Energy-based hazard recognition
What if I said to you that people working on building sites up and down New Zealand are only able…
LBP & Regulation
The code of ethics and what it means for you – part 3
This article is the third in a series about the LBP Code of Ethics and what it means to you.…
Lessons from latest board decision
The Building Practitioners Board recently concluded an investigation, which demonstrated the limitations of clause 3A of Schedule 1 of the…
What the Building Code update means
On 2 November 2023, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) published updates to a series of acceptable solutions…
CODE OF ETHICS REVIEW – PART 2
In the previous issue of Under Construction, we covered the first two principles of the LBP Code of Ethics –…
Building Regulations 2022: What’s new?
The Building (Building Product Information Requirements) Regulations 2022 commence on 11 December 2023 and set out mandatory information that must…
The LBP code of ethics in practice
The Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP) Code of Ethics (COE) came into force on 25 October 2022. It is a tool…
Changes to retention money requirements
The Government has made changes to retention money requirements to give subcontractors confidence that they will be paid the retention…
Rebuilding after severe weather
The summer of 2023 has proven to be one of New Zealand’s most challenging, with severe weather hitting most of…
Altering an existing building
In November 2021, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) released the biggest energy efficiency updates in more than…
The site licence class
There is still some confusion around the Site licence, and what the Site licence holder’s responsibilities are onsite The Site…
The owner-builder exemption
When Restricted Building Work (RBW) became law in 2012 measures were put in place to enable homeowners to build or…
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