Value of residential construction healthy
The value of consents issued for residential buildings in August 2006 was $694 million, 9.7% higher than August 2005, with the trend...
Speakers confi rmed for 2007 Conference in Taranaki
Minister for Building Issues Clayton Cosgrove will once again address members alongside media personalities Mark Inglis and Tom Mulholland. Firth Industries...
House inspections – should you do them?
Providing house inspection services to prospective home buyers can be a lucrative business venture, but can also be potentially disastrous. ...
Modular building ideal for project’s critical deadline completion
Award-winning Registered Master Builders Stanley Construction recently completed the first phase of the Globe Holdings Ahuriri Quadrant development in Napier.
The company...
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...
House full of unusual design features
A Canterbury home built by Horncastle Homes was named national winner in the New Homes under $200,000 category at the Registered Master...
Scaling new heights
The RMBF has already started planning for its conference to be held on April 20 to 22, 2007, in Taranaki at the...
Building consents Bill heard
The aim of the Bill is to prevent territorial authorities from charging fees to building consent applicants where the territorial authority has...
246 got it right the fi rst time!
When it comes to quality, getting it right the first time is what counts. Out of the 703 entries in the Registered...
RMBF: Builder ratings web sites don’t add value for consumers
RMBF chief executive, Pieter Burghout says the Federation has seen a plethora of web sites pop up in the past few months...