Description

This final part of a series looking at medium-density housing that was outlined in Medium urges designers and builders to see beyond the current Building Code and deliver innovative solutions that ensure homes being built are appealing and not the slums of the future.

This issue of Build looks at the legislation surrounding building in Aotearoa as well as innovation. Many of the Acts are changing. Several of these changes will affect the designers and builders of multi-unit residential buildings.

Scope

This article includes:

• What legislation will change
• New medium-density residential standards
• Addressing densification
• A new way of thinking and living
• Room for expansion