Celebrating NZ’s top performing BCITO apprentices Building Today 23/09/2015 4:43:00 PM Winter may bring chilly and wet weather, but a big highlight for the BCITO is that it’s also a season of celebration for many of its trade sectors and apprentices. BCITO staff have recently rubbed shoulders with the best of the best in many industry sectors. Congratulations go to these high achievers. NZ Painting & Decorating Apprentice of the Year Awards, held in conjunction with the Master Painters New Zealand conference in Wellington in June. Regi... [Read the rest of this article...]
The real dollar cost of the falls from height campaign Mike Fox 23/09/2015 4:17:00 PM Building Today columnist and industry stalwart Mike Fox gets down to the nitty gritty as he quantifies the costs associated with the falls from height campaign. [Read the rest of this article...]
Non-conforming insulation — three out of three Chinese products fail Australian tests Building Today 23/09/2015 3:58:00 PM The use of non-conforming insulation in Australian buildings continues to undermine the National Construction Code, according to manufacturer Kingspan Insulation. “It’s time for the entire building industry to take a stand against misleading, nonconforming insulation products — the costs are simply too great to ignore,” according to Kingspan Insulation Australasia managing director Scott Gibson. Kingspan Insulation recently commissioned independen... [Read the rest of this article...]
Top 100 homes in running for Registered Master Builders 2015 House of the Year honours Building Today 10/09/2015 11:06:00 AM One Hundred of the best homes in New Zealand have been named as Gold Reserve Finalists in the country’s premier residential building awards, the Registered Master Builders 2015 House of the Year. Registered Master Builder’s Chief Executive David Kelly says there’s real diversity among the finalists this year. “There’s an English style country home with grand stature, a 1970s beachfront bach that’s been given a new lease of life, and homes made of the mos... [Read the rest of this article...]
Mitre 10 goes from strength to strength Building Today 1/09/2015 2:29:00 PM Mitre 10 chef executive Neil Cowie. [Read the rest of this article...]
Royal Wolf creates Ultimate Man Cave container Building Today 1/09/2015 2:23:00 PM Royal Wolf executive general manager Paul Creighton (left) and sports broadcaster Tony Veitch. [Read the rest of this article...]
Over-promising and under-delivering . . . Terry Sage 1/09/2015 1:17:00 PM Terry Sage of Trades Coaching New Zealand says don’t over-promise and under-deliver. And don’t treat your clients like they are dumb! [Read the rest of this article...]
Holcim’s Timaru Dome Dr Kerry Rodgers 1/09/2015 1:08:00 PM Dr Kerry Rodgers has been observing the rise and rise of a 30,000 tonne storage dome. [Read the rest of this article...]
Looking back: The LBP Board’s first appeal Tim Bates 1/09/2015 1:02:00 PM Timothy Bates, principal of Auckland law firm Legal Vision, focuses on what was the first appeal from a Licensed Building Practitioners Board decision in 2012 to the Far North District Council. [Read the rest of this article...]
Back in Time Building Today 1/09/2015 12:56:00 PM 20 years ago: The latest data for new dwelling units authorised for construction in New Zealand showed the number of residential building permits issued in July 1995 plummeted to their lowest level since December 1993. And the total of 1524 was also 23.3% lower than the figure for July 1994. The Westpac Bank’s Economic Overview said the July drop suggested that the downward trend in permits was continuing. The Reserve Ba... [Read the rest of this article...]
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