Our Purposeful Construction Solutions

Cost effective construction solutions without compromising quality.

Modern Construction Management

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Your go-to team for streamlined residential construction.

Shorcom excels in the management of residential construction. By implementing our innovative management model, we are able to significantly streamline the consent and construction process. Our passionate project managers ensure your project meets high council standards and is built in a timely manner.

Apartment Buildings

Townhouses

Standalones

INSULATED CONCRETE FORMWORK

Insulated Concrete Formwork, or ICF for short, is a world-leading construction system that provides unmatched structural integrity among several other benefits. ICF is locally manufactured, the forms are quickly installed onsite, and the cavity is filled poured-in-place, reinforced, waterproofed concrete.

TIMBER FRAMING

Timber framing is a very popular construction system used throughout New Zealand. Our skilled team is experienced with installing this lightweight system with precision.

STEEL FRAMING

Steel framing is a durable and versatile alternative construction system to timber. Our team is well-versed in accurate installation of steel framing across several residential projects.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Construction system flexibility to suit your budget.

Shorcom is proudly using New Zealand manufactured ICF construction for many of our projects. Should your project require timber or steel framing, we will accomodate your needs and revise the project costings accordingly.

Construction Remediation Services

REMEDIATION SERVICES

Preventing demolition and revitalising distressed projects.

Shorcom is dedicated to rescuing distressed construction projects that have exceeded their budgets, face abandonment, and are set for demolition. By utilsing our innovative management model we are able to significantly reduce costs and bring these projects back on track. This prevents the need for demolition and ensures that quality homes are delivered to the market. This not only revitalises the project but it also provides a substantial environmental benefit from the prevention of the demolition process.

Community Benefit

Successfully bringing paused or abandoned construction projects back to life, ensuring quality homes are built for the community.

Environmental Benefit

Preventing demolition reduces waste and preserves resources, contributing to a more sustainable construction industry.

Cost Reduction

By implementing our innovative management model we are able to cut down on costs, making it feasible to save distressed projects.

Efficient Completion

With our streamlined management the project is not only revitalised, it is placed on a track to timely completion of quality homes.

REMEDIATION SERVICES

Offering remediation services for leaky buildings and water damage.

A buildings ability to keep water from penetrating through the external envelope is known as weathertightness. The wet and windy weather in New Zealand necessitates the use of appropriate building materials and techniques to prevent water damage. Shorcom is able to offer remediation for leaky buildings. Our comprehensive knowledge of construction weathertightness allows us to assess the project and present a solution to resolve structural damage.

Insulated Concrete Formwork

INSULATED CONCRETE FORMWORK

Consider Insulated Concrete Formwork for your development project.

Build for the future, not just for today. With NZ ICF construction, which is manufactured locally, we are able to future-proof our builds to ensure that they will last and meet expected future build code requirements.

Insulated Concrete Formwork is an advanced and innovative building technology that meets New Zealand Building Standards and exceeds minimums required by code.

ICFs are hollow, lightweight, insulated forms that are erected at the construction site. The forms are easy to assemble due to their lightweight material and are stacked on top of each other on-site.

The forms are typically filled with 150mm of poured-in-place, waterproofed, reinforced concrete. Unlike traditional concrete forms, which are removed after the concrete cures, ICFs are left in place.

Structural Safety

The insulated forms are filled with reinforced concrete. The strength of the concrete and double layer of insulation is designed to withstand earthquakes & cyclones.

Low Maintenance

ICF homes are designed to last generations. Due to the robust strength of ICF construction, there is much less need for ongoing maintenance and repairs.

Weathertightness

Waterproof concrete is the best material for weathertightness performance. Water does not absorb into the concrete so it will not swell or crack.

Soundproofing

ICF greatly reduces sound pollution making it an optimal material to build with for shared walls, with a sound transmission class (STC) rating of 55+.

Fireproofing

ICF is manufactured with fire retardant properties resulting in a smaller combustible material - the forms would melt, not ignite. They achieve a 4hr. fire rating.

Thermal Efficiency

Warm in winter, cool in summer. The exceptional insulation properties of ICF provide comfortable living with an R-Value exceeding 4.2.

Sustainability

ICF performs exceptionally well in a building life-cycle assessment. ICF builds require significantly less electricity to heat and cool the home, greatly reducing carbon emissions.

Cost Effective

An ICF building requires much less electricity to cool and heat the home. As a result, this means residents can benefit from a large reduction in the cost of energy bills.

INSULATED CONCRETE FORMWORK

Prevent leaky home issues with weathertight ICF construction.

We are using NZ ICF construction as a solution for the leaky homes issue present across the country. Poor weathertightness in residential construction is a large contributor to leaky homes in New Zealand. Waterproof concrete is a building material that shows fantastic weathertightness performance in construction.

A building's ability to keep water from penetrating through the external envelope is known as weatherightness. The wet and windy weather in New Zealand necessitates the use of appropriate building materials and techniques to prevent water damage. This is why we choose to fill our ICF forms with waterproofed concrete.

This concrete is made waterproof using a KIM mineral additive that has received Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) approval. This is the same material used for swimming pools in order to hold water without needing a waterproof coating.

Water is not able to penetrate through the concrete, therefore there is no absorption, swelling or cracking. Additionally, it is composed of inert materials, which prevents decay and degradation.