July 2010 Issue

Pioneering demolition Christchurch company Taggart has proved you can salvage between 70% to almost 100% of construction and demolition (C&D) waste from landfill. The company […]

“When will the building recovery pick up speed?” is the question posed by the Department of Building and Housing’s second Building and Construction Outlook quarterly […]

Jennian Homes is calling on the Government to take a stronger leadership role to restore consumer confidence in new home building. “The indicators are no […]

The Simple House Acceptable Solution is a new resource to assist designers, architects and builders in developing innovative, modest houses that comply with the New […]

Construction Marketing Services, the parent of the Future-Proof Building initiative, has bought a strategic shareholding in www.productspec.co.nz. Productspec is New Zealand’s national building product database, […]

Climate change and the dwindling supply of fossil fuels has become a pressing issue for anyone conscious of the environment. New Zealand has a great […]

Energy efficiency – Installing insulation in residential buildings NZS 4246:2006 provides a step-by-step guide to ensure insulation is installed effectively and achieves its designed thermal […]

The Bacics, recent immigrants to New Zealand, purchased a unit at the plan stage, in a group of eight that were constructed between 1998 and […]

They do things differently in England’s north. Up in Newcastle-on-Tyne they have a plethora of bridges crossing the river on which the city is built. […]

Research shows that around half of New Zealand’s trade and construction industry workers have difficulty with reading, writing and basic numeracy. We know that trades […]

Due for completion in time for the Rugby World Cup next year, the new $65 million Novotel Hotel, that is being developed by a consortia […]

Naylor Love, a private construction company, was formed in 1969 with the merger of the two companies, W H Naylor Ltd and The Love Construction […]

Judging is about to kick off for the Registered Master Builders Carters 2010 Apprentice of the Year competition. To give employers and entrants an insight […]

John Creighton was over the moon when his company took out took out the BRANZ Sustainable Homes over $1 million category, in the Registered Master […]

Two of the biggest brands in New Zealand building, the biennial BuildNZ Trade Exhibition and the Registered Master Builders Federation (RMBF), have joined forces to […]

It has been another busy month with plenty of progress on key industry initiatives. One of the pleasures of my role as president is visiting […]

General knowledge of the benefits and obligations that the Construction Contracts Act 2002 has brought to the business of building has improved in recent years, […]

When I am presenting to a group I am often asked what the benefits are of being a Registered Master Builder. Now I have only […]