From red tide to blue wave – what will it be this time?
ANALYSIS: The country’s biggest wastewater project is nearing completion and should make life in Auckland more like a day at the beach.
ANALYSIS: In this first story of a new week-long series, NBR looks at how to improve our alarmingly low infrastructure productivity.
ANALYSIS: An off-the-rack solution to fix the immediate problem of reconnecting the Coromandel Peninsula via State Highway 25A proved its worth as a faster, cheaper option to developing a ‘bespoke’ design.
It’s often a case of learning as you go, in a sector not renowned for ‘experimenting’: Beca HQ – Green Star on the radar.
The wood vs steel vs concrete debate elicits lots of huffing and puffing, but the three little pigs didn’t have to worry about hitting carbon emission targets.
In the first of a three-part series on the building supplies sector, NBR looks at the implications of rampant build cost inflation and efforts to nail down the problem.
Crown research institute Scion has re-invigorated its research into a genetically engineered sterile Douglas fir pine after mooting offshore trials.
Prevar’s keen to get the ball rolling on developing new products using genetic modification.
Crown research institute estimates that, over 20 years, about $44m has been spent on research aimed at lowering livestock emissions and boosting farm productivity.