BRANZ held a conference on Medium Density Housing at the refurbished and reconstructed Lower Hutt Events Centre (formerly The Lower Hutt Town Hall) which isn’t too far from where I live.
I was quite fascinated with a display for recycled technology for under-flooring made from recycled car tires. Recycling at its best considering it can take an estimated 2000 years for car tyres to decompose!
It was nice to see some familiar faces and catch up with colleagues in the building profession and of course listen to the presenters!
Medium Density in NZ is NOT the same as it is in NSW. Medium density is considered the “missing middle” between single houses and apartment blocks and arises from the need to supply affordable housing for First Home Buyers (sound familiar). Medium density housing in NZ looks more like this:
