The year of the Licensed Building Practitioner
Building reputations and skills for people working in the building sector is one of the aims of the current Building Act Review. A...
English couple begins the Queenstown sustainable eco-home revolution
Multi award-winning Registered Master Builders construction company Rilean Construction has recently sold its first energy efficient sustainable Evolution Series home, just weeks after launching...
Holmes wins international structural award
Holmes Consulting Group has won the prestigious international 2010 Structural Award in the Heritage category from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) in London....
Testing the strength of NZ’s building code
When the big quake struck Canterbury on Saturday, September 4, and during subsequent shakes, the calibre of the New Zealand Building Code was put...
An overview of the construction sector outlook
The construction sector has been partially held up by infrastructure construction expenditure, as building activity has remained weak. Any earlier recovery in the housing market...
Steel frame code compliance clarified
The November 2010 issue of Building Today contained an article under the heading New research questions steel frame code compliance. This article, sourced from Carter...
New leadership for Hawkins Infrastructure
Hawkins Construction Ltd chief executive Chris Hunter has announced the resignation of Fraser Wyllie, general manager of Hawkins Infrastructure. “Fraser was instrumental in...
Submissions invited on Construction Contracts Act 2002
The Department of Building and Housing is inviting you to share your experiences of the Constructions Contracts Act 2002. The Construction Contracts Act...
Judges hail Supreme Court’s biomimetic design
A visitors centre at Waitomo Caves has taken out three of the top prizes at the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced at a...
Minister opens first Simple House
Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson opened New Zealand’s first Simple House in Otara, Auckland, recently. The house was designed by Stephen Smith...