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Exploring Options for Self-certification of Building Work

LBP Skills Maintenance, December 2024 — for all LBPs | The Minister for Building and Construction, Hon Chris Penk, has announced a proposal for further reform of the building and construction sector. The Government will look at developing a new opt-in self-certification scheme for trusted building professionals and accredited businesses carrying out low risk building work.

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25 March 2013

Privacy in Washrooms: Acceptable Solutions G1/AS1

In March MBIE published further explanation around the design of commercial toilets to further elucidate the design of toilet layouts for commercial building, adequate privacy and line of sight and accessible toilet layouts.

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12 March 2013

Are Retentions Protection for the Client or a Main Contractor Rort?

Once again there has been an unsignalled collapse of a construction company, and once again I go to my AR ledger to calculate the damage.

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8 March 2013

Simple STC Solution: A Staggered Stud System

Recently an architect was looking at a ‘staggered stud’ wall system for an office fitout project – which was recommended by an acoustic technician to achieve a high STC-rated wall. The architect wanted some level of confidence in how this type of system goes together.

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12 December 2012

Exclusive 2013 Architectural and Design Documentary Series

Urbanized, a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, is included in the EBOSS 2013 architectural documentary series.

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6 December 2012

Tūhoe's Living Building commences

Work began this month on New Zealand’s first living building.

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6 December 2012

New Houses Hit Four Year High

October has seen the highest number of new dwellings being consented since four years ago, with a total number of 1,639, including 168 apartments (129 retirement village units), Statistics NZ announced today.

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22 November 2012

Understanding Kiwibuild – 100,000 Homes in 10 Years

Last month David Shearer launched Labour's proposed programme to assist with the issue of housing affordability.

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8 November 2012

Breathe - The New Urban Village Project

Christchurch City Council, Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment and Ngāi Tahu are hosting an international competition to design and build a new neighbourhood in the Central City.

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