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IN BRIEF
Overseas builders needed
Visas have been applied for two hundred Chinese workers, including painters, stonelayers and tilers, to work on the high-end Park Hyatt hotel in Auckland, an indication of the construction industry skills shortage in the city. The project developers, Fu Wah, said the project would be delayed for several months if it didn’t provide its own workers.
ADNZ MDH summit
With 60% of new consents in Auckland city going to medium-density housing in the past year, Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) will hold an MDH summit on 11–12 April in Auckland. Presenters will include leading local and international experts talking about the need to embrace MDH and related issues such as acoustics, legislation and regulations around fire and weathertightness.
For more Visit http://mdhs.co.nz/.
Timber Design Awards call for entries
The call for entries for the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design awards is now open in all categories, with stage one entries closing on 30 April. The awards are open to engineers, architects, architectural designers and builders to showcase innovation using timber. This year, the awards include a new category — multi-storey timber building design.
For more Further information is available from [email protected].
National Window Awards call for entries
Entries for the Window Association of New Zealand (WANZ) annual Window Awards will close on 30 April. WANZ and Glass Association of New Zealand (GANZ) members are able to enter in categories spanning commercial to residential, covering 15 awards.
For more Further information is available at www.wanz.org.nz/ Awards
Industry Transformation Agenda website
The Industry Transformation Agenda has now established a comprehensive website covering its aims, activities, news and more. For more For further information, visit www.industrytransformation.nz.
News
New method of
measurement
The New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS) and Registered Master Builders have launched a trans-Tasman industry guideline for the method of measurement.
THE AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand Standard Method of Measurement 2018 (ANZSMM 2018) is a guideline based on the Australian Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works (6th edition). It will replace NZS 4202:1995 Standard method of measurement of building works.
A method of measurement is used by quantity surveyors when preparing a schedule of quantities. It is a document providing for the measure of the physical content of a building and itemises the costs of materials, equipment and labour during the tendering process.
A method of measurement provides detailed information, classi cation tables and rules for measuring building works. Having a uniform basis for measuring building works facilitates industry-wide consistency and benchmarking to encourage the adoption of best practice and helps avoid disputes.
Aligns Australia and New Zealand
Registered Master Builders CEO David Kelly welcomes the proposal. ‘The real bene t is aligning ourselves with our counterparts in Australia. It is an opportunity to be involved in standard setting with them and build more consistency and coherence in implementing the method of measurement standard,’ he says.
NZIQS is arranging workshops, webinars and online tutorials to educate quantity surveyors and other industry professionals on how to use the new ANZSMM 2018. Quantity surveying diploma and degree courses will introduce ANZSMM 2018 as the method of measurement to students in 2018.
For more Further information is available at www.nzqis.co.nz.
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