Building professionals confident about the industry, Eboss' quarterly survey reveals.  

This month focuses on how the kiwi summer can be enhanced through smart solutions and materials.

Eight Sleeps until Christmas seems like a good time to reflect on the fastest year in living memory, for me anyway.

ebossNOW should look different this month.

Great design has two components – the creative vision and the practical solution.

Stats NZ results for September show that migration is continuing to climb.

Stats NZ reported today that the seasonally adjusted volume of all building work put in place fell 0.7 percent in the March 2009 quarter.

New Zealand's annual net migration was up nearly 100% on the year to April 08, with more kiwis deciding to stay put, and a few returning home.

April's consents were valued $885 million, down 21% from April 2008.

The value of non-residential building consents rose 6.3% in the year to March 09, while the value of residential building consents fell by 26% in the 12 months to March.