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Building Industry Insights

Three Key Ways We Can Speed Up the Building Consent Process

Professor Anthony Hōete shares three recommendations from ModelDocs — a BRANZ funded research programme that delves into NZ’s building consent process to seek behavioural transformation.

What can LBPs, architects and BCOs do better to reduce consenting timeframes?

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27 November 2023

Could the Latest Pulse Report be the Perfect Stocking Filler?

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Next year will be the biggest election year in history. 2bn people in more than 70 countries go to the polls in 2024, starting with Taiwan in January through to the US presidential election in November. And the one thing that will likely dominate in all of them? The economy.

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30 October 2023

Supporting Our Youngest and Brightest

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If we don’t support a younger, less experienced workforce, do we risk reducing the efficiency and quality of our built environment?

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30 October 2023

Meet the EBOSS Manufacturers Leading the Industry Forward in a Revolutionary Project

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In this guest post by the team at Tricia Love Consultants, we share an exciting update on the first Landscape and Infrastructure project in the world to receive Living Building Challenge vs4.0 Petal Certification.

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30 October 2023

Tips for BPIR and Families of Products

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A common question for manufacturers and importers of building products is when and how to batch BPIR information for product families or ranges. Here's a guide to help you manage these complexities.

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25 September 2023

DING, DING, DING… ROUND #3

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Our most recent Supply Chain Update was released this month. While it was welcome news to hear 80% of survey respondents report a resolution to supply chain issues, our findings have confirmed two new challenges set to test building product suppliers into 2024.

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21 September 2023

Modelled CCC Data with Matt Curtis

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This month we delve into code completion certificate data with BRANZ Economist, Matt Curtis.

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26 June 2023

What Opportunities Could AI Bring to the Construction Industry?

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AI, and now more specifically, Generative AI is undoubtedly the talk of the town. Here I look at four of the key benefits and opportunities AI could bring to the construction sector. 

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26 June 2023

Jonathan Hill on Challenging the NZ Construction Industry to Do Better

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Jonathan Hill of Kaizon talks to us about the strides the industry has made in recent years and the challenges we're facing as we continue pushing to innovate.

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29 May 2023

Reasons To Be Upbeat: 5 Positives for the Industry

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Amongst the uncertainty of the current economic outlook, here’s some positivity to focus on.

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29 May 2023

Government Releases Response to Residential Building Supply Study

The Government has published its response to the Commerce Commission’s market study into residential building supplies. Here’s a summary of some of the key actions being taken.

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