When treating service penetrations, the size of the aperture is an important part of firestopping and should be considered alongside the type of substrate and type of pipe or cable in order to select the best solution. 

Following a 34% increase over the last 12 months, building product suppliers are estimating a further 11% increase in the price of their products over the next 6 months, according to the latest EBOSS Construction Supply Chain Update.

Over the past few months there have been reports of multinationals and others coming to New Zealand to set themselves up to make use of our precious supply of green electricity. Are we asleep at the wheel?

Clause C of the NZBC has become extremely complex to navigate.

The finishing touches will make the difference in modern tiled showers.

I analyse the latest Stats NZ figures to consider the growth of the alterations and additions market in New Zealand.

Treating service penetrations correctly can get complicated quickly. Whilst services trades are masters at their key profession, it is all too common that they haven’t undergone any formal training on the passive fire aspects of the job site.

While recent conversation has centred on house prices peaking, the construction costs for new homes are not expected to slow down any time soon.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released the biggest energy efficiency changes to the Building Code in more than a decade on 29 November 2021.

EBOSS and the BIM Acceleration Committee are pleased to announce the findings of the eighth year of the BIM Benchmark Survey. In this blog post I share some of the biggest changes we've seen from 2014 to 2021.