November 2012 Issue

“The Energy Shop scheme is a great opportunity for retailers to enhance their environmental credentials while reducing energy costs,” according to EECA commercial programme manager […]

The Pacific Island Scholarship students are part of the Government’s Pasefika Trades strategy where 300 are being trained in trades required for the rebuild of […]

Organised by the Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ), the initiative was primarily conceived as a way to encourage aspiring construction specialists from […]

To qualify for the FAP, home owners will need an assessor’s report on their home which will identify the weathertightness damage to the building, and […]

Renovation of the Year Riordan Construction Limited’s three-bedroom renovation in Matua, Tauranga wowed the competition judges who say the home is exceptional. The builder was […]

There has also been a lack of qualitative research, and even today there is no clear analysis of: • how many buildings of each type […]

Originally, the owners brought the proceedings in the High Court. Their claims were struck out in the Court of Appeal, and summary judgment was entered […]

This is certainly what Internationale Nederlanden Groep, aka ING Group, did in 1998. They called in Amsterdam based-architects Roberto Meyer and Jeroen van Schooten — […]

Certainly, Christchurch is going to be a hub of activity in 2013. Training advisors have been hired to keep up with demand which is already […]

The first structure of the proposed 65,000sq m campus is comprised of three seismically separated buildings that are constructed around and over the fully operational […]

Their franchisees can repair almost any benchtop damage, including: • burns and blisters (smaller than a fingernail to a 300mm diameter burn) caused by a […]

The competition judges say winner James Poore, employed by Harbour Construction/Kalmar Construction Ltd in Takapuna, and trained through the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation […]

After a phone call, personal interview, photograph and a two-hour pass card issue, we proceeded to the nearest army checkpoint for entry into the former […]

One of the fundamental factors affecting the price of housing is the availability and cost of land. The land component makes up 30% to 50% […]