BACKED BY A BOND
A Covid-19 related policy change earlier this year saw Kainga Ora begin to accept surety-backed bonds rather than only those…
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UNDERSTAND CONFUSING JARGON
Every industry has its own technical terms and jargon, and the concrete industry is no exception. To test your knowledge,…
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS
Covid-19 has generated a lot of change in a short space of time, but as Duncan Cotterill explains, employers and…
NIMBLE AND QUICK
Facing big changes in your market might tempt you to make sudden changes to how you do business. But any…
COVID-19 SITE CHANGES
Kiwi construction businesses have been doing what it takes to adapt to new site protocols in the face of Covid-19.…
MANAGING GEOTECHNICAL RISK
Ground conditions are a factor in building developments and must be assessed for any potential risk. To identify, mitigate and…
CERTIFICATES OF WORK
Certificates of work can be relatively simple documents, but they can also lead to some confusion. Here we address what…
BUILDING A CONSENT-FREE SLEEPOUT
From 31 August 2020, a range of new and extended building consent exemptions were added to schedule one of the…
DO YOU NEED A BROKER?
Insurance is a specialist topic. In this issue, Builtin’s Ben Rickard provides some advice on how to navigate the ins…
AVENUES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES
What options are available to you if all lines of communication have broken down and your dispute remains unresolved? In…
I LOVE YOUR WORK
The concept of ‘love’ doesn’t have an immediately obvious connection to the nuts and bolts of building, but, in this…
MENTAL HEALTH IN TOUGH TIMES
In times of economic uncertainty and stress, just as we are experiencing right now, it is not unusual for mental…