2012 — prepare for more of the same
The sector issued about 14,500 new dwelling consents in 2009 and 15,500 in 2010. It is looking like we will end up around 12,000-ish...
The 4th Amendment
The No 3 amendment also introduced risk-based or step consenting, something which is designed to ensure the regulatory regime adopted by Building Consent Authorities...
Lack of cover is crippling Canterbury
There are many building companies with virtually finished houses on their books that they cannot hand over, and many frustrated would-be home owners as...
What is the actual Licensed Building Practitioner scheme?
This was done to ensure there was consistency of approach across government, and that the “intervention logic” would be consistently applied. Generally, governments...
Some of the many things facing our industry
Having a portion opened to the entire sector is a great way to impart knowledge, and it is fantastic that the buildnz expo is...
Control your cash flow
Lost leaders by such an amount may be feasible as a one-off to maintain capability between jobs (ie, when you have profitable work lined...
Interesting times ahead
Extrapolate that over the rest of the year and, well, you get a very sorry picture — a far cry from the 20,000 to...
Do the numbers
The construction sector has been in the doldrums for the past few years. We have been struggling for work and things are generally getting...
Our support for Canterbury
What can you say when it comes to the Canterbury situation? From the RMBF we want to express our sympathy, concern and support for...
My own building experience
Happy New Year to you all. I trust you each had a relaxing break after what was a very trying 2010, and that you...