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…
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If work stops, so may insurance
With supply chain issues causing much longer lead times for building materials, which creates further scheduling challenges, there’s a good…
Change is constant – so are people
We’re living in a constant state of flux, but the people at the heart of it remain the same. Business…
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…
E3/AS1 and wet area flooring
BRANZ Technical Writer Bruce Sedcole covers changes between E3/AS1 Amendments 6 and 7. Since 4 November 2021, the revised Acceptable…
PlaceMakers WAGES WAR ON PLASTIC
With help from ECKO Fastening Systems Ltd, PlaceMakers Fastenings Category Manager Dean McGowan is putting the nail in the coffin…
HAVS and have nots – a cautionary tale
Repeated vibrations from power and hand tools can cause Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), a dangerous condition that can be…
The history of the LBP – part 5
The fifth article in the series looking at the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme with MBIE’s Bruce Duggan…
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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