Small but perfect Palmerston North renovation wins award
After entering houses since the competition’s inception 26 years ago, Phil Round of Avenue Construction was ecstatic to take out his first national award...
Catastrophic fi re losses avoidable says Fire Protection Association
The Fire Protection Association of New Zealand has expressed concern that the major losses incurred in two factory fi res recently could have been...
Christchurch construction optimism fades while the rest of NZ lifts
Construction workload optimism for the Christchurch rebuild has dropped from an average of 85% during 2011 to 63%, according to the May 2012 building...
Project management qualifi cation being made available in NZ
The International Project Management Association (IPMA) level D professional qualifi cation in project management is to become available for the first time in New...
Kiwi quality keeps kicking
buildnz designex 09 is New Zealand’s premier industry event for the building, design and related industries.
For a small country, New Zealand punches...
More fault info needed before rebuilding starts
The location and scale of potential faults under the Canterbury Plains must be understood before Christchurch pours billions of dollars into rebuilding, according to...
WelTec launches new Technology Cadetship scheme
Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) has launched a new Technology Cadetship scheme designed to encourage young people into technology-related careers and to help businesses...
Generous builders!
The RMBF raised $20,000 from a charity auction at the conference to go to Hospice Southland and Hospice Otago.
Among the prizes donated were a...
Constructing a new ‘House of Pain?’
Dr Kerry Rodgers has been uncovering Dunedin's soon-to-be Forsythe Barr Stadium
In July 2009, with the lawyers paid off, ground could finally be...
Barefoot in Rio de Janeiro 2006 — where anything was possible!
Rio de Janeiro was the destination for the Carters Advantage ninth annual Barefoot trip, where more than 300 lucky Advantage members used their rewards...