Smart Building: Working around material prices to create cost efficiencies. Efficiencies come in many forms when building a bespoke home, but it is perhaps keeping things local and incorporating the use of materials manufactured in a controlled environment that..
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Prefabrication is better.
Prefabrication is better than traditional construction methodologies for so many reasons. Computer numerically controlled (CNC) technology ensures pinpoint accuracy and significantly less waste. The real clincher though is speed. A prefabricated home can potentially be put together in 1 day…
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Paradigm Shift with John Klein
The ATA team had the pleasure of attending ‘Paradigm Shift’ with fellow Designers and Architects which is being held at various locations around the country this month. John Klein was the keynote speaker and what a freaking inspiration he was. ..
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Benefits of a Green wall
Green walls, living walls or vertical gardens can lift an interior space or take the outside of a building to another level. Whether you choose a small pocket-planter type system or have an entire wall designed and planted there are..
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Homestar Practitioner Certified!
Homestar™ helps you improve the performance of your home – making it better. Better to live in, better for the planet and better value in the market. There are 1.6 million homes in New Zealand that can be improved –..
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