Personal Warrant of Fitness — get yourself a check-up!
Last week was Men’s Health Week (June 15-21). Registered Master Builders Association president Darrell Trigg says you look after your vehicles and site equipment...
Kelly: H&S must be the priority in the transition back to Alert Level 3
As more than 400,000 people return to work next week, health and safety must be the top priority for all construction businesses and workers,...
RMBA CEO: Biggest concerns are cashflow and weathertightness
Registered Master Builders Association residential members say their two biggest issues are cashflow and weathertightness of sites, while commercial members are concerned about the...
Site theft — the traumatic effects of burglary on clients and builders
By Building Today writer Jo Bailey
In October last year, two weeks before I was due to move into my new home, I took a...
Smarter than your average home
Dimming lights, motorised blinds, thermostats and timers were becoming the minimum expectations in new builds over a decade ago.
Automating a home and tailoring controls...
Reflect, learn and grow
By RMBA president Darrell Trigg
As we head into another Christmas break, I have been doing a bit of reflection on the past year.
This has...
Constructive the driver for major industry change
By RMBA chief executive David Kelly
This month we held our fourth Constructive Forum. We started Constructive to encourage and facilitate greater collaboration across the...
Celebrating a better built New Zealand with Commercial Project Awards
The search is on for New Zealand’s best commercial building project, as entries open for the 2020 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards.
This prestigious awards...
New Zealand’s top 100 homes announced
After lengthy deliberation, the Top 100 National Finalists have been announced for the Registered Master Builders 2019 House of the Year competition.
Expert judges have...
The next step
By RMBA president Darrell Trigg
I recently spent some time with a builder who has a staff of six and is doing some pretty cool...