Prefabricated homes could be the answer to Australia’s housing and climate issues
Pre-fab housing has a long history in Australia.(Supplied: Frank Hurley (National Library of Australia), Christopher Frederick Jones) From…
Law firm Grimshaw & Co wins appeal in Spencer on Byron leaky building case
That decision noted how the building defects litigation was successfully settled in 2013. Then the body corporate, represented…
Chatham Islands building materials rusting 50 times faster than rest of NZ
Now, reforestation work was underway, and pests needed to be kept out. “You haven’t got anything if you…
Victorian courts ill-equipped to help people who build houses on wrong blocks
Building a house on the wrong block of land does not happen very often, but it happens enough…
Gib monopoly faces heat as building-product floodgates open
The government hopes its new list of approved overseas building materials will push down construction costs across the…
Prime Minister Chris Luxon faces questions on building product investment, immigration numbers
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will face questions this morning after the Government announced a boost for builders –…
Mount Maunganui residents question future use of prime land after apartment proposal withdrawn
The company said last week that it did not proceed with purchasing the site as it “couldn’t come…
Government making thousands more building products available in New Zealand
Prime Minister attends an Announcement with Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk. Photo / Dean Purcell The Government…
South Island surges ahead as regional economic divide deepens – Kiwibank
“Interest rates have come down, which is starting to ease pressure, but many households and businesses are still…
Tall towers versus volcanic views: The building blocks in Auckland’s development
The Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Chris Bishop, thinks viewshafts “eviscerate hundreds of millions of dollars of economic…
High Court appoints administrators to oversee $240m repairs at St Lukes Gardens, NZ’s biggest leaky building
And while there appears to be significant support for the move, one unit owner told the Herald the…
Quebec government computer networks affected by widespread Microsoft cyberattack – CTV News
Quebec government computer networks affected by widespread Microsoft cyberattack CTV NewsDisrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities MicrosoftChinese hackers targeted…