April 2010 Issue

The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayer’s Act is being fully implemented this month, bringing in a legal requirement for people working in the industry to carry […]

A successful pilot scheme has led to a nationwide roll out of an exciting initiative to improve how Housing New Zealand responds to the public, […]

BRANZ has announced an exclusive arrangement to provide product testing and assessment services for building products to Global-Mark under the Department of Building and Housing’s […]

New Zealand’s productivity could be boosted if more people working in the construction industry understood basic management principles, University of Auckland civil engineering associate professor […]

Work on a draft masterplan for stage two of Flat Bush, Manukau, is almost complete. Amongst the detailed work being done is the development of […]

A $100,000 prize from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) will be used by award-winning engineering consultancy Beca to nurture innovation among its 2500 staff […]

A group of homes in Kensington Park, Orewa, have shown to be successful in reducing their annual energy consumption to an average of 30% less […]

Today’s emerging sustainability requirements in the construction industry are creating new types of considerations, particularly when considering modern solutions for heritage-listed properties. 99 Macquarie Street, […]

The High Court has recently considered the scope of the Weathertight Homes Tribunal in removing parties from proceedings. The result certainly raises the bar from […]

The recent celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall recall that using physical barriers to mark political borders ain’t new. […]

Large numbers of new workers will be needed over the next two to four years to meet growing demand for construction, according to the BCITO’s […]

The 9th Pacific Structural Steel Conference (PSSC), to be held in Beijing on 19-22 October, 2010, is a major initiative bringing together expertise in structural […]

A new brochure promoting the Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) preliminary design support service has been rolled out during recent consultant visits. This service has […]

Initiated by the New Zealand Government, Enviro-choice is a voluntary environmental labelling programme operating to international standards and principles. Pacific Steel says its award of […]

The Department of Labour is currently investigating a complaint about the adequacy of permanently installed rope access and industrial fall-arrest systems (including anchorage points) on […]

Injured construction workers in the Auckland region can now get support to recover at work, or return quicker after an injury, following the introduction of […]

Steel Shed Systems has a bottom line philosophy as a complete design and construction service company — it can do as much or as little […]

Design avoids ‘monumentalism’ of past courthouses In Warren & Mahoney’s Wellington offices sits a small kauri cone. This modest object, with precise spirally-arranged overlapping scales, […]

Carpentry apprentices across the country are vying for the coveted title of Registered Master Builders 2010 Apprentice of the Year, in association with Carters. Entries […]

Armstrong Downes Ltd’s outstanding construction of the Paraparaumu Fire Station was the worthy winner of the Industrial and Infrastructure Project in the Registered Master Builders […]

Owner/operator Mark Ward of Gray Bros Residential Builders could not have been prouder when his team took out the PlaceMakers Renovation $250,000 – $500,000 award […]

Understanding the difference between public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance As discussed last month, there is concern in the industry at the increased accountability […]

The Registered Master Builders Federation is holding its annual conference — titled Knowledge Is Power — at Napier’s War Memorial Conference Centre on 8-10 April. […]

The Registered Master Builders Federation says figures released recently by Statistics New Zealand confirm the increased activity that has been evident in the market during […]

The housing market is very tight at present, activity is low (but improving), competition for work is high, margins are squeezed and customers are shopping […]