New insulation requirements mean smarter living
New insulation standards being required across New Zealand over the next year will mean warmer, healthier and cheaper-to-run homes. The new requirements are...
Strong case for improving New Zealand’s unsustainable homes
New Zealand homes are cold, damp, unhealthy and inefficient. They contribute to poor health, increase environmental impacts and take money out of our pockets....
Sustainable building — more to it than meets the eye
It is universally agreed that focused sustainable living is now imperative to the survival of the human race. Population growth in the past...
New ratings system makes energy efficiency visible in homes
The Home Energy Ratings now available to New Zealand home owners will, for the first time, make the energy efficiency of a home easily...
Challenge and personal satisfaction a goal for young Registered Master Builder
Wellington carpentry apprentice Matt Sharp says the key to a successful career is to “love what you’re doing”. The 25-year-old from Whitby, who...
Restful ambience a credit to Mainzeal
Mainzeal Construction South Island operations manager Graeme Earl says winning both the RMB 2007 Commercial Project of the Year and the Health Project Award...
Sustainability categories added to House of the Year competition
New Zealand’s largest building awards programme has just become bigger, and even more focused on the country’s drive to become a sustainable economy. ...
Call for judges for 2008
Would you like to be a judge in New Zealand’s premier building awards programme this year?
The Registered Master Builders 2008 House of...
What price variations?
I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I hope you are refreshed, and by now it will seem like any holiday...
Top 8 picks for 2008
I thought I would do something different for this first Building Today Chief’s Chat for 2008. I think this year will be different from past ones...