Building consents

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On the rise

By Matthew Curtis 1 August 2020, Build 179, Feature article

Although COVID-19 may negatively impact the popularity of mid-rise housing in the near future, this form of townhouses and apartments has been growing in popularity, accounting for over 40% of new residential consents last year.

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Connecting consenting systems

By Tyson Schmidt 1 December 2020, Build 181, Feature article

While many building consent authorities have embraced digital consenting tools, this is only the first step. New technology presents significant opportunities for improving the consenting process and sharing dynamic building information.

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Certificates of work

1 October 2020, Build 180

Certificates of work can be relatively simple documents, but they can also lead to some confusion. Here we address what they are for, who should fill them out and what they should include.

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Determination – notice to fix

By Bruce Klein 1 April 2020, Build 177

This is the second article in Build’s new section on MBIE determinations. It looks at lessons from Determination 2019/057: Regarding the issue of a notice to fix for building work carried out without a building consent and over a property boundary.

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Tackling residential building quality

By Bruce Sedcole 1 August 2020, Build 179, Feature article

There’s plenty of cracks to be found when examining why poor-quality residential builds are so common. A look at the number of requests for further information for each building consent tells part of the story, as does the rate of inspection failures.

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