Under Construction website goes live next month!
Keep your skills maintenance reading going throughout the month with PlaceMakers’ new Under Construction website. Can’t remember when the next…
LBP & Regulation
Don’t ignore your instincts!
PlaceMakers’ sixth round of skills maintenance seminars encourages builder interaction. PlaceMakers presenter John Tait had everyone involved in the discussion…
Exempt from consent?
Updated and detailed Schedule 1 guidance for exempt building work has been released, following the November 2013 Building Act amendment…
Builders attending seminars see benefits
PlaceMakers skills maintenance seminars continue to inform builders across the country and those who have attended have said how useful…
Tangible targets for productivity
The Building and Construction Productivity Partnership project targets ‘time wasting’ in residential construction. Ever wondered where all that time went?…
Industry changes in a nutshell (or a seminar)
Two years after Restricted Building Work came into effect, commitment to skills maintenance appears to be growing stronger. With more…
Building Amendment Act (continued)
In addition to expanding the range of low-risk work not requiring a building consent, Building Amendment Act 2013 gives MBIE…
Industry changes in a nutshell (or a seminar)
When you’re busy at work and home, it can be hard to stay on top of industry changes, reviews, consultations…
Important building act update
The Building Amendment Act 2013 expands the range of work not requiring a building consent, imposes higher penalties for work…
First LBP licence cancellation
The Building Practitioner’s Board cancels LBP’s licence for ‘carrying out building work in an incompetent manner’. Nearly six years after…
Preventing overheated homes
A warm winter home is no good if it is stiflingly hot in summer – good design and simple changes…
Making the most of remediation work
As long as builders carry out their due diligence, leaky home repairs can provide a continuous stream of steady work.…
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