Posted on Friday 09 October, 2020
Callaghan Innovation and the NZIOB are hosting a half-day innovation workshop at Callaghan’s Gracefield Innovation Quarter in Lower Hutt. Participants will learn about innovative construction technologies to help leverage Research & Development, as well as how to blend technical and business model innovation to create differentiation and add commercial value to your business.
Posted on Friday 09 October, 2020
In three weeks today, the NZIOB will be hosting Built to Last, a one-day conference positioned as a deep dive into new ideas that will transform and strengthen construction industries globally. Focusing on the core topics of resilience, technology and wellbeing, Built to Last will be delivered in a hybrid format, with ‘in-person’ and ‘virtual’ speakers and attendees alike.
Posted on Friday 09 October, 2020
The NZIOB is often approached by students in construction-focused post-graduate programmes about the opportunity to expose the NZIOB membership to their data collection surveys. Visit the Student Research Surveys page on our website to participate in research topics that resonate with you.
Posted on Friday 09 October, 2020
New Zealand has an urgent need for quality housing that can be built quickly and affordably. In response to this demand, the use of prefabricated building systems is becoming more widespread as recognition grows of their potential to expediently deliver resilient high-quality buildings.
Posted on Friday 09 October, 2020
The construction industry wants more highly skilled workers allowed into New Zealand, and it has a plan of its own to quarantine them. In Auckland, specialised tunneling and mining workers who can construct the $4.4 billion City Rail Link are desperately needed. Some believe the waiting game could become expensive for the sector, and businesses say it needs to be easier to bring the workers in.
Posted on Friday 09 October, 2020
New Zealand’s construction sector could have emerged from COVID-19 in a critical state if not for the actions of the Construction Sector Accord, say construction industry leaders. In a panel session during the Constructive Virtual Event Series, industry leaders and members of the Accord praised the way industry and government worked together during the initial COVID-19 response to make quick decisions that ultimately rescued the sector.
Posted on Friday 09 October, 2020
A new $16 million art museum will be open in central Christchurch in April after the Covid-19 lockdown delayed construction by three months. The Ravenscar House Museum on Rolleston Ave was originally set to be completed by 2018 and cost $13m, but design complications and the lockdown added another $3m to the construction price and delayed the opening.
Posted on Friday 25 September, 2020
Get your crew together for a much needed and long-awaited night out. The NZ Building Industry Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner is being held simultaneously across three venues this year: The Cordis in Auckland, Te Papa in Wellington, and the Town Hall in Christchurch. Each venue has its own MC and entertainment, and the whole event will be live-streamed.
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