July 2013 Issue

In December this year, the new stand-alone Crown agency WorkSafe New Zealand will assume oversight of the workplace health and safety system. It is a […]

Three drilling students who took part in a special programme to train drillers to help with the Christchurch rebuild have received Awards of Excellence by […]

Construction is underway on the first new building in Christchurch to be built according to principles that the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) hopes […]

New Zealand’s structural steel industry celebrated outstanding steel construction projects at the biennial Excellence in Steel Construction Awards hosted by Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) […]

Parnell’s landmark building “Geyser” has won two categories at the 2013 New Zealand Architecture Awards, the official programme of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. […]

Prime Minister John Key has opened eHome Global’s new plant for manufacturing conventional (timber framed) affordable homes and apartments last month. The Kumeu, Auckland, facility […]

Welcome to what I hope will be an ongoing feature in Building Today. Why do I hope it will be ongoing? Well, it’s good for […]

20 years ago: • The New Zealand Master Builders Federation was seeking urgent meetings with the Government to request that it act to free up […]

During my time at the Auckland School of Architecture in the 1960s, three of the key study topics were Building Materials, Building Construction and Building […]

This is the seventh article in a series based on a number of workshops on weathertight remediation for builders which the Ministry of Business, Innovation […]

As a solicitor specialising in construction law, clients often ask me what form of contract they ought to enter into with builders. The more frequent […]

With winter and snow now upon us, there is a chance some of us may be able to escape to Whakapapa or Mt Hutt. If […]

From Tuesday, June 4, apprentices and their employers became eligible to apply for the Government re-boot grants. As apprentices need to be in training for […]

New Zealand Green Building Council chief executive Alex Cutler has been elected Chair of the 36-member Construction Industry Council, a pan-industry grouping that represents most […]

Entries for the Registered Master Builders Carters 2013 Apprentice of the Year competition have closed, with 100 apprentices from all over New Zealand ready to […]

Bryce Ardern of Lite-House Ltd won the Outdoor Living Award for his Waiheke Island home at the Registered Master Builders PlaceMakers 2012 House of the […]

Lyall Dix of Abode Design & Build was ecstatic when his company was announced as the winner of the James Hardie Show Home Award at […]

The construction industry is, without a doubt, a physically challenging environment in which to work. There is a plethora of information about health and safety […]

The Building Act Amendment No. 4 is part way through its second reading. It has been through the Select Committee and is back in the […]