Posted on Friday 15 October, 2021
If Chelsea Roper worked in an office she would not have to worry about where to put used tampons, but portaloos on construction sites were not built with women in mind. Roper, an apprentice builder in Queenstown, was busy finding ways to dispose of sanitary products when she realised others were facing the same issue.
Posted on Friday 15 October, 2021
Construction will be an engine of global economic growth in the decade to 2030, with output expected to be 35% higher than in the ten years to 2020, according to a new global forecast. Pent-up household savings, pandemic stimulus programmes, and population growth will combine to spur average annual growth of 3.6% between now and 2030.
Posted on Friday 15 October, 2021
The Government is inviting New Zealanders to inform the country’s first Emissions Reduction Plan with the release of a consultation document containing a range of policy ideas to decrease the country’s emissions.
Posted on Friday 15 October, 2021
Project Ikuna is a 4-year government-funded initiative connecting Auckland employers with education providers to provide short, in-work training courses for Pacific people; a programme to help upskill the Pacific workforce, enabling them to adapt to the changing nature of work. And best of all, it’s free!
Posted on Thursday 30 September, 2021
BIMinNZ is a one-day conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) representing an industry partnership between the New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) and the BIM Acceleration Committee (BAC). The inaugural BIMinNZ Conference in 2019 drew an audience of 270 and was considered a great success. The second BIMinNZ Conference will be held in Wellington on Thursday, 10 March 2022.
Posted on Thursday 30 September, 2021
The Carters-sponsored Building Legends workshops are developed specifically for construction practitioners. The proposed topic for the next workshop series is Contracts 101 and will be of interest to any builder or project manager who submits and/or reviews tenders, negotiates and/or signs contracts, or works under the terms of those agreements.
Posted on Thursday 30 September, 2021
COVID-19 Alert Level 4 and building material supply-chain issues have delayed the seismic restrengthening of the NZIOB Central Region Quiz Night’s traditional venue, Harbourside Function Centre. For this reason, the 2021 Quiz Night has been cancelled but we are delighted to be able to confirm a date for the 2022 Quiz Night, Thursday 8 July.
Posted on Thursday 30 September, 2021
With the construction landscape still in a state of flux due to COVID-19 Alert Level changes, it is wise to try and stay up to date with the latest resources and news. Read on to learn about targeted testing for construction workers; the 90% Project; and, the latest advice compiled by the NZ Construction Industry Council, CHASNZ, and Site Safe.
Posted on Thursday 30 September, 2021
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released the Building and Construction Sector Trends Annual Report 2021. The report provides an overview of the building system over the past 12 months to June 2021, outlines the context within which the sector is operating, and identifies emerging trends in building and construction.
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