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Posted on Friday 11 June, 2021
New York Times bestselling author Shawn Achor has been confirmed as opening speaker at the BIMinNZ Conference in Wellington on 10 March 2022. Shawn’s interest in how collective performance gains of individuals contribute to an elevated eco-system performance, fits in well with the BIMinNZ Conference theme, Building our Digital Community.
Posted on Friday 11 June, 2021
The Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Bill, which provides greater financial protection for subcontractors, passed its first reading on the 8th of June. The Bill amends the retention provisions in the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA) to provide increased confidence and transparency for subcontractors that the retention money they are owed is safe.
Posted on Friday 11 June, 2021
New building laws will support housing supply and affordability, improve trust and confidence in the building sector and support the use of new, innovative and efficient building methods, Building and Construction Minister Poto Williams announced.
Posted on Friday 11 June, 2021
The Construction Sector Accord is looking for small and medium businesses to profile as case studies for the Accord’s Beacons Programme. Beacons are about shining a light on good practice, but also sharing lessons so that we can learn from each other’s successes and missteps.
Posted on Friday 11 June, 2021
The full summary of submissions from the 2020 Building for Climate Change consultation is now available. A number of key themes came out of the consultation, including the need for more information, concerns around cost, and whether or not existing buildings should be included.
Posted on Friday 11 June, 2021
The effects of COVID-19 continue to linger on the house building industry, which is now being held back by supply shortages. A Statistics NZ survey covering 3,000 new home projects showed that half were still being impacted in the March quarter by Covid-19 problems.
Posted on Friday 11 June, 2021
A recently published article in Forbes magazine suggests that the construction industry is one of the least digitalised industries in the world, making the case that traditional business methods still dominate the construction sector, even though construction projects are becoming more complex. The writer of the opinion piece poses the question, how can construction companies keep up with the rapidly changing industry dynamics? The answer lies in Innovation.
Posted on Friday 28 May, 2021
The NZIOB is pleased to announce we are re-running Warren Holling’s ‘Construction Management’ workshop in Auckland in July/August this year. This workshop was first run in late 2018 and early 2019, with every session sold-out.
Posted on Friday 28 May, 2021
More than 20 years after inception, the Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Maori Art Gallery project is now in the final pre-construction stages. Join the NZIOB Northland Branch Committee as they take a look through the site and view its progress.
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