MBIE BUILDING SYSTEM LEGISLATIVE REFORM
Have your say on NZ building laws! MBIE is proposing major changes to our building laws to improve the quality…
LBP & Regulation
SUSPENSIONS – THEY’RE IN YOUR HANDS
There are three types of LBP licensing suspensions: voluntary, relicensing, or disciplinary. Voluntary suspensions are by choice, but relicensing or…
STAYING UP TO SPEED
Quantity surveying practices go hand-in-hand with estimating, quoting and tendering for work. These business practices are essential to operating a…
WORKING TOGETHER
Including value engineering options during a project’s design can help manage costs and avoid a budget blowout Traditionally many see…
BUILT-UP MEMBERS
Sometimes you need to make up a specified timber size from narrower timber – read up on the rules below…
TOP PLATE CONNECTIONS
It can be difficult to understand the requirements for joints in top plates – below are some pointers on best…
BEST PRACTICE PRICING
Advice on applying quantity surveying theory to residential building projects In the past, pricing for a residential project meant writing…
Concrete foundation wall reinforcing
While reinforcing concrete foundation walls may not be the most challenging part of a build, it can often be a…
LBP handbook has it all
The recently refreshed LBP handbook is a valuable resource for all current and aspiring LBPs MBIE recently refreshed the LBP…
Essential anchors for bottom plates
Anchors that fix bottom plates to concrete slab-on-ground floors are an essential component of timber frame construction as they secure the…
Tackling tricky flashing
One of the trickiest flashing details to design and construct correctly is a balustrade-to-wall junction flashing. This Codewords article gives a…
LBP board strips builders of licenses
Three cases recently brought before the Building Practitioners Board highlighted the importance of acting with honesty and integrity Ronald Carmichael,…
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