Waste not, want not
One of New Zealand’s first designer “green” show homes not only has a range of environmentally friendly features, it is also beautiful and comfortable,...
CSSP software continues national growth
Since 1983, CSSP has been developing innovative software for all facets of the construction industry. CHEOPS is a leading integrated job costing, contract...
Young apprentice thinks outside the square
Twenty-two year old Dunedin carpentry apprentice Blair Stuart says it came as a surprise to win the Southern regional competition in October last year,...
Alteration Specialists stay in the spotlight
Alteration Specialists Ltd’s extension of an elegant 1930s Georgian home in Palmerston North was the well-deserving winner of the PlaceMakers Renovation Award up to...
Executive Wing makeover creates Beehive beauty
McKee Fehl Constructors Ltd knew they had created something special when they completed work on the Executive Wing, an integral part of New Zealand’s...
Shaking things up!
Usually, a typical summer’s evening in Gisborne would have seen the city streets filled with people out eating, drinking and, just before Christmas, doing...
Two RMB success stories
Two RMBF functions I attended in February gave me a real buzz. One revolved around a local association, the other around a long-standing member...
Looking at the “Big Picture”
Sometimes it takes a look at the “Big Picture” to get some perspective on how we, as New Zealanders, are faring in our little...
Lessons from America
The International Builders Show run by our counterparts in the United States, the National Association of Home Builders, is the largest construction exhibition in...
Low building consents figure a bad omen for first-time home owners
The latest building consents statistics for December 2007 are another indication of New Zealand’s deepening housing affordability crisis, Registered Master Builders Federation chief executive...