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Building Research Association Of New Zealand
The Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) is a research association in New Zealand, focusing on improving New Zealand's building system performance. History BRANZ started out as an industry-funded research library in the 1950s, the Building Research Bureau. In the late 1960s the New Zealand government passed legislation to create the building research levy, which allowed the establishment of the research association BRANZ in 1970. Activities BRANZ commissions research, and provides product testing, assurance and consultancy services. It also publishes the bi-monthly industry magazine ''Build''. The association is based in Judgeford Judgeford is a suburb of Porirua, a city near Wellington, New Zealand. The main buildings are a dog boarding place called Judgeford Kennels and Cattery, Judgeford golf course, some light industrial and other businesses, and houses. The closest scho ..., Porirua. References Research institutes in New Zealand {{NewZealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judgeford
Judgeford is a suburb of Porirua, a city near Wellington, New Zealand. The main buildings are a dog boarding place called Judgeford Kennels and Cattery, Judgeford golf course, some light industrial and other businesses, and houses. The closest school is Pāuatahanui School. There is a nearby church called Saint Albans Church, but it is in Pāuatahanui not Judgeford. The headquarters of BRANZ, the Building Research Association of New Zealand, is at the beginning of Moonshine Road near Judgeford. History In the 1850s, immigrants from England came to Judgeford to settle land obtained from Māori by the Wellington Company. Most people farmed, and there were some sawmills. The area was originally called the Small Farms Settlement. The Judgeford School, sometimes called the Small Farms School, opened on 6 October 1879, with 29 children taught by Miss Georgina Chatwin. When it reopened after the 1934 summer holidays there were only 8 children, and the school closed on 10 May 1935 with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |