<p>The NZ Building People Awards 2023 took place on Friday 18 August at a gala dinner at Te Pae in Ōtautahi | Christchurch.</p><p><br>Along with the winners of the awards being named the NZ Institute of Building also took the opportunity to honour three of our members by naming them as Fellows of the Institute.</p><p><br>The three Fellows named at the 2023 Awards were: Graeme Earl, Malcolm Fleming and Robyn Phipps.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
<p>The NZ Building People Awards 2023 took place last Friday 18 August at a gala dinner at Te Pae in Ōtautahi | Christchurch.</p><p><br>On the night runners-up and winners were announced across nine categories along with a special commendation and a Supreme Winner. The Resene Next Gen Awards were also announced as part of the evening with three regional winners and one national winner named.</p><p><br>George Russell from Wilson Commercial Limited scooped the big prize on the night and was named the 2023 GIB Supreme Award winner. He was in the running for the Supreme award after winning the Xlam Projects under $10 Million Award earlier in the evening.</p><p> </p><p>Along with the Supreme Award the judges also acknowledged Gracen Luka from Fletcher Living with an unprecedented Special Commendation.</p><p> </p><p>Congratulations to George, Gracen and all the other winners on the night.</p>
<p>At the NZ Institute of Building we want to support the Next Generation of the Building Industry. We know it’s tough to be a student right now and that for many, money is tight. We want to help relieve a little of that stress for one of our Next Gen members.</p><p>We are travelling the country to give students the chance to impress us with their passion and nab a $2,000 NZIOB scholarship. We have asked students studying in the built environment to prepare a ‘shark tank’ style pitch where they talk about their passion, a project, or even just themselves.</p><p>The main aim is to show our ‘sharks’ their potential and their passion for the industry. </p><p>Maggie (Shengyao) Hu impressed our ‘Sharks’ at the pitch event on 24 July at Massey in Tāmaki | Auckland with her bravery and her personal story. Her pitch secured her the $2,000 Institute scholarship. </p><p>Maggie’s bravery to put herself out there and to take her life by the reins impressed us and we have no doubt she’ll go far in this industry. </p><p>We’ve asked her a few questions to get to know her a little better. </p><p>Read on to get to know Maggie. </p>
<p>At the NZ Institute of Building we want to support the Next Generation of the Building Industry. We know it’s tough to be a student right now and that for many, money is tight. We want to help relieve a little of that stress for one of our Next Gen members. </p><p>We are travelling the country to give students the chance to impress us with their passion and nab a $2,000 NZIOB scholarship. We have asked students studying in the built environment to prepare a ‘shark tank’ style pitch where they talk about their passion, a project, or even just themselves.</p><p>The main aim is to show our ‘sharks’ their potential and their passion for the industry. </p><p>Grace Budge secured one of these $2,000 scholarships with her pitch at our event in Ara in Ōtautahi | Christchurch on 19 July. </p><p>We asked Grace a few questions to get to know her better. We look forward to keeping in touch with her and seeing her reach her goals.</p><p>Read on to get to know Grace. </p>
<p>At the NZ Institute of Building we want to support the Next Generation of the Building Industry. We know it’s tough to be a student right now and that for many, money is tight. We want to help relieve a little of that stress for one of our Next Gen members.</p><p><br>We are travelling the country to give students the chance to impress us with their passion and nab a $2,000 NZIOB scholarship.</p><p><br>We have asked students studying in the built environment to prepare a ‘shark tank’ style pitch where they talk about their passion, a project, or even just themselves. The main aim is to show our ‘sharks’ their potential and their passion for the industry.</p><p> </p><p>Heather Huckle thoroughly impressed our ‘Sharks’ with her pitch at our event at Ara in Ōtautahi | Christchurch on 19 July and was awarded one of two scholarships at the event.</p><p><br>We’re looking forward to following Heather’s journey and seeing how she gets on with study, work and life. We’ve asked her a few questions to get to know her a little better.</p><p><br>Read on to get to know Heather.</p>
<p>Proposed Building for <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/25791-proposed-building-for-climate-change-amendments-to-the-building-act-2004-proactiverelease-pdf" target="_blank">Climate Change Amendments to the Building Act 2004</a> and a number of <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/sunday/clips/under-wraps" target="_blank">media driven stories</a> have dragged the construction sector into the spotlight when it comes to the waste the sector produces recently. Some figures suggest that the construction sector in Aotearoa is responsible for up to 50% of the waste that goes to landfill.</p><p>To counter this, there has been a shift by some organisations to increase the weighting of non-price criteria relating to sustainability in the tendering process. Auckland City Council recently <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-policies/docsprocurement/sustainable-procurement-objectives.pdf" target="_blank">announced their intentions</a> to pursue social and sustainable outcomes whenever goods, services or works are procured and have indicated that some tenders will include a sustainability weighting as high as 15%.</p><p>So, what does this mean for the construction sector?</p>
<p>We were lucky enough to have one of our members, Pony McTate, create an amazing one of a kind crocheted 40<sup>th</sup> Birthday Cake to help us celebrate.</p><p>The cake will be making its way around the country to our 40 good deeds events, the Awards night in Christchurch and more.</p><p>Members of the Institute are eclectic, talented, interesting and creative – they don’t all fit into the same box but come from a range of background. Pony is a great example of this and we wanted to delve a little deeper into what she does and her connection with the Institute.</p><p>Pony McTate is, as her email signature states, fabulous. She’s a former lawyer, professional craft extraordinaire, recent architectural design graduate and Institute of Building Award winner.</p><p>We chatted to Pony about her eclectic career journey, creativity and of course crochet. </p>
<p>At the Building our Digital Community Conference in March we spent the day looking at what's possible in the future of construction - focusing on digital innovations. </p><p>At the end of the day of presentations we asked delegates to send through their thoughts on what the future of construction looked like. We've some of their ideas along with thoughts from Pamela Bell. </p>
<p>This year the Institute of Building is turning 40.</p><p>We’ve taken this anniversary as a moment to reflect on where we have come from and where we are going. This isn’t a mid-life crisis – but it could be a turning point - an opportunity for growth...</p><p> </p>
<p class="NZIOB"><span>The CHASNZ and Construction Sector Accord websites has been updated with the latest COVID-19 guidance for the construction sector. Read more below and follow the links to access useful documents and information.</span></p>
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