PlaceMakers Hutt City designed for tradies
Designed with trade customers in mind, PlaceMakers Hutt City’s new purpose-built store features a safer, brighter and cleaner environment for…
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Mind your maintenance
How do homeowners react to receiving maintenance information once the build is complete? Firm: Salamander Build Ltd Principals: Charlie Bailey…
Construction Pipeline Report 2016
$200 billion worth of building activity forecast nationally over the next six years BRANZ and Pacifecon – a construction industry…
Wellington’s Lion tamers
The Hurricanes blew away the Lions in a roaring defensive display to claim their first Super Rugby title – and…
Fasten your deck!
There are a number of important points to consider when building a deck, not the least of which is what…
Managing timber moisture
Bringing wood’s moisture content into a workable range is key to preventing issues – Carter Holt Harvey offers tips on…
Face your fear this Blue September!
The human body is pretty incredible and capable of performing some amazing feats – and, like any tool or piece…
Construction boom set to continue
The 2016 National Construction Pipeline report forecasts the current construction boom will last for another five years, with Auckland the…
Loopy rules straightened out
The government is addressing construction-related issues raised by the ‘Loopy Rules Report’ The Rules Reduction Taskforce was established in 2014…
New dwelling consents hit 12-year high
June spike reaches highest point in a decade Statistics New Zealand’s latest data shows that more than 29,000 new dwellings…
It’s time to talk about consents
Local government bodies are an easy target when things start to go awry and the building consent process is no…
Construction Contracts update
Design, engineering and quantity surveying work now included under scope of the Act The Construction Contracts Act 2002, which covers…
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