By Warwick Quinn
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1 February 2017, Build 158
Taking on an apprentice is good business, not simply another expense. It’s not an easy message to sell at a time when the building industry’s business model is to contract work out to the most competitive subbie, says Warwick Quinn, Chief Executive, BCITO.
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By Jade Kake
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
It’s time to nurture new ways of thinking to achieve the type of housing and communities that iwi need and want. For many Maori, this is on their own land with their wider family group.
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By Annette Beautrais
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1 February 2017, Build 158
Suicide rates in New Zealand are not declining, and there are calls for innovative solutions. Some companies are leading the way with suicide prevention programmes as part of workplace health and safety.
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By Annemarie Crampton
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1 February 2017, Build 158
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By Matthew Curtis
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
Using World Bank measures, our housing is unaffordable to severely unaffordable in urban areas. With household incomes rising more slowly than house values, this situation looks unlikely to change any time soon.
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1 February 2017
Flexible, healthy, safe spaces
Plus: The changing face of New Zealand
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By Nick Helm
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
The way our kids learn is changing, and building design is racing to keep up.
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By Peter McDowall
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1 February 2017, Build 158
Recent BRANZ research has quantified one aspect of an important but often overlooked factor for achieving a dry home – occupant use.
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By David Carradine
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1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article
Full-scale destructive tests carried out by BRANZ confirmed the seismic performance of some timber-framed school buildings. The results mean cost savings for the Ministry of Education and are useful for other buildings.
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By Paul Hobbs
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1 February 2017, Build 158
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