façade

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Good façade engineering has a huge impact on building performance. The façades, with their opaque and transparent elements, form the interface between the climate and the people inside, and we…

Il Casino Apartments – Case Study

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In New Zealand we need to be building housing that is energy efficient and comfortable. Even better if it doesn’t break the budget and the materials are fit for purpose.

H1 – The Apartment Story

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Energy efficiency is a wonderful thing. After all, who wants to waste money on power and fuel that isn’t necessary? And of course there is the knock on effect on…

Well it’s wet, but what if it’s not leaking?

JoyatWildTree February 23, 2024 No Comments

Moisture issues in existing buildings, some of them only a few years old, are a rising problem. Such concerns come regularly to InsideOut’s attention, often bringing a combination of potential…

Day: February 23, 2024