Concrete State Houses
Concrete State houses are being built with walls of the honeycomb type. At present, however, work is held up owing to shortage of reinforcing steel. The method to be used is a well-tried one in Scotland, and State houses, have been built at Palmerston North ■ and Wellington under this system. The idea of the honeycomb effect is that water cannot seep through, but passages are left for the air to circulate, making for warm buildings in cold weather and cool in summer. No timber is used in the walls and very little m the whole house.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1947, Page 6
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99Concrete State Houses Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1947, Page 6
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