While no end date for the national lockdown has been set, now is the time for construction and architecture businesses to consider what steps they will need to take to return to Level 3.

How will work change for you as NZ works to prevent the spread of Covid-19?

A recent survey of 843 architectural specifiers and 638 builders gives us a snapshot of the NZ construction industry heading into 2020.

EBOSS and the BIM Acceleration Committee are pleased to announce the findings of the sixth year of the BIM Benchmark Survey. 

A summary of highlights from the 7th National Pipeline Report which estimates construction in 2019 will reach ~$31B and peak in 2021 at ~$35B.

The consultation is on proposals to improve the regulation of building products and methods, strengthen occupational regulation, look at how risk and liability are managed, reduce the building levy, and strengthen penalties for those who don’t comply with the law.

MBIE is calling its proposed legislative changes to the building regulatory system in the areas of risk and liability, building products and occupational regulation, the biggest change to the regulations since the Building Act was introduced in 2004.

Tariff concessions have applied to many materials used in residential construction since 2014. The government has decided not to re-impose these tariffs.

Working with industry experts, MBIE has developed guidance about how external cladding systems should be tested for fire spread performance.

To promote healthier houses, New Zealand Green Building Council launched the HomeFit initiative in November 2018. We've asked the NZGBC to give us an update on the uptake and initial learnings from the first three months.