New building consent exemptions from August 2020 — what do they really mean?

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Building Today columnist and EasyBuild director Mike Fox says overall, the changes allowing more building projects to be completed without a building consent are...

New Zealand’s affordable housing crisis — why is it near impossible to produce low-cost...

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Building Today columnist and EasyBuild director Mike Fox says there is a massive disconnect between supply and demand for affordable housing. So why, he...

Looking ahead to a post Covid-19 industry

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Building Today columnist and EasyBuild director Mike Fox says the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis will be similar to the other global crises he’s...

Protect businesses, jobs and skills by investing in the vertical construction industry

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The chief executive of one of New Zealand’s leading commercial construction companies is asking the Government to consider underwriting the vertical construction industry as...

The value of construction in the New Zealand economy

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In 2011, the Construction Strategy Group (CSG) commissioned a step change report by editors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) that for the first time authoritatively summarised the...

Retentions to be held in trust — be careful of what you wish for!

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Building Today columnist and industry stalwart Mike Fox says few in the industry understand the unintended and potentially catastrophic financial fallout that he says...

The Falling from Heights campaign — justifying the costs

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Following the publication of my article in Building Today September 2015 titled The Real Cost of the Falling From Heights Campaign, I sent copies...

Understanding timber weatherboards

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Timber weatherboards have been used to clad New Zealand homes for generations. They are a proven weathertight cladding that can offer peace of mind...

The National Construction Pipeline Report — a valuable industry tool

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In July of this year, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Enterprise (MBIE) released a useful and enlightening report to do with understanding the...

Constructive 2018: Cutting to the chase

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By RMBA chief executive David Kelly   Industry transformation is happening. After two Constructive Forums we are now seeing new approaches and technologies being applied right...