May 2021 Issue

The recently-released Ministry for the Environment’s latest environmental report scores exotic forestry highly for its low impact on soils. The report identified exotic forests as […]

Rice University scientists in the United States have optimised a process to convert waste from rubber tyres into graphene that can, in turn, be used […]

For over a year now, Covid-19 has become part of the normal language and narrative around the world. In that time it has caused seismic […]

Ross Middleton says we might be a humble building industry magazine, but that doesn’t mean we have no room on the roof for Friedrich Nietzche, […]

Feedback from RMBA president Kerry Archer’s recent nationwide travels suggests that there are four common issues facing the industry at present — councils and consents, […]

Building Today columnist and EasyBuild director Mike Fox says the Government’s introduction of a tax package under the guise of a housing policy will, ironically, […]

In the wake of the recent hubbub over timber distribution, Red Stag group chief executive Marty Verry got plenty of great publicity, capping it off […]

Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen explains how to support key middle managers and get them working at their best. Recently I had a conversation with […]

The Construction Sector Accord is partnering with Diversity Works New Zealand, the national body for workplace diversity and inclusion, to build a sustainable workforce for […]

Norman Gemmell, the chair in public finance, Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington, comments on the government’s latest housing policies (from The Conversation). Economists like […]

Housing Minister Megan Woods says with 7000 public houses and 5414 new builds in the pipeline under various housing initiatives, the Government is on track […]

New BNZ research has shown soaring use of the internet throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. However, while more than two-thirds of New Zealanders increased their digital […]

Master Plumbers is keen on the recommendation by the Ministry of Health to review current plumbing standards with regards to allowable lead levels in imported […]

Rob Campion of the Window & Glass Association discusses the industry’s soon to be released Field Testing Accreditation Programme, helping to create a better built […]

Building Code clauses do not show how to build — rather, they give minimum performance criteria that the buildings must meet or exceed to ensure […]

Timothy Bates and Bodene Robertson-Wright of Auckland law firm Tim Bates & Co consider how the Body Corporate of an apartment block manages to prevent […]

Terry Sage of Trades Coaching New Zealand says supply chain problems should be prompting business owners to seek alternatives for materials supply and/or income streams. […]

Five hundred spaces per fortnight will be allocated in managed isolation facilities over the next 10 months, many for skilled and critical workers to support […]

 An ambition to combat the enormous toll of suicides in the building and construction industry has motivated the PlaceMakers Foundation to get behind MATES in […]

Trade Careers is the first project of the newly-formed Women in Trades Collective (WITC). It is supported by the BCITO, Connexis, Skills, and Competenz, and […]

New Zealand builders will soon be able to replace plywood, particle board and plaster board, with low-carbon, environmentally-sustainable construction boards made from packaging waste such […]

Having energy at the end of the work week, avoiding peak traffic, and more time with the kids are just a few of the perks […]

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on how the Licensed Building Practitioners scheme is working. “We want to hear from […]

New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) has invested $10 million in solar energy services company solarZero to support the growth of the company. NZGIF’s investment […]