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MBIE shaping change

By Anna Butler 1 October 2018, Build 168, Feature article

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.

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Nailing the fit

By Trevor Pringle 1 June 2018, Build 166, Feature article

Builders shouldn’t make do with a poor fit as this can bring a range of problems. If the fit is less than perfect, what amount of variation can be tolerated before rework is required?

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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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