Posted on Friday 03 September, 2021
The construction sector needs a rethink as challenges posed by the pandemic place the future of some firms at the risk of failure. Business advisory firm BDO's annual construction sector report shows the industry was struggling with product shortages and significant pressures from higher material costs and wages.
Posted on Friday 20 August, 2021
With all of New Zealand currently in Level 4 Lockdown, it is timely to remind all our members of the COVID-19 advice and resources available to everyone. The overriding message is that for building, construction, and maintenance services to be undertaken at Alert Level 4, at least one of the following must apply: that the work is required to address immediate risks to health and safety; or that the work relates to nationally important infrastructure.
Posted on Friday 20 August, 2021
Diversity Works and the Construction Sector Accord have created an industry-wide survey with the intention of understanding the current state of play and crafting a roadmap leading to a stronger, higher-performing construction sector. This is important research, and your voice is crucial to shaping the future of the industry.
Posted on Friday 20 August, 2021
The team at the Construction Sector Accord has been busy and has compiled the following resources for the Building and Construction sector. These include a procurement guide to reducing carbon emissions, Women in Trades, changes to Essential Skills Work Visas, and how to find out if your building work requires a consent.
Posted on Friday 20 August, 2021
New Zealand has been dropped off the global supply chain by many construction material suppliers in the wake of COVID-19, threatening to stall the building sector here, a report has warned. Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) 2nd Quarter 2021 International Report says that labour shortages coupled with global supply chain disruptions continue to put pressure on construction costs.
Posted on Friday 30 July, 2021
The number of people undertaking construction-related apprenticeships such as carpentry has skyrocketed in the last year. It was announced on Wednesday at a Holmes Construction housing project in Brooklyn, Wellington, that there are currently 20,000 apprentices studying construction-related trades in New Zealand.
Posted on Friday 30 July, 2021
Each year, Site Safe supports the construction health and safety leaders of tomorrow by awarding scholarships to complete their Health and Safety in Construction programme. The scholarship programme has been running since 2016 and has seen many successful students progress to become health and safety leaders within the construction industry.
Posted on Friday 16 July, 2021
The construction sector is a significant contributor to carbon emissions, from producing materials, to constructing buildings and the energy used in buildings. The sector needs to play a major part if New Zealand is to reach its climate change goals, including being net zero carbon by 2050.
Posted on Friday 16 July, 2021
Tōtika is the Health & Safety Prequalification Scheme that has been developed and implemented by CHASNZ, to create a standard for all health and safety pre-qualification systems in the Construction sector. It is a single framework that brings all health and safety pre-qualifications together under one umbrella to make the process cheaper and quicker for everyone.
Posted on Friday 16 July, 2021
More than 43,000 new houses and apartments have been consented in the year to May, but with that record comes a shocking problem most people are unaware of. Every new house build produces about 4.5 tonnes of waste – it would take 30 years for a household to put its kerbside bin out once a week to generate the same waste.
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