New Branz strategy will try to turn the tide of building failures

New Branz strategy will try to turn the tide of building failures
Branz CEO Claire Falck launches a 10-year strategy at the Beehive. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
The Building Research Association of New Zealand has launched a 10-year strategy reset to try and stem the never-ending flow of building failures in NZ. At a launch event at the Beehive on March 6, it outlined its four priorities – affordability, quality, resilience and sustainability – that will drive its research over the next decade.Building Research Association of NZ (Branz) chief executive Claire Falck later told BusinessDesk via email that NZ was confronted every year with news of a range of building flaws and failur...

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