Project manager plays Russian roulette with council and wins
Leaky building claims often head down a well trodden track. Proceedings are issued in the courts or the Tribunal, interlocutory steps are disposed of,...
RMBA launches guidelines to help industry better manage risk
The Registered Master Builders Association (RMBA) has launched its Lead Contractor Guidelines to help the construction sector better manage risk.
The guidelines were launched at...
Weakening the foundations of licensing
The key policy theme running through this issue of Building Today is the recent announcement by Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove at our...
Superbly strong year for the RMBF and industry
This month's column consists of the speech I gave at this year's House of the Year national gala dinner:
Welcome to you all...
Value of residential construction healthy
The value of consents issued for residential buildings in August 2006 was $694 million, 9.7% higher than August 2005, with the trend...
More than just good weather ahead for RMBA
Welcome back to work to everyone, after what has been a pretty good summer of weather for most of the country so far.
And it...
Well Happy New Year!
Most of us will have come back to a mixture of news. It’s good that interest rates have gone down once again — but...
Waikato helps hydrotherapy fund raising
The Waikato Registered Master Builders Association believes in supporting the local community, and recently raised nearly $600 for the Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Charitable Trust...
Industry reaction . . .
The Registered Master Builders Federation has endorsed the building practitioner licensing scheme because it will help further strengthen the standards of New Zealand’s construction...