(BUILD IT) RIGHT FIRST TIME
The title of 1979 Th’ Dudes classic should be a mantra for the residential construction industry Every year homeowners spend…
Home Prove Your Know How
Prove Your Know How
THE HISTORY OF THE LBP SCHEME – PART 3
The third article in the series looking at the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme with MBIE’s Bruce Duggan…
STATUTORY LIABILITY INSURANCE
Having health and safety protocols isn’t the same as protecting oneself from consequences if there are accidents in the workplace.…
BUILDING WHILE RESOURCES ARE TIGHT
Have you heard the expression ‘Make hay while the sun shines?’ The sun appears to be shining on our booming…
EMPLOYMENT LAW IN COVID BUBBLE
On 19 April 2021, the New Zealand Government announced the opening of the trans-Tasman bubble, raising questions about how travel…
ALWAYS LOOK FOR QUAKE IMPROVEMENTS
When builders are on site to carry out home renovations or repairs, it is a good time to suggest strengthening…
LEARNINGS FROM BOARD COMPLAINTS
Annually, around 1% of Licensed Building Practitioners will have a complaint made against them. Anyone can make a complaint about…
THE HISTORY OF THE LBP SCHEME – PART TWO
This is the second article in the series looking at the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme with MBIE’s…
IS YOUR STOCK INSURED?
With talk of merchants being out of stock, longer lead times and cost increases, we’re seeing more stockpiling of building…
BUILDING REFORM SUBMISSIONS END SOON
MBIE is inviting written submissions on a 127-page discussion document covering proposed changes to the Building Act – with the…
RETROFITTING FOUNDATIONS ON SLOPES
Houses built on slopes performed poorly in recent earthquakes. Now BRANZ experiments have shown how to retrofit pre-1960s timber house…
DOCUMENTING COLLABORATIVE DESIGN
Last issue we covered the basics of Certificates of Work. In this article, we go into more detail about how…
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