December 2010 Issue

Holmes Consulting Group has won the prestigious international 2010 Structural Award in the Heritage category from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) in London. The […]

When the big quake struck Canterbury on Saturday, September 4, and during subsequent shakes, the calibre of the New Zealand Building Code was put to […]

The construction sector has been partially held up by infrastructure construction expenditure, as building activity has remained weak. Any earlier recovery in the housing market appears […]

The November 2010 issue of Building Today contained an article under the heading New research questions steel frame code compliance. This article, sourced from Carter Holt Harvey […]

Hawkins Construction Ltd chief executive Chris Hunter has announced the resignation of Fraser Wyllie, general manager of Hawkins Infrastructure. “Fraser was instrumental in the establishment […]

Carterton’s Rhys Doesburg feels “pretty good” about taking out second place in the Registered Master Builders 2010 Apprentice of the Year, in association with Carters, […]

An exquisite Remuera home, a beautiful home renovation in Wellington and the Deloitte Centre in Auckland have taken out the Supreme Awards in the Registered […]

The Building Amendment Bill No 3 was introduced to the House last week as the Government’s latest response to submissions it received to the “Cost […]

2010 has been a tremendous year for the RMBF and a year of change in the New Zealand construction industry. The RMBF has continued to […]

Quality Assurance (QA) is based on the principles of getting things right first time. This is also the key objective of the changes that will […]