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Sustainable construction

Lower-carbon buildings for Aotearoa

Mass timber, retrofit research, and circular materials work, in partnership with Auckland-based main contractors.

Projects

Title Description Researchers Date Status View project
Mass-timber high-rise feasibility A two-year applied study of cost, embodied-carbon, and procurement implications of taking mass-timber buildings beyond the eight-storey threshold currently common in Aotearoa. 12 researchers 2026-07-08 in-progress View

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