The energy smart home — how renovating with solar can save you money
As property prices continue to increase, more home owners are choosing to renovate, and experts say if they include solar in their plans they...
47-time winner still can’t eat!
D J Hewitt Builders Ltd was named national winner of the Nulook Builder’s Own Home Award and Mico Bathrooms Award for a...
Project manager plays Russian roulette with council and wins
Leaky building claims often head down a well trodden track. Proceedings are issued in the courts or the Tribunal, interlocutory steps are disposed of,...
Safety awards presented next month
The awards acknowledge businesses, both large and small, and individuals who champion safety.
They give national recognition to good ideas, superior systems, great initiatives and...
Working with the best in the business
Working with one of Australasia’s most highly regarded architects was reward enough for Philip Lindesay when he took on a complex holiday home project...
National self-regulatory council vital to construction industry
It has been needed for many years, but the time has now come for a national building industry council to be established to self-regulate...
Authentic French living features in award-winning house
A beautifully fi nished Tauranga home saw Adobe Enterprise Ltd named national winner of the GIB Living Solutions Award at the Registered...
Christchurch builder racks up an impressive run of awards
John Creighton Builders Ltd was most recently given the Southern Region New Homes $1million - $2million award and, subsequently, a Gold Reserve Award for...
Consumers and architects to benefi t from new rules
Minister for Building Issues Clayton Cosgrove has announced new rules governing the registration, ongoing training and discipline of architects which are hoped to bring...
Popular student-built homes bought before they’re finished
Tish North has recently bought one of this year’s relocatable homes at the early stages of construction. She was interested in last year’s units...