Industry News

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

The reconstruction of Christchurch following the earthquakes is now focusing the spotlight on the shortage of skilled construction workers in the city. This...

Shigeru Ban, architect of Christchurch’s Transitional (“Cardboard”) Cathedral, has won the Pritzker Prize. Mr Ban is a world-class architect and expert in disaster-zone...

The evidence is conclusive: large dams in a vast majority of cases are not economically viable. Instead of obtaining hoped-for riches, emerging economies risk...

Auckland’s NZI Centre has been awarded a 5-star “market leading” base building Certified Rating for energy use under NABERSNZ, the office building energy rating...

The latest residential building consent figures show demand for new housing continuing to strengthen. The trend for new home consents is at its...

The Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ) has developed a Concrete Construction Course designed for those responsible for supervising the receipt and...

With its new $5 million silo capacity project at Lyttelton nearing completion, Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd is moving to the next stage of the...

A leading firm in the construction industry is warning that changes to home insurance policies are leaving up to 93% of home owners underinsured...

New Zealand is on the brink of the biggest construction boom in 40 years, according to a joint industry and government report released recently....