Construction and demolition waste accounts for 40 to 50 percent of New Zealand’s total waste going to landfills. Most of this dumping of construction waste is unnecessary. Research shows that at least half of waste could be diverted from landfills if it was sorted. The new Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi has teamed up with local […]

In July, RNZ reported that building and construction minister Chris Penk wants to roll back upgrades to insulation and glazing requirements introduced by the previous Labour government. The standards save a new home an estimated 40 percent on heating.  Per correspondence released to RNZ under the Official Information Act, government experts told Penk that the […]

Construction and demolition waste accounts for 40 to 50 percent of New Zealand’s total waste going to landfills. Most of this dumping of construction waste is unnecessary. Research shows that at least half of waste could be diverted from landfills if it was sorted. The new Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi has teamed up with local […]

A report highlighting major and widespread productivity challenges facing the construction sector has underlined the importance of the Government’s plan to make it easier and more affordable to build. Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says, “The New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association has released a report investigating the building and construction sector and outlining […]

Industry will be pleased to hear that the cost of building a home has largely stabilised. The latest QV CostBuilder quarterly update for August has found that the average building cost per square metre for residential buildings has increased by 0.3 percent this quarter. That is the same rate of increase that was reported in […]

According to WoodWorks New Zealand, Paris has turned to flexible, reusable timber in their architectural point of view as the host of the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The new Olympics Aquatics Centre on the outskirts of Pairs is massive, with a Pringle-shaped solar roof and a 5000-seat capacity. Yet it was pieced together like […]