April 2011 Issue

Auckland will face a large scale housing crisis within the next 15 years, according to a leading property analyst. Lisa Phillips, a director of Auckland-based […]

The three newest buildings in the Britomart precinct are now complete and their occupants, including commercial anchor tenants and ground-floor retail tenants, have begun moving […]

New Zealand wood processors run the risk of missing out on the massive amounts of processed wood likely to be required for Japan’s rebuilding, according […]

A simpler system for structural timber framing which protects timber against decay and is time and cost effective has come into effect this month. This […]

The Perry Group has confirmed its ambition of supplying a competitive cement option to the New Zealand market by announcing the continuation of the construction […]

Buildings constructed before the New Zealand Building Act 1991 and consequential Building Regulations 1992, including the Loadings Code of Practice NZS 4203: 1992, should not […]

Former Carters chief executive Stuart Munro is buying into Registered Master Builders Federation company Jennian Homes. This is a progressive buy-in, with Mr Munro expected […]

Once you become a Licensed Building Practitioner and you have gained recognition of your expertise, you will be able to undertake restricted building work when […]

Around 200 construction industry specialists gathered at the third Green Property Summit in Auckland last month to hear about market-leading green property initiatives from New […]

Plyscrapers — high-rise wooden office towers — could become more popular after the Christchurch earthquake. Property Council chief executive Connal Townsend has returned from the […]

Leaky building claims often head down a well trodden track. Proceedings are issued in the courts or the Tribunal, interlocutory steps are disposed of, and […]

When I first came to Auckland some 50 years back, the only way to take a vehicle to the North Shore was to trundle the […]

Will you be ready for the skills shortage? Many within the construction industry will have heard about the skills shortage threatening the future growth of […]

Between Napier and Wairoa, State Highway 2 used to wind and twist its way through the Matahorua Gorge. On average, about 4000 vehicles a day […]

Hundreds of Christchurch residents urgently need new homes following the city’s devastating earthquake in February. As planning gets underway for one of the most ambitious […]

The skills and leadership qualities of entrants in the Registered Master Builders 2011 Apprentice of the Year, in association with Carters, will be critical to […]

TH Barnes & Co Ltd chief executive John Smithies says his company’s profile has visibly improved since it won a Gold Reserve and the Health […]

New business and marketing manager at Mainzeal Property & Construction Ltd, Penny Kerr, says the awards give the company an opportunity to benchmark their projects […]

I have found it a good time to pull out one of my favourite books written by Richard Carlson, PHD. It is titled Don’t Sweat […]

The Act will require that the owner names the Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) doing any restricted building work (RBW), and the LBP will be required […]

The construction sector has been in the doldrums for the past few years. We have been struggling for work and things are generally getting worse. […]