Health and safety by design
Designers should take worker and building occupant health and safety into consideration at the beginning of the design process for any building.
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Designers should take worker and building occupant health and safety into consideration at the beginning of the design process for any building.
In the second article in the series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme, we look at the issues that caused leaky buildings.
This fourth part of a series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme looks at some of the changes implemented in the building industry and the impacts these had.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is taking a whole-of-system approach as it reviews how it manages and regulates the construction sector.
In this multi-part series we’re looking at the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP) Scheme, starting with the weathertightness crisis.
The title of this 1979 Th’ Dudes song could be a mantra for the residential construction industry. Homeowners invest significant time and money and expect, as a minimum, a house that keeps the water out long term.
In the third part of this series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme, we look at the period when we knew we had a real problem with weathertightness.
Health, safety and wellbeing issues should all be a significant focus in toolbox meetings during these difficult times.
New healthy homes standards for rental properties in New Zealand became law on 1 July 2019. The five standards set out minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught stopping.
The ever-growing range of building products on the market comes with concern that not all are what they claim to be or even meet the Building Code requirements. What is MBIE doing to address this issue?