Unfortunately timber is attacked by water, UV, moulds, fungi, and foot traffic (flooring and decking). To ensure the longest life and best ongoing appearance of a timber structure it should be coated.

ebossNOW should look different this month.

Great design has two components – the creative vision and the practical solution.

Stats NZ results for September show that migration is continuing to climb.

Stats NZ reported today that the seasonally adjusted volume of all building work put in place fell 0.7 percent in the March 2009 quarter.

New Zealand's annual net migration was up nearly 100% on the year to April 08, with more kiwis deciding to stay put, and a few returning home.

April's consents were valued $885 million, down 21% from April 2008.

The value of non-residential building consents rose 6.3% in the year to March 09, while the value of residential building consents fell by 26% in the 12 months to March.

Both eboss confidence surveys highlight the frustration with architects and designers with the current process, amongst other things. 

I saw this heading of a recent NBR article, and was interested to understand the timing of the flow-on effect by positive net migration.