Your personal Shangri La — what would it look like? Building Today 11/04/2019 1:25:00 PM What if you had an unlimited budget to build your dream home, Architect Don Bunting asks. A hundred years ago, tobacco heiress Doris Duke had a lazy US$1 billion lying around, so here’s what she did. [Read the rest of this article...]
New bridge planned for Wynyard Quarter Building Today 11/04/2019 1:20:00 PM Plans are afoot to replace the Wynyard Crossing pedestrian bridge that links Auckland’s city centre to the waterfront with a new, more reliable bridge. [Read the rest of this article...]
BCITO TV advertising — it’s a miracle! Building Today 11/04/2019 12:54:00 PM Terry Sage of Trades Coaching New Zealand says the latest BCITO television advert — possibly inspired by his contribution to a Building Today apprentices feature last year? — is spot on! [Read the rest of this article...]
High Court considers negligence and misleading conduct for supply of building materials and specifications Building Today 11/04/2019 12:50:00 PM Timothy Bates and Sabina Boyd of Auckland law firm Legal Vision review a case that determined whether a company had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over its product claims. [Read the rest of this article...]
Really? Building Today 11/04/2019 12:48:00 PM Architect Don Bunting shares his confusion about current events. [Read the rest of this article...]
Back In Time Building Today 11/04/2019 12:39:00 PM Read what made the headlines 20, 15, 10 and 5 years ago this month. [Read the rest of this article...]
Psychological First Aid Building Today 8/04/2019 8:40:00 AM There is a lot of information at the moment highlighting the issue of mental health and well-being in many industries but, in particular, the construction sector. [Read the rest of this article...]
Tiny Home auction proceeds help Hawke’s Bay cancer charity Building Today 26/03/2019 5:36:00 PM A container transformed into a high-spec tiny home was sold recently with proceeds going to cancer charity Look Good Feel Better. [Read the rest of this article...]
Kennards Hire joins the Westgate community with a purpose-built 2600sq m branch Building Today 26/03/2019 5:09:00 PM Westgate is home to one of New Zealand’s biggest town developments, and now also home to Kennards Hire’s newest branch, bringing the New Zealand network to 25 branches. [Read the rest of this article...]
Recruiting in a skills shortage-ravaged industry — don’t baulk at employing overseas talent Building Today 26/03/2019 5:06:00 PM Building Recruitment managing director Kevin Everett says a willingness to take on overseas building sector applicants for jobs here is a must if the industry is to solve its chronic skills shortage. [Read the rest of this article...]
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