Archive: Building Sector News 2008(Click to return to the 2009 editions of Building Sector News )
BS News December 2008
In this issue we have articles on: Working over Christmas - who to call; NZBC F4 - Safety from Falling; Where does plumbing finish and drainlaying start - article from Plumbers and Gas Fitters Registration Board - and a quiz on articles in this newsletter.
BS News November 2008
Articles include: Buying a house - a checklist to help home buyers make informed decisions; Building Code changes - F7 Warning system, G4 Ventilation, C1, C2, C3, C4 Fire documents, B1 Structure); Licensing Update No 1 for Department of Building and Housing, Schedule 1 - Exempt Building Work, Schedule 1 - Seminar, and a quiz on articles in this newsletter.
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Building News - October 2008
Articles include: A beginners guide to resource and building consent processes;
NZBC Compliance Document Amendments G7, G4 and C Fire Safety; Home Rab ? what is it? NZBC Compliance Document G4 ? Ventilation, third edition; steel pegs v drainpipes;
simpler rules for back country huts; BRANZ Seminar ? timber on tour; Building Act 2004 ? upcoming changes to schedule one ? exempt building work, and a quiz on articles in this newsletter.
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Building News - September 2008
Articles in the 100th edition of Building Sector News include:?Accessible parking spaces; Department of Building and Housing ? Restricted building work consultation, and a quiz on articles in this newsletter.
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BS News - August 2008
Articles include: Plumber/drainlayer licences: ensure yours is current; fire-rated external walls other than garage boundary walls; Gib wall-bracing elements in parapets or gable end wall; Gib residential garage boundary firewalls; floor heights to ground level of fire-rated walls; understanding new building categories; new booklet from DBH, and a quiz on the articles.
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BS News July 2008
Articles include: Practice Advisory No 9 which explains structural compliance document changes; a BRANZ seminar on window and flooring selection; holes in joists thru-joists;
DBH Consultation proposal for an owner-builder exemption to the restricted building work regime and seminar / meetings for designers, builders, plumbers and drainlayers.
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BS News June 2008 (2)
Articles include news about an online calculator for toilet facilities in buildings, distribition of Gib bracing lines, the Building Amendment Act 2008, Building Consent Exemption changes, Department of Building and Housing update #83 - and a quiz on articles in this newsletter.
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Building News - May 2008
Articles include: Brick Veneer Seminar reminder; Section 363 of the Building Act 2004 - Public Use of Premises may be allowed before issue of a code complaince certificate in some circumstances; BRANZ?Seminar Sustainable Design Series - Energy; Changes to the Building Act 2004 affecting cable cars.
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BS News April 2008
Articles include: Brick Veneer Construction - Stage 2 Seminar,?Large fines for illegal building work - Manukau City,?Earth Buildings - New Acceptable Solution,?Lessons from determinations - Macrocarpa or Cypress Timber,?The Business of Building - 2008 Annual,?Trimming Studs - NZS3604: 1999,?Assessing water damage to gypsum plasterboard and?Plasterboard use in areas subject to heat generating devices.
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BS News March 2008
Articles include: Internal load bearing on concrete floor slabs; Downlights; Gas appliances combustible surfaces near gas cooking appliances; Gas cylinder (LPG) clearances; Effective venting of single storey buildings.
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BS News February 2008
Articles include: Structural Fire Endurance (S) Ratings for large single storey building; Safety reminder from DBH on decks, balconies and balustrades; licensing for builders and designers.
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BS News January 2008
Articles include: FAQ about woodburners; reroofing; house insulation guide; Plumbers, Drainlayers and Gasfitters - current licences; external moisture - a guide to weather tightness remediation.
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