Safety management system should be simple and effective Building Today 1/11/2011 11:51:00 AM An effective safety management system is not about lip service to the law. It is about empowering workers to keep themselves safe and injury free. Jenny Baker reports. [Read the rest of this article...]
Showcase building features ‘damage avoidance’ seismic engineering Building Today 1/11/2011 11:49:00 AM Initial design proposal for the NMIT building was a nationwide government competition winner [Read the rest of this article...]
Tumu ITM building design a world first Building Today 1/11/2011 11:46:00 AM Napier’s new Tumu ITM store is the first commercial building in the world to use a revolutionary new timber jointing technology that simplifies the installation of long-span laminated veneer lumber (LVL) sections. The major design feature of the building is a roof structure of LVL beams that span 60 metres, with the beams spliced together and fixed to columns using an innovative steel dowel and self-drilling screw system. Known as the Xpan Quick Connect Joint, the system was develo... [Read the rest of this article...]
Christchurch, meet Prefab — Prefab, meet Christchurch Building Today 1/11/2011 11:44:00 AM Posted by: Lifetime Design Ltd general manager Andrew Olsen [Read the rest of this article...]
Christchurch Basilica receives much needed support Building Today 1/11/2011 11:42:00 AM In an effort to save and restore the Christchurch Basilica after the devastating earthquakes that hit earlier this year, engineers have chosen a novel solution by using Royal Wolf shipping containers to support the cathedral’s damaged walls whilst repairs are underway. One hundred and three years after celebrating its first mass, the Renaissance-style Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, once the pride of the city, is now under critical repair, with the team working around the clock to... [Read the rest of this article...]
LBP numbers pass 10,000 mark Building Today 1/11/2011 11:41:00 AM Building Today continues its series of articles looking at the Licensed Building Practitioners scheme which comes into effect fully in March 2012. This month: LBP milestone reached [Read the rest of this article...]
An inconvenient truth Don Bunting 1/11/2011 11:38:00 AM Written By: Don Bunting Architect Don Bunting returns to Building Today with some random observations about the New Zealand construction industry . . . [Read the rest of this article...]
The CCA 2002 — you need a provable contract first to take the benefits it provides Tim Bates 1/11/2011 11:36:00 AM Written By: Tim Bates Tim Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision says under the Construction Contracts Act 2002, any party to a construction contract may refer a dispute to adjudication. But what happens if the dispute is arguably not based on a “construction contract”? [Read the rest of this article...]
Construction leaders of tomorrow return victorious Building Today 1/11/2011 11:35:00 AM Five aspiring building professionals have returned from Outward Bound elated, after winning a place on the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation Specialist Trades Outward Bound Scholarship in September. Ben Horn of Waihi, Joshua Inivale of Waitakere, Desmond Paseta of Manukau, Matthew Buxton of Tauranga and Rameka Thomas-Dorante of Auckland were all awarded scholarships valued at $4090 each. Each winner passed the course with exceptional personal development results. The... [Read the rest of this article...]
Bright future for construction as 2011 Apprentice of the Year named Building Today 1/11/2011 11:33:00 AM New Zealand’s construction industry can be certain that its future is in safe hands judging by the talent celebrated at an awards evening in Wellington on Saturday, October 29. Dunedin apprentice Ryan Keogh, 22, was named the Registered Master Builders Carters 2011 Apprentice of the Year after competing alongside 10 national finalists from up and down New Zealand. Second place was awarded to Matt Saathof, 21, of Hastings who is employed by Gemco Construction in Havelock North. Twenty... [Read the rest of this article...]
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