Tag: Opinion

Consumers are demanding an immediate sign of assurance that a design is backed by rigorous standards and processes, with potential home builders closely scrutinising...

Hundreds of Christchurch residents urgently need new homes following the city’s devastating earthquake in February. As planning gets underway for one of the...

As predicted, the Reserve Bank’s July increase in the official cash rate (OCR) has taken the housing and productive sector into a perfect storm....

To the best of my knowledge, every weathtertightness claim I have been involved with has included issues with window and door openings. At...

It has been needed for many years, but the time has now come for a national building industry council to be established to self-regulate...

As the construction industry enters a new period of product certification under the 2004 version of the Building Act, the question still remains: What...

Building consent figures have continued to plummet, with February’s figure the lowest since Statistics New Zealand began tracking the numbers 17 years ago. ...

A skills shortage will continue to remain an obstacle for global growth recovery, and the HR industry should adopt the green words of “retain,...

New Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson and his National-led Government have lots of issues that need addressing to get the construction industry back...

Leaky buildings have been in the news for years now. The options for consumers generally remain litigation, arbitration (or mediation) or the Weathertight Homes...