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500 Days to Build a House: Not a Record Kiwis Should Be Proud Of

Many missed the release in April by Statistics NZ which calculated 43,200 homes received council sign-off (CCC) in 2023. This was a 20% increase on the number of homes completed in 2022, and was the result of the long tail of the 50,000 consent approvals in 2021/22 delivering high levels of building site activity and building product sales into the fourth quarter of 2023. Delve deeper and the data reveals far more about how we’re building and what has to change to meet the increasing demand for homes in New Zealand.

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22 November 2018

NZ BIM Benchmark Survey 2018 Results Released

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A look at the fifth year of a five-year programme that follows progress of an industry control group in accelerating the introduction of BIM into NZ.

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21 November 2018

Wanted: An Innovative Relocatable Home Design

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Registrations are now open for a prefabricated home design competition promoted by APL Window Solutions with the support of NZIA and Built Smart.

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24 November 2017

Is BIM Use Maturing? NZ BIM Survey 2017 Results Released

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EBOSS and the BIM Acceleration Committee are pleased to announce the findings from the fourth survey of our five-year programme that follows the progress of the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) into New Zealand.

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24 November 2017

Revised Scope for C/VM2 Framework for Fire Safety Design

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MBIE has released an important announcement regarding the scope for Building Code Verification Method C/VM2 Framework for Fire Safety Design. 

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25 October 2017

EBOSS Wins 2017 National Business Support Award

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EBOSS has been recognised as a leading business support organisation at the 2017 AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards.

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22 June 2017

New Fire Rating Requirement for Exterior Claddings on Buildings Over 7m High

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Do you know that the 31st of May 2017 marked the beginning of fire rating for exterior cladding over 7m in height?

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8 June 2017

Have Your Say on Fire Safety Regulations

MBIE is seeking industry feedback on the current fire safety regulations for New Zealand buildings, up until the 14th of July 2017.

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24 November 2016

BIM Use Continues to Increase in NZ - BIM Survey 2016 Results Revealed

EBOSS and the BIM Acceleration Committee are pleased to announce the findings from the third survey of our five-year programme that follows the progress of the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) into New Zealand.

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21 November 2016

Updated New Zealand BIM Handbook Released

Based on global developments and direct industry feedback, the new edition of the New Zealand BIM Handbook aims to further unlock BIM's benefits for NZ's design and construction sector.

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29 January 2016

Councils Consent $16.4 Billion of New Construction in 2015

An overview of the December Building Consents announcement from Statistics NZ for the 12 months to 31 December.

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