September 2010 Issue

From next year Taranaki students who are interested in a construction career will be able to access a wider range of qualifications thanks to a […]

Accountability in the construction industry is a key message promoted by the Construction Strategy Group (CSG), comprised of high level executives actively engaged in the […]

The planned amendments to the Building Act signal a new era for the construction sector in New Zealand. The Act will be amended to make […]

A unique destination, award-winning coffee and two well recognised faces in the industry are all part of the package for the first new business at […]

One of Wellington’s newest landmark buildings, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, has been shortlisted for two prestigious international awards — the World Architecture Festival […]

The historic quarter of Southwark in London is the location of Great Britain’s first office building that has achieved the internationally-renowned Breeam “Outstanding” rating for […]

A useful reminder of the effect of limitation periods has emerged from the recent case of Auckland Christian Mandarin Church Trust Board v Canam Construction […]

Back in April 2005, the Counties Manukau Pacific Trust unveiled its TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre. Remarkably, the building opened debt-free. Since its opening, it has […]

BCITO says employment expected to exceed peak 2007 levels Almost 10,000 jobs in the construction industry have been shed since the peak of 2007. It […]

Over the past year, Dimond has been working on the Colorflo range to deliver a complete and consistent national offer, including the addition of some […]

Mainzeal has begun construction of a five-and-a-half storey carpark at Wintec’s central city campus in Hamilton. The $5 million, 257-bay car park is being built […]

Judging is over for the Registered Master Builders Carters 2010 Apprentice of the Year competition, and regional winners are set to be announced. We caught […]

Husband and wife duo Mark and Ali Metzger of Metzger Builders Ltd (MBL) were over the moon when their home took out the Nulook Builder’s […]

The new Limitation Act — will it change anything? Anyone who has paid attention to the endless line of building defects cases will be familiar […]

Weathertightness is a hot topic, and the current Government is wrestling with ways to solve the problem. There is no doubt that the issue is […]

National finalists have been named in the Registered Master Builders 2010 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards, in association with PlaceMakers. These […]

The Government’s announcement of its decisions arising from the review of the Building Act 2004 were made in mid-August and, for those of you who […]