Wall insulation key to warmer healthier home
Beacon has already successfully trialled the advantages of wall insulation, along with other upgrades, through its Build Back Smarter project, and it has been...
Engaging in the rebuild: Seismics and the City 2013
Leaders from the public and private sectors will weave these into an exciting big picture of the rebuilding of Christchurch which will stimulate collaborative...
Graduates on way to assist Samoan rebuild
“There have been lives lost and 10 people remain missing. Housing has been destroyed, schools and infrastructure are damaged and there is major disruption...
Christchurch mayor Bob Parker to open major steel industry conference
Alistair Fussell, manager of conference organiser Steel Construction New Zealand, says Christchurch is the ideal venue for the inaugural industry event. “Structural engineers...
STCF calls for equitable treatment for Mainzeal subcontractors
Mainzeal Property and Construction, New Zealand’s third largest construction company, went into receivership early this month. The company’s director Richard Yan said the...
New liquefaction report will help with rebuild
Environment Canterbury commissioner Donald Couch says the report provides an up-to-date assessment of the need for geotechnical investigation of liquefaction-susceptible ground in eastern Canterbury....
Health and Safety check imminent for construction sector
In his foreword to the consultation document, Workplace Health and Safety Taskforce chairman Rob Jager says while there are many examples of good workplace...
BCITO welcomes government apprenticeship incentives
This is on the back of increasing numbers of apprentices in Auckland and Christchurch. Prime Minister John Key announced the Government would invest...
Weathertight remediation: A quick introduction for builders
This article will be looking at some of the considerations when tendering for a re-cladding project. I will be sharing some of the expensive...