Big drop in January consent numbers
The actual number of homes consented in January 2022 dropped 6.3% compared to January 2021, while the seasonally adjusted number…
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Off-plan healthy homes assessment available
Builders can now access a Healthy Home assessment based on plans – which could help avoid time consuming and costly…
Sea-weed and build it
Seaweed plasterboard? A student project has produced a sustainable prototype that could help designers and builders hit green targets Andy…
Increase in young construction workers
The number of young construction workers jumped nearly 20% in November 2021, while the amount of tradies overall went up…
December 2021 enters consent record books
The year ended December 2021 saw one final consent record fall thanks to a substantial increase compared with 2020 There…
Wages up, workers worse off?
Average ordinary time hourly earnings in the construction industry rose 3.2% in the year to the December 2021 quarter, but…
Consent numbers set new record
The latest figures reveal that November 2021 consented more new homes than any month on record A new monthly consents…
Construction sector facing $5bn boom
The National Construction Pipeline Report 2021 has forecast growth in excess of $5bn over the next six years Despite Covid-19…
KĀINGA ORA TO UP OSM BY 20%
The agency has confirmed it will increase its use of offsite manufacturing (OSM) over the duration of the Public Housing…
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS GO GREENER
From 2022, all new non-residential government buildings with a capital value over $25m will have to meet new green standards …
Updated energy efficiency requirements
New Building Code requirements bring biggest energy efficiency changes in over a decade – an important update that all builders…
The novice who nailed it 2021
Gareth Tidswell, a second-year apprentice from Hawke’s Bay, was thrown in the deep end when he was asked to lead…
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