Tag Archives: building consents
Truss Design for Additions/Alterations
House alterations and additions have proved popular over the past couple of years, and we have seen many plans where girder trusses are incorporated in the roof. Beams or Girder… Read more
Cove Truss Design Tips
Here are a few ideas to consider when incorporating cove trusses in your next building. Top chord cove trusses are a commonly used design feature in many kiwi homes, particularly… Read more
Understanding Low Pitch Roof Truss Design
There are three factors that most affect the strength of low pitch trusses: Pitch, span and wind speed…
Is the Recession Nearly Over for the Building Industry?
This juicy title of the recently released DBH Building and Construction Outlook for the March 2010 quarter certainly got my attention, and the summary is well worth a read. While… Read more
Volume of building work continues to fall in March Quarter
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. Both the volume of residential (down… Read more
April Consents – Is the trend easing?
April’s consents were valued $885 million, down 21% from April 2008. With 810 residential consents (excluding apartments) for April valued at $355 million, the total valued for the twelve months… Read more
March Building Consents offer little surprise
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…. Read more
Government could scrap consents for low-risk building
Both eboss confidence surveys highlight the frustration with architects and designers with the current process, and that the government has a opportunity to mitigate any longer term effects of the… Read more
First Quarter National Building Industry Confidence Survey Reveals Optimism for Recovery
eboss, the New Zealand building industry search engine, today announced results of its nationwide survey to assess how the industry has weathered the economic downturn over the last six months,… Read more
Building Industry Says Consent Processes Prohibit Growth
Last weeks NBR article on building concents combined the findings from the recent CTMA World & eboss surveys, which highlighted the frustrations with the current building consent process. In the… Read more
