Queen St upgrade makes national awards Building Today 1/03/2008 2:56:00 PM Auckland’s controversial Queen Street upgrade is up for a prestigious national design award. The multi-million dollar makeover of New Zealand’s busiest street is among a record number of entries competing for an award from the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA). A total of 97 entries have been received for the 2008 NZILA Resene Pride of Place Landscape Awards, almost double the 50 that took part last time the biennial event was held in 2006. Entries have been ... [Read the rest of this article...]
First building practitioners show their quality Building Today 1/03/2008 2:38:00 PM One of the first builders to successfully register as a Licensed Building Practitioner was presented with his own “licence to build” by Building and Construction Minister Shane Jones recently. Mr Jones awarded Craig Shorrock with a Site 2 licence when he visited Mr Shorrock at a home he is repairing in Remuera, Auckland. More than 8000 application packs have been distributed since the scheme was officially launched on November 1 last year, and the first licenses are now being iss... [Read the rest of this article...]
Weak NZ building activity to persist Building Today 1/03/2008 2:35:00 PM But residential building recovery forecast for 2009/10 [Read the rest of this article...]
One-stop shop opens for energy conscious Building Today 1/03/2008 2:32:00 PM Company will oversee entire project and source correct products [Read the rest of this article...]
Buyer beware principle — alive and well Tim Bates 1/03/2008 2:26:00 PM Written By: Tim Bates and Francesca Collins Tim Bates and Francesca Collins of Auckland law firm Legal Vision analyse a case which demonstrates the difficulty of property owners relying on a sale and purchase agreement to seek contract cancellation or damages against vendors. [Read the rest of this article...]
Westminster's chiming clock Dr Kerry Rodgers 1/03/2008 2:19:00 PM Written By: Dr Kerry Rodgers Dr Kerry Rodgers ruminates upon England's most illustrious icon [Read the rest of this article...]
Joint scheme raising safety awareness Building Today 1/03/2008 2:15:00 PM It’s a well-known fact — the construction industry in New Zealand can be a pretty dangerous place to work, but we all know it doesn’t have to be! To raise awareness about safety in the workplace and improve safety practices for people working on building sites around the country, the BCITO and Site Safe have worked together to develop the BCITO Site Safe Apprentice Passport scheme. Throughout the training process, the BCITO encourages all apprentices (and their employ... [Read the rest of this article...]
Steel an upright world citizen Building Today 1/03/2008 2:08:00 PM Written By: Jenny Baker Steel as a building material is traditionally associated with high-rise buildings. Used routinely in the low-rise market for building envelopes, it is now becoming more widely used for structural applications. In view of the spotlight on sustainable building, what are steel’s credentials, how smart is the resulting structure and how does steel as a building material impact on a structure’s operational energy requirements? Jenny Baker reports. [Read the rest of this article...]
Waste not, want not Building Today 1/03/2008 2:01:00 PM Written By: Jenny Baker The value “waste not, want not” is making a huge comeback. Exhumed from the consumerist graveyard of the 80s and 90s, it is now marketed to the world as “sustainability”. However, Whitianga builder Rod Percival learned it from his parents as a way of life and established a successful business in the process. Jenny Baker reports. [Read the rest of this article...]
CSSP software continues national growth Building Today 1/03/2008 1:58:00 PM Team of professionals supporting software worldwide [Read the rest of this article...]
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