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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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15 September 2011

iPad Viewer for SketchUp

Have you ever wanted to take your SketchUp models on the go?

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1 August 2011

VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) and Paint

Over the past few years the paint industry has been working to reduce the level of VOCs in paint products. 

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13 June 2011

DBH's Simpler System for Structural Timber Framing

A simpler system for timber treatment has recently been introduced by the Department of Building and Housing and is summarised in a Quick Guide to Timber Treatment for Enclosed Framing.

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1 June 2011

Australis Nathan Britomart Product Tender

eboss are assisting Nat Cheshire from Cheshire Architects for Cooper & Company's re-fit of Australis Nathan's ground floor in Britomart.

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31 May 2011

Life Cycle of Transparent Coatings

Transparent and semi-transparent coatings on timbers do not have the same life cycle as opaque coatings.

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26 May 2011

Infometrics Building + Property Economic Update for May

Outside Canterbury, the general tenor of economic information during the past month has been encouraging.

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11 May 2011

Latest Building Consent Numbers More of the Same

Statistics NZ have released information on the number of building consents issued in March 2011.

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21 April 2011

Visible Stopping Lines after Painting

This post covers off some of the causes of visible stopping lines after painting.

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13 April 2011

Infometrics Building + Property Economic Update for March

The February Canterbury earthquake, combined with the fact the NZ economy was already struggling, pushed the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points at its March meeting.

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31 March 2011

Housing Consents Fall in February

From Statistics New Zealand:

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