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Keeping warm at home 

NZ homes can be cold and damp. Here are four tips to help keep your place warm this winter. 

The complex realities of managed retreat

With large parts of NZ recently pummelled by Cyclone Tam and heavy rain, it’s important to remember that natural hazards have long shaped our cities.

Hey big spenders

AUT construction professor John Tookey on what foreign investors really want from the government's Infrastructure Investment Summit.

AUT Architect Academic wins book award

Architecture lecturer Dr J. Antonio Lara-Hernandez has won a top international award for his book on adapting buildings and structures for new uses.

Rooftop solar for more resilient cities

Built environment experts from AUT say the government's plan to fix NZ's energy crisis with solar farms is a "missed opportunity."

AUT announces Matariki Award winners

AUT announces the winners of Ngā Whakamānawa o Matariki, AUT's Matariki Awards, recognising staff excellence across academic and professional disciplines.

Lean Construction conference at AUT

New Zealand’s first ever conference of The International Group for Lean Construction takes place at Auckland University of Technology from 1 to 6 July.

Building better housing for biodiversity

Attempts to solve NZ’s housing crisis by increasing residential density can drive natural habitat and biodiversity loss – but it doesn’t have to.

Film documents AUT research

Wellbeing-Centred Cities shows how Aotearoa’s urban centres are acting to meet current complex crises in climate, biodiversity and human wellbeing.

Repurposing New Zealand CBDs

Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez examines how NZ central business districts can forge a future where our cities are sustainable, vibrant and culturally rich.