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Calculating the operational efficiency of a new building
The construction sector is responsible for 15% of New Zealand’s total greenhouse gas emissions (excluding biogenic methane), and will play an important role in achieving […]
BCITO launches Women in Trades campaign
BCITO, a work-based learning division of Te Pukenga, has recently kick-started its Women in Trades Campaign which aims to empower and encourage women to pursue […]
Help, my phone’s not ringing!
Andy Burrows — The Trades Coach — outlines a few options to keep that phone ringing with job leads to help you through the quieter […]
Raukawa blesses trades training centre
Raukawa kaumatua blessed the soon-to-be opened $14 million South Waikato Trades Training Centre in Tokoroa in a dawn ceremony recently, and gave the building a […]
New simulator technology speeds up truck driver training
The launch of +IMPAC VRC’s Whiti Supply Chain truck driver training programme — using a New Zealand-first state-of-the-art simulator technology — is expected to reduce […]
Opportunity to help build safe learning spaces
One of the biggest buyers of construction services in Aotearoa New Zealand is looking for capable main contractors who can help build safe and fit-for-purpose […]
NZIOB turns 40!
The New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) has just turned 40! Incorporated in June 1983, the Institute is celebrating by gifting all of its Industry […]
Technology helping to improve equity in the construction industry
Estimates are that 10% of the New Zealand population have dyslexia. This sometimes-debilitating learning disability makes it difficult for individuals to read and write, regardless […]
Thanks for your feedback – NOT!
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen recalls her first-hand experience working for a manager who didn’t take kindly to feedback she’d been encouraged to give. A […]