Tool theft protection tips
Questions: What precautions to you take to protect your tools? Interviewee: Builder A Location: Southland Staff: 17 Most of my…
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Hume Pine Pineclad TMT Cladding Hume Pine is proud to introduce its Pineclad TMT Cladding range. Durability is achieved…
Self-certification of building work
The Government has proposed a new opt-in self-certification scheme for trusted building professionals and accredited businesses carrying out low-risk building…
Changes to H1 in works
The Government is proposing ‘commonsense changes’ to H1 insulation standards designed to bring down the cost of home building. Suggested…
Complaints not upheld
Once a complaint is made against a Licenced Building Practitioner (LBP), it initiates a formal process that ends in an…
Decision overides 10-year longstop
Duncan Cotterill partner Alysha Hinton looks at a recent Supreme Court decision that sets a new precedent for including third…
Protecting your site against theft
Thefts from building sites are a problem nationwide, with losses ranging from small hand tools to 6m shade sail poles…
The importance of air seals
Greater understanding of how to incorporate air seals in openings and penetrations in the exterior envelope of a building is…
Apprentice death puts safety in focus
Following sentencing of those found responsible for the death of a teenage apprentice on a Bay of Plenty building site,…
Councils oppose granny flat proposal
Following a consultation on the Government’s ‘granny flat proposal’, councils have responded saying they’re not convinced it will achieve its…
Otago alone in bucking consents trend
The number of new homes consented in the year ended December 2024 dropped by 9.8% when compared to the year…
How to keep your business steady
Running your own building business is no small feat, especially when the economy remains flat. However, just as excellent workmanship…
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