Well known Wellington architect Gus Watt recently traveled to Cuba, here are his thoughts of a memorable visit.

The article below was recently published in The Press (via Stuff.co.nz) regarding the recent bulk tender for the Christchurch rebuild.

The value of consents issued for all buildings in June 2012 was $712 million, up 19% on last year, led by the South Island and Wellington.

In our work with painting and building contractors working on Christchurch repair work, the issue of lead paint has arisen many times.

Statistics New Zealand today released the May Building Consent figures, and the total value of residential building consents rose 37 percent to $532 million for May 2012. 

New Zealand's biggest online specifier survey was conducted by EBOSS over the month of May, with a total of 1,322 respondents.

UK-based Duke Studios has created ten studio offices constructed from a building material that's strong yet fully sustainable and recyclable.

Residential building consents are up from 2011 levels, however March's growth is tempered with a reduction in consents in April, even as demand increased for new housing in the country's biggest city, Auckland.

Paint companies provide consumers and specifiers with a number of different tools to help with colour selection.

One of the functions of paint is to obliterate whatever you are painting, whether it be old patterned wallpaper, stains, or the unloved colour of a previous tenant.