November 2009 Issue

Another FPB principle is using quality materials, correctly installed by trained professionals. When designing a Future-Proof home, special attention should be given to quality assurance […]

New ways must be found to reduce constrcution costs in New Zealand after a recent survey of housing affordability across 22 markets found this country […]

Awards a pleasing reward for a decade of hard work National Aluminium Limited (NALCO) recently won three prestigious business awards. The aluminium extrusion designer, manufacturer […]

Kevin Garrity of Edinbridge Resources in Tauranga certainly knows a good apprentice when he sees one.   For the past four years one of his […]

Hawke’s Bay carpenter Nathan Biggs had a “like father like son” moment recently when he took out a national apprenticeship award.   Nathan, whose father […]

Tasman Insulation is the proud sponsor of the Pink® Batts® Ultra® Energy Efficiency Award, one of the four lifestyle awards in the Registered Master Builders […]

Consumer interest in sustainable building has been a growing trend in New Zealand during the past few years, and builders have responded to the demand […]

Many Registered Master Builders (RMBs) have their own suite of house plans for their customers to choose from, and they are a valuable intellectual property […]

They say that building a home is one of the most exciting yet stressful experiences for an individual, and is right up there with public […]

Home buyers could get the bargain of a lifetime when Lockwood puts a brand new two bedroom Initial design home up for charity auction with […]

A report into the future of New Zealand’s built environment has been released by building research company BRANZ.   The report, Building the Future, outlines […]

After being hit hard by the global economic downturn, the country’s construction industry can look forward to improved performance and expansion in 2010, according to […]

Design attracts ‘strong emotional response’ New Plymouth architects Boon Goldsmith Bhaskar Brebner have scooped the popular People’s Choice Award at the 2009 Timber Design Awards […]

Tim Bates and Suzie Matheson of Auckland law firm Legal Vision examine a case where a payment claim process does not comply with the Construction […]

Dr Kerry Rodgers has been uncovering Dunedin’s soon-to-be Forsythe Barr Stadium In July 2009, with the lawyers paid off, ground could finally be broken at […]

ERP to count carpentry trade experience towards National Certificate The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has developed a new process to recognise the […]

Standards New Zealand has published Steel structures Standard – Part 1: Materials, fabrication and construction (NZS 3404.1:2009) which will supersede in part NZS 3404 Parts […]

Te Puni Village, Victoria University of Wellington’s high-rise student accommodation, is a brilliant case of kiwi ingenuity rocking the structural engineering world!   For this […]