Green Building designed for extreme climate change
A low-carbon building designed to withstand extreme climate change — that diverted more than 300 tonnes of waste from landfill during its construction —...
EQC awards $1.2 million to boost NZ natural hazards resilience
Toka Tu Ake EQC (Earthquake Commission) has awarded 14 research teams a total of more than $1.2 million in this year’s Biennial Grants round....
Major milestone for Mt Roskill housing development
Kainga Ora – Homes and Communities has reached a major milestone with the completion* of civil infrastructure works at Roskill South in Auckland —...
Preparing for El Nino, and keeping communities safe
El Nino officially arrived in September, and forecasters have confirmed it may become stronger later this year and last into 2024 — meaning bouncy...
NZ’s civil contractors welcome incoming government
New Zealand’s civil contractors have welcomed the formation of New Zealand’s next government, and congratulate the incoming Ministers across the three coalition partners.
Civil Contractors...
Construction 3D Printing World Council formed to promote fast-evolving industry
World-leading Australian 3D printing technology company, Luyten 3D, has pioneered the formation of the world’s first global 3D printing body to oversee and inform...
Contractors and subbies better protected under new retention changes
On October 5, 2023, the Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Act 2023 (Amendment Act) came into force, bringing about significant changes to the way...
2023 NZ Timber Design Awards winners and highly commended entries announced
The fully subscribed gala function for the NZ Timber Design Awards was hosted by Timber Unlimited on November 2 at Auckland’s Cordis Hotel, with...
Ready, steady, slow — taking time before disciplinaries!
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen advises employers to slow down — and save themselves possible grief — before taking disciplinary action against employees. Lately, I...
What’s all the excitement aboutLow-E?
Window & Glass Association NZ technical communications manager Alex Wung says low emissivity glass has become more suitable for use in residential dwellings in...