Industry News

A report released recently forecasts the volume of construction output will grow by more than 70% to $15 trillion worldwide by 2025. The benchmark global...

Auckland will face a large scale housing crisis within the next 15 years, according to a leading property analyst. Lisa Phillips, a director...

The Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand’s (CCANZ) 2013 Concrete3 Sustainability Awards will again recognise and celebrate the industry’s contribution to sustainable development. Now...

The construction of New Zealand’s International Convention Centre (NZICC) is progressing well following the turning of the first sod by New Zealand Prime Minister...

Demand is likely to increase noticeably in the future as the population of Auckland north of the harbour bridge is expected to grow from...

  Calls for an industry-wide collaboration to design guidelines governing how the construction sector makes payments to builders and subcontractors have come to fruition. On March...

Prime Minister John Key has opened eHome Global’s new plant for manufacturing conventional (timber framed) affordable homes and apartments last month. The Kumeu, Auckland, facility...

Residential building consents for March 2011 were up marginally at 2.2% but down 28% since April 2010 to the lowest level since the series...

Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson has recently launched new guidance to reduce the workplace death and injury toll from falls in the construction sector....

To qualify for the FAP, home owners will need an assessor’s report on their home which will identify the weathertightness damage to the building,...