Low building consents figure a bad omen for first-time home owners Building Today 1/02/2008 4:54:00 PM Consent figures for new houses in December 2007 were the lowest December total since 2001 [Read the rest of this article...]
Minister says good air ventilation is just common sense Building Today 1/02/2008 4:51:00 PM But Mayor says Building Code standards are 'gold plated!' [Read the rest of this article...]
Mobile unit brings H&S solutions to construction businesses Building Today 1/02/2008 4:48:00 PM Mobility can ease time pressures on construction companies [Read the rest of this article...]
Building industry chief executive to resign Building Today 1/02/2008 4:43:00 PM Organisational management skills have been a big asset [Read the rest of this article...]
Mastering the practical implications of building and construction law Building Today 1/02/2008 4:39:00 PM The 6th Annual Building & Construction Law, Disputes & Contract Management Conference — being run by Conferenz, New Zealand’s leading business conference experience — is to take place on February 25 and 26 at Rydges Hotel in Auckland. Attracting corporate level decision makers from the construction industry, the conference will provide details coverage, analysis and practical guidance on: • Building Act 2004, Construction Contracts Act 2002 and the Building Cod... [Read the rest of this article...]
$13 million refurbishment project completed at Queenstown hotel Building Today 1/02/2008 4:34:00 PM A $13 million refurbishment at Queenstown’s iconic Novotel Gardens Queenstown hotel has been completed on time and on budget. Queenstown registered master builders Rilean Construction handed over the final 50 rooms of the major 16-month project in December last year. Novotel Gardens Queenstown is now the largest hotel property in the tourism resort, with 273 rooms catering for up to 546 guests — a 34% increase in potential guest numbers. General manager Carl Braddock says he is ... [Read the rest of this article...]
Land costs the major driver in reducing housing affordabillity Building Today 1/02/2008 4:30:00 PM Increasing section prices have been the major factor in reducing housing affordability over the past decade, according to a recently released report from the BRANZ Group. The Changing Housing Need study undertaken by Ian Page, economics manager with BRANZ Ltd, and funded by Building Research, included an analysis of the impact of the key drivers of housing affordability. The report concludes that the major factor impacting housing affordability has been section prices, which were ahead of in... [Read the rest of this article...]
Short on staff, short on skills, short on time! Building Today 1/02/2008 4:23:00 PM Written By: Sue Hirst, Director, CAD Partners Pty Ltd [Read the rest of this article...]
Voidable transaction provisions of Act allow payment 'clawbacks!' Tim Bates 1/02/2008 4:16:00 PM Written By: Tim Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision Tim Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision analyses a case where a subcontractor was asked to pay back the last two payments made on a construction contract by a head contractor that went into liquidation! [Read the rest of this article...]
Yurt 4 U? Dr Kerry Rodgers 1/02/2008 4:08:00 PM Written By: Dr Kerry Rodgers Dr Kerry Rodgers steppes out into the wondrous world of yurts [Read the rest of this article...]
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