Reference

Building and Construction

Categories

* Associations
* Building Act 2004
* Weathertightness & Leaky Buildings

Sites

* Building and Construction @ Te Puna Web Directory
Links to New Zealand organisations and information.
* Barrier Free New Zealand Trust
A charitable trust aiming to encourage, promote and facilitate the creation of environments that are accessible and usable for everyone in the community.
* Building information for Consumers
From the Certified Builders Association of New Zealand (CBANZ)
* Building Research
An independent organisation funding research and information sharing activities in the New Zealand Building and Construction Industry.
* Christchurch City Council Building information Christchurch
Gateway to building information and regulations from the city council. Includes charges, consents, Land Information Memorandum, Project Information Memorandum & Planning.
* Codewords
Codewords - the Building Controls newsletter of the Department of Building and Housing
* ConsumerBuild
ConsumerBuild aims to provide clear, independent and up-to-date information to the public about building, renovating and maintaining houses in New Zealand. Joint venture between Department of Building and Housing and Consumers' Institute.
* Department of Building and Housing. Building Controls
Former Building Industry Authority (BIA).
* Directory of NZ Dri licensees
Ensuring kiln-dried timber which consumers can use with confidence.
* Easy Guide to Eco-Building
A concise booklet describing how to carry out construction projects with consideration for the environment
* Gib
New Zealand manufacturer of plaster wallboards and drywall products. Gib is a product of Winstone Wallboards
* Go Build
Lists builders, architects and trade professionals
* Home Ideas
Home Ideas Visual Centre in Christchurch. Information and displays of a wide range of building and decorating products.
* Masterspec
Provides specification systems and supporting software for the construction industry.
* New Zealand Building Trades Union (NZBTU)
* ProductSpec
Online database that designers and construction companies can use to source information from more than 1600 suppliers
* Ralenti 2 build
building information for specifiers & home renovators
* Site Safe: working with you to make your site safe
Undertakes the research, development and co-ordination of health and safety activities designed and targeted at the construction industry.
* Trends
TrendsIdeas.com is a showcase of home and commercial design ideas. You will find hundreds of videos, thousands of articles and tens of thousands of high quality images.