Auckland Council is concerned about the level of contaminants like zinc in Auckland's harbour sediment. Auckland Council has commissioned a number of reports that have identified main sources of zinc as unpainted roofs and car tyres (which contain zinc oxide).
Why is Auckland Council concerned about roof runoff?
In this section
- Does a home built with Axxis® Steel for Framing look any different?
- Can I convert my house plan from timber to steel?
- Can I extend or change my steel framed home at a later date?
- How environmentally friendly is Axxis® steel for framing?
- Is steel framing electrically safe?
- How do I hang pictures or other wall-mounted objects with steel-framing?
- What are the specifications and dimensional tolerances for Steltech® Beams?
- What design software does Steltech® utilise?
- Where can I access Steltech® design capacity tables?
- What are the standard plate sizes Steltech® utilise?
- What is 'roof runoff'?
- Why is Auckland Council concerned about roof runoff?
- What is New Zealand Steel doing about the Auckland Unitary Plan Zincalume restrictions?
- How can zinc runoff from roofs be minimised?
- How can zinc runoff be prevented from entering waterways?
- Does factory painting of steel prevent the runoff of zinc?
