Posted on Thursday 12 March, 2026
Building Institute Aotearoa recently hosted a site visit to Whangārei Hospital, where 15 attendees toured the new Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre currently under construction.
The visit was organised with support from Ben Tomason and Claire O’Shae, with Riaan Van der Merwe…
Posted on Thursday 05 March, 2026
Linda is an Associate Professor in the School of Building Construction at Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland. She facilitates five to six interactive workshop-style courses each year for the Bachelor of Construction degree. These include sustainable design and construction, capstone…
Posted on Thursday 05 March, 2026
Christina de Boer is the Head of Design Delivery at Summerset, working within the Development Senior Leadership Team. She leads the in-house architectural and design management team and manages the design phase of the villages from post-concept through to completion…
Posted on Thursday 05 March, 2026
Sarah Skillen is the manager at The Sustainability Society, a technical interest group of Engineering New Zealand. She works on a wide range of projects, including planning events, supporting committee initiatives, collaborating with partner organisations and shaping communications that make…
Posted on Tuesday 10 February, 2026
Students – Want to attend BuildUP26 for free?
Thanks to the NZIOB Charitable Education Trust, we’re funding 15 full-time students from across Aotearoa to attend BuildUP26 — with flights, accommodation, and conference tickets fully covered.
This is your chance to connect with…
Posted on Thursday 05 February, 2026
Bob Hall FNZIOB began his journey in the built environment not in a lecture theatre or on a construction site, but in a history classroom in the United Kingdom. An innovative teacher chose to look beyond dates and battles, instead…
Posted on Tuesday 25 November, 2025
On Monday 24th November 2025, Minister Penk announced the introduction of Proportionate Liability. You can read the Building Performance Update here, and see the video of the press launch with Minister Chris Penk, MP Melissa Lee and Malcolm Fleming, NZCB here.
From…
Posted on Tuesday 12 August, 2025
Over five hundred construction professionals came together to celebrate excellence at the 2025 Building People Awards, supported by GIB, on 8 August at Tākina in Pōneke | Wellington. The Awards has been run by Building Institute Aotearoa for over 30 years, but this was the first time it has been celebrated in the Capital.
Posted on Tuesday 29 April, 2025
Our In our Corner series features stories and case studies of companies in our industry focusing on how they are changing and improving the construction industry in Aotearoa and further afield.
This article is from Atlas Industries who provide BIM modelling and documentation services to support accurate and efficient as-built delivery for complex infrastructure projects and property portfolios.
Read about how Atlas Industries Delivers Efficient and Accurate As-Built Solutions for Complex Infrastructure Projects and Property Portfolios.
Posted on Tuesday 08 April, 2025
Islam Khaled-Abbas is carpentry apprentice through BCITO, based in Tāmaki | Auckland.
Islam was one of the winners in our 2024 Next Gen Awards. To enter the Next Gen Awards nominees had to submit their 'big idea' to shake up the industry.
Islam’s idea addressed the issue of mental health in the construction industry with a simple and effective solution. He suggested that a fundamental counselling course be integrated into the Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) programme to equip site leaders with effective communication tools and strategies to address mental health issues on site.
We asked Islam a few questions to get to know him better.
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