Building a team in a tight labour market?
Putting together a high-performing building crew is always a challenge – and an even bigger one in a tight labour…
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Offsite insight – the future of building?
With a shortage of homes and the skilled labour to build them, finding construction methods that speed up the build…
Concrete slab connections
Proprietary wall bracing systems are commonly used to brace a building, but how are braced walls connected to a concrete…
Suspensions – it’s your choice
It pays to know how each of the three types of LBP suspensions work. MBIE provides guidance below There are…
How The LBP Scheme came into being
In this multi-part series, we’re taking a look at the history of the Licensed Building Practitioner scheme with MBIE’s Bruce…
BUILDING DEFECTS EXCLUSION
Have you ever heard of the Building Defects Exclusion? Ben Rickard, from Builtin Insurance, explains how this is an important…
BREACH OF DIRECTORS’ DUTIES
The Supreme Court recently issued a decision that is relevant to any business facing hard trading conditions The Supreme Court…
INTENTIONS, NOT GOALS
How can you effectively plan in these unpredictable times? Business coach Graeme Owen says don’t make plans too detailed, focus…
HOLD-DOWN FIXINGS
BRANZ regularly receives queries about hold-down fixings to the exterior walls of timber-framed buildings. This overview sets out the fixing…
CARPORTS WITHOUT CONSENTS
From 31 August 2020, a range of new and extended building consent exemptions were added to Schedule One of the…
BRINGING RENTALS UP TO STANDARD
New Healthy Home Standards for rental properties in New Zealand became law on 1 July 2019. These set out specific…
Banking insight from BNZ
Two of BNZ’s business-focussed team came to talk to us about what support BNZ has available for small and medium…