House of the Year 2011 — the bar raised yet again!
I have been involved in RMBF House of the Year competitions since 1994. During that time, my own company has won numerous awards, many...
Home sweet home?
Public housing built in the UK in the 30 years from 1950 was a mix of two-storey terraces, maisonettes (2/2 storey units above each...
House inspections – should you do them?
Providing house inspection services to prospective home buyers can be a lucrative business venture, but can also be potentially disastrous. ...
Saying no to new business owners . . .
You have probably just read in the previous pages about an outstanding vehicle — or at least looked at the pictures.
So you are now...
Building Registered Master Builders for tomorrow
As well as leading and running a dynamic, professional and sustainable organisation today, one of our other main organisational responsibilities is ...
Is petty rule enforcement driving builders from the industry?
Those that have been building for more than 20 years will remember an industry that was more co-operative, less aggressive, less regimented and certainly...
A credit to commercial construction
What a great night at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards gala recently! The awards are now in their third year and have already...
Trying times, and moving forward with weathertightness
At the time of writing this article, the city of Christchurch is trying to recover from a huge natural disaster. Just when we...
House full of unusual design features
A Canterbury home built by Horncastle Homes was named national winner in the New Homes under $200,000 category at the Registered Master...
Raising the bar on Old Farmer Thames
The Thames Barrier is the world’s second largest movable flood barrier. It was constructed between 1974 and 1984 at Woolwich Reach to provide flood...