Speaking Frankly
Architect Don Bunting reflects on a 20th Century architectural icon, and some recent issues affecting today’s design and construction industry.
2015 represents 100 years since...
Principal sponsor out to promote quality
PlaceMakers is New Zealand’s largest supplier of building materials and hardware supplies, and sole principal sponsor of the Registered Master Builders 2006 House of...
The next step
By RMBA president Darrell Trigg
I recently spent some time with a builder who has a staff of six and is doing some pretty cool...
A numbers game
Architect Don Bunting examines the facts and figures underlying the current debate on climate change.
The UN graph (right) shows that the world population reached...
National apprentice finalists announced
The country’s top carpentry apprentices have been announced at 10 regional awards ceremonies as part of the Registered Master Builders 2007 Apprentice of the...
M. Eiffel’s Eyesore
In 1887 Gustave Eiffel got the nod from the Paris authorities to begin construction of his tower. It was intended as no more than...
Authentic French living features in award-winning house
A beautifully fi nished Tauranga home saw Adobe Enterprise Ltd named national winner of the GIB Living Solutions Award at the Registered...
Working with timber weatherboards
In Building Today June 2015, Mike Fox expressed concern at what he saw as a problem with “shrinking timber
weatherboards”, and at the failure of wood...
The year in summary – Off the cuff
They include: • Does the LBP scheme expand the liability of builders and contractors? Our resounding answer was no, although they will become...
Limitation period for third party contribution
Overview
On September 24, 2004, a leaky building claim was brought by the Body Corporate and unit owners of an apartment complex located...