Has the creation of the MBIE delivered for the NZ construction industry?
It’s been five years since the Department of Building and Housing was subsumed into the mega-ministry known as the Ministry of Business Innovation and...
Shrinking timber weatherboards – there is a problem
If the large amount of responses I got from it is anything to go by, last month’s article on the problems experienced with shrinking,...
New Zealand’s land supply and affordability crisis. Where to from here?
One of the resounding common themes at September’s Constructive NZ construction forum in Christchurch was the shortage of land.
Nearly every participant I spoke to...
Tradesmen need to be taught ‘whole process’ of building
In Part 2 of his article, Mike Anticich, marketing manager of Flashman Flashing Systems Ltd, is convinced that education is the only practical means...
Can our building consent system cope with 10,000 Kiwibuilds each year?
We currently have a housing sector under extreme pressure to deliver more houses, especially more affordable ones. We also have a new government with...
What the banks don’t tell you!
By Building Today columnist Mike Fox
I was fortunate enough to attend a presentation by world-renowned financial commentator John Kay in Auckland that was hosted...
Bigger isn’t always better!
By Generation Homes chief executive Kelvin Atkinson
Baby boomers sang along with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, made space in their living rooms for...
Why can’t our current system deliver affordable housing?
First, let me congratulate you all for trying to do something about the rising tide of homelessness and unaffordable housing.
Rather than talk about the...
Developer: Clear the red tape and you’ll get 100,000 houses!
By Developer Peter Cooney, Classic Developments
There is no shortage of financiers wanting to invest in New Zealand housing developments. There is no shortage of...
Where has all the timber gone?
Northpine general manager Bruce Larsen says structural timber remains in short supply nationwide. And that no matter how fast and how hard timber manufacturers...