The Ultimate Guide to Building materials
A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Building materials.
What to know about Building materials
Building materials sits at the intersection of construction, sustainability, engineering and supply chains. Stories under this tag explore the products and processes that shape homes, commercial projects and infrastructure, from concrete, timber and insulation to emerging options such as recycled composites, low-carbon cement and 3D-printed building systems.
Readers will find practical insight into how materials affect durability, cost, safety, waste reduction and carbon performance. Coverage often looks at new regulations, procurement pressures, corrosion, fire resistance, modular construction and the push to reuse resources more effectively. If you want to understand how better material choices can improve building outcomes and support more resilient, lower-impact projects, this tag is a useful place to start.
Kiwi Building materials News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Auckland Home Show adds Garden Showcase for September
Homeowners will get a larger spring renovation drawcard, with six full-scale gardens added to the Auckland Home Show's September line-up.
Think donor registries not a bank of materials
Material passports will fail to deliver reuse at scale unless builders can match salvaged components with compatible new projects.
New Zealand startups at Showcase raise nearly USD $2 billion
New Zealand startups pitching at Icehouse Ventures' Showcase have raised nearly USD $2 billion in funding over 15 years, boosting local innovation and jobs.
Internal corrosion breakthrough
Building managers could soon face lower maintenance costs and better sprinkler reliability, as a corrosion inhibitor outperforms nitrogen in tests.
Robinson secures $71 million for advanced tech platform
Robinson Research Institute secures $71 million over seven years to boost New Zealand's advanced magnetic technology and materials innovations.
Using building materials for carbon storage
Replacing conventional materials in new infrastructure could lock away 16.6 billion tonnes of CO2 a year, researchers say.
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Recent Building materials News
Sift launches AI agent to tackle hardware telemetry
Hardware teams facing telemetry overload can now automate investigations inside Sift, with findings stored for reuse and human approval required before changes.
Legrand launches INSPYRA wiring range across ANZ
Built for faster fitting and cleaner finishes, the range adds smart controls, USB-C charging and recycled materials to Australian projects.
OpenSesame becomes Workday's first embedded learning partner
Workday customers can now access 60,000 OpenSesame courses inside its talent tools, cutting procurement friction as employers chase new skills.
Logitech cuts Scope 3 emissions 33% in FY26 report
Customers can now see carbon data for all target Logitech products as the company reports a 33% cut in Scope 3 emissions.
Google open-sources k8s-aibom for live AI workload audits
Security teams can now spot hidden AI workloads in live Kubernetes clusters, as Google's new tool also creates immutable ML bills of materials.
Axis cuts emissions but Scope 3 remains the challenge
Lower energy use has helped trim Axis's direct emissions, but the vast bulk of its footprint still sits in suppliers and product use.
Logitech launches Spotlight 2 presenter with haptics
Presenters face a pricier remote aimed at easing nerves and improving audience engagement, with haptics and digital highlighting built in.
Microsoft unveils Majorana 2 quantum chip with 1,000x gain
The chip is meant to solve qubit instability, a hurdle Microsoft says has delayed its goal of a scalable quantum computer until 2029.
Krafted launches replaceable battery laptop power bank
Repairability takes centre stage as buyers weigh a pricier portable charger designed to outlast sealed power banks and cut e-waste.
Triton launches Db2 hybrid cloud HADR clusters service
Outages at major cloud providers have sharpened demand for database resilience as firms seek failover across on-premise and cloud systems.
Lineaje survey finds AI code confidence outpaces visibility
Most firms are still flying blind on AI-generated code, even as 89% say they can secure it and 86% have already adopted it.
Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand
Rising AI storage demand is putting data-centre energy use under scrutiny as Western Digital reports progress on emissions, materials and recycling.
Lineaje unveils UnifAI to secure enterprise agentic AI
Lineaje launches UnifAI, a security and governance layer to centralise control, discovery and policy for enterprise agentic AI deployments.
Dell debuts Premium 14 & 16 laptops with Intel AI chips
Dell debuts 14in and 16in Premium laptops with OLED screens, Intel Core Ultra chips and RTX graphics, targeting power users and creators.
Xiaomi reveals Vision Gran Turismo electric hypercar
Xiaomi enters Gran Turismo's Vision project with an electric hypercar concept, blending radical aero tricks and game-ready digital flair.
Cricut debuts Joy 2, Explore 5 cutting bundles in ANZ
Cricut debuts Joy 2 and Explore 5 Essential Bundles in Australia and New Zealand, pairing updated hardware with revamped Design Space tools.
Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference
Gcore adds managed Nvidia Dynamo to its AI inference stack, promising up to 6x throughput and 2x lower latency across its cloud portfolio.
AI lifts silicon wafer shipments as revenue softens
AI-fuelled demand lifted silicon wafer shipments 5.8% in 2025, even as annual wafer revenue dipped 1.2% to USD $11.4 billion.
Dell unveils 52-inch 6K hub & 32-inch 4K QD-OLED
Dell debuts a 52-inch 6K Thunderbolt hub monitor for traders and a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED display for colour-critical creative pros.
Minimus launches Image Creator for custom container images
Minimus unveils Image Creator, enabling enterprises to build secure, custom container images with enhanced compliance and reduced vulnerabilities.