Is that asbestos?
As demolitions ramp up in Christchurch and Auckland, there will be plenty of situations where asbestos is encountered. The onus is on contractors to check for asbestos and to have a plan in place to deal with it if found.
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As demolitions ramp up in Christchurch and Auckland, there will be plenty of situations where asbestos is encountered. The onus is on contractors to check for asbestos and to have a plan in place to deal with it if found.
The traditional, and rightful, role of a builder is to be the main contractor — the person who organises and manages the complete contract works. These days the boundaries are not so clear-cut. Just what should you be doing?
Stricter enforcement of work at height is now in force. As work ramps up, it’s time to get to grips with scaffolding best practice.
BRANZ has developed a freely available tool to rate cladding materials in terms of both sustainability and cost data.
BRANZ has a variety of online resources that can be used by designers and builders to deliver warmer, drier better-performing homes without breaking the bank.
Within New Zealand homes a slip, trip or fall injury occurs every 3 minutes. This affects around 400,000 adults and children each year – that’s more than all sports and road injuries. Using the right surface could prevent many of these.
Contracts come in many forms, with some favouring the client, others the builder. All should be taken seriously and scrutinised carefully.
BRANZ’S Annual Loss Factor (ALF) tool – a free online aid to the thermal design of houses – has a useful new feature, a ‘moisture tab’ for predicting potential mould issues in residential designs.
In the previous Build, we looked at Worksafe NZ recommendations for using safety nets below high-level work areas to reduce the distance a person can fall. Here’s their alternative – soft landing systems.
Preparing a successful tender depends on a good understanding of the project and careful analysis of the contract conditions. If you’re new to the process, read on.