Industry News

The construction sector has rejected the Government’s proposal to reform vocational education. The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) held a sector summit in...

New Zealand’s largest annual sporting event, the V8 Supercar street race in Hamilton, will be sponsored by ITM for the next three years.   The event,...

September’s decrease in the number of monthly building consents (as against September 2006) reinforced the RMBF’s prediction of a softening market this past six...

The rules that will set out the standards of competence that building practitioners must meet in order to be licensed were announced recently by...

The Auckland and Melbourne offices of shipping container specialists Royal Wolf feature cutting edge container designs that showcase building solutions for the future. ...

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...

Jalcon Homes has launched a new initiative targeted at Auckland’s growing urban population — a Design and Build Hub — where all questions relating...

$1.2 billion wastewater tunnel will drastically reduce overflows into Auckland’s waterways and harbours.Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, the giant tunnel boring machine (TBM), officially set off on its...

The use of non-conforming insulation in Australian buildings continues to undermine the National Construction Code, according to manufacturer Kingspan Insulation. ...

By MBIE manager, determinations and assurance, John Gardiner   A number of recent concerns about building products highlights the importance of checking evidence supplied with products...