July 2007 Issue

A three-dimensional model of a luxury house, created using new printing technology, has been awarded a gold medal at the New Zealand Pride In Print […]

Hundreds of companies have earned the right to an ACC discount through completing a self-assessment course. The ACC Workplace Safety Discount (WSD) scheme was launched […]

New insulation requirements and moves to make it easier and cheaper to install solar water heating systems are part of major changes to the Building […]

BRANZ has launched a web site providing information about sustainability, tailored specifically to New Zealand construction industry professionals. Interest in sustainability has taken off this […]

The Building Officials Institute of New Zealand and a special interest group made up of inspection and surveying industry professionals has launched an initiative designed […]

Auckland City Council has introduced a new process to check the recladding of buildings to give current and future owners greater confidence in the quality […]

Photographs of the ceiling of an artist’s Lockwood holiday home have been selected for exhibition in one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary art awards. Waikanae […]

A new District Court decision of Judge Hubble — namely Standen & Standen v Waitakere City Council & Others — has found that the council […]

It was a late autumn day in 1973. We had just left Plymouth and turned a corner on the A38. There it was branded with […]

It was perfect timing — just as the temperatures started to drop in New Zealand the Carters Advantage Barefoot group were packing their swimsuits and […]

Increasingly, home owners are looking at their energy bill and wondering how on earth it managed to get so expensive. They are becoming more concerned […]

In June a group of apprentices from the construction sector were given a unique opportunity to share the life-changing Outward Bound experience on two customised […]

University of Auckland engineering student Emily Voyde is embarking on a three-year study to find the most suitable materials to use in “green roofs” in […]

While some sectors of the construction industry remain unprepared for the impact of the Building Act 2004, the Roofing Association of New Zealand Inc (RANZ) […]

Autex Insulation recently launched Quietspace, the latest addition to its range of thermal and acoustic insulation products. Quietspace is a polyester fibre, sound-absorbing product for […]

Prefabricated curved joint-free plasterboard units are providing builders with innovative solutions for internal walls and ceilings. Corner Solutions International (CSI) recently launched the Roundy Wall […]

With the recent announcement from the Minister of Building Issues for higher house insulation requirements ringing in our ears, it is timely to look at […]

Whakatane-based builder John Fretwell Builders Ltd created a dream home for its client and, in doing so, won the top prize in the New Homes […]

Queenstown is home to New Zealand’s very first Sofitel hotel. The boutique five-star hotel, which opened to much acclaim in 2006, was built by Amalgamated […]

An ex-All Black and the War Birds singers attended three Registered Master Builders 2007 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards gala dinners […]

As the Registered Master Builders Federation House of the year enters its 17th year, there wouldn’t be many members who have been involved with the […]

Wellington City turned on a fantastic winter’s day for the sixth annual Trade Training Day for carpentry apprentices. Run by the Wellington RMBA, the trip […]

The Registered Master Builders Federation stand proved to be the most popular stop-off point at the BuildNZ and designexnz expo held in Auckland recently. With […]

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) wants to encourage the uptake of solar water heating in more new homes. As a result, volume builders […]

One of the astonishing things I find as I go around the country meeting members, is the general unawareness or misunderstanding of basic contract law. […]

Employment Guide seminars An employment guide programme has been designed to provide members with a general understanding of a number of Acts relating to employment […]

Spending three weeks in the bush without a cellphone or a TV wouldn’t be the ideal holiday for many young men, but for two of […]

Apprentices claim the limelight in this issue, with three Registered Master Builders Carters 2006 Apprentice of the Year winners joining three BCITO specialist trades apprentices […]

One of the recent, big public issues has centred around housing affordability, with nearly everyone jumping on the bandwagon and suggesting how it can be […]