NZCB InHouse magazine August/September 2020

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OUR PEOPLE —

Turning ‘locally grown’ into sustainable building materials Recently we caught up with Dan Gallagher, New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Mid and South Canterbury President, and owner of Gallagher Trade Building Limited. Dan, who has been working on an interesting build in Southburn, south of Timaru was approached last year by owner Miles Anderson, to build a new 240m2 four-bedroom dream home, on family land which previously housed four generations of family members. The old farmhouse had done its dash and it was time for a new, warm and more sustainable home. The build was started in November 2019 and although progress was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, Dan and his team are now back on track and are hoping to have it completed by October 2020. This new family home is being built directly in front of the old one, making the most of the beautiful landscape and sunsets. “The views are pretty stunning! You can see right up the Canterbury plains, out to sea and back up to the Southern Alps” says Dan. When asked what was to become of the old home, Dan advised “After everything useful (and without borer) has been removed, the local volunteer Fire Brigade are going to have a small controlled burn, so nothing will be wasted.” Speaking of waste and sustainability, Miles, South Canterbury sheep farmer/owner, and immediate past national chair of the Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Industry Group, wanted to use local building materials where possible, right down to his own sheep. As a result of this idea, both the insulation and carpet have come from wool products produced from his sheep, like the ones he’s been farming for 25 years.

Dan Gallagher (pictured left) and owner Miles Anderson showing a sample of the wool insulation product installed in his new home.

Not only will the family home be insulated with a traditional Kiwi product, it will also have a covered patio made from Oregon timber grown on the same property.

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NEWS BITES

7min
pages 50-53

Easy protection of cut timber ends, with Abodo’s new Protector End Seal

1min
page 49

MiTek screw innovation

2min
page 48

Membrane refurbishment work – what’s consentable?

1min
page 47

Message from our Auckland BDM

2min
page 42

AST Trust update

1min
page 46

ITAB welcomes WITT partnership

1min
page 44

Stay safe, speak up

4min
pages 34-35

Three ways to stop playing the ‘what-if’ game

4min
pages 40-41

Why do I feel so angry?

3min
pages 38-39

Bad vibrations

2min
pages 36-37

To Corporatise, or not to Corporatise? That is the question

5min
pages 32-33

Jump in puddles

2min
page 27

Why you should be using Payment Claims

6min
pages 20-21

Updates from the Building Performance Team

4min
pages 22-23

Beyond green claims

4min
pages 24-25

OUR PEOPLE

2min
pages 28-29

Changes to tertiary education will impact the construction industry

4min
pages 30-31

Meeting your KiwiSaver obligations

2min
page 26

Halo Guarantee update

1min
page 10

Message from the Chief Executive

3min
pages 6-7

NZCB Board changes

3min
page 5

Four reasons why tech is vital post lockdown

2min
pages 18-19

Appliances at commercial prices

2min
pages 12-13

Message from the NZCB Board

2min
page 4

REVERE – submissions now open

4min
pages 16-17

Message from the Group Technical Manager

2min
pages 8-9
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