It’s nearly Christmas 2021, but a year ago, on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula, there is a factory manufacturing product for New...

What is natural justice? The words “natural justice” have specific meaning in the law. Natural justice comprises two rules, the rule...

[1] Woman in Auckland awarded $25,000 after boss calls her 'f***ing hopeless'. [NZ] The Employment Relations Authority has ruled in...

Here we explore [1] Valuing Variation, [2] Valuing Other Matters, and [3] the Principles of Valuation, to be applied to everything being...

Three infill units, Auckland's North Shore 2021 There was a time when subcontractors were never allowed to be late. It was a time when,...

To ensure fair resolution of claims emanating from subcontractors, the Head Contractor must be transparent with the Principal about...

[1] Cricket World Cup by day, quantity surveyor by night. Namibia's Craig Williams will attempt to master Afghanistan's spin wizards at...

The thung is, we all make msitakes and we all need help, sometimes. When it comes to safety, we rely upon transparency about what is...

Monroe-Matic Calculating Machine A Bonus, is either 100% Profit or 100% Liquidated Damages, (LD's). It is all or nothing, resting on...

Faced with many endemic challenges, our industry leading lights have recently pushed for a correction of some of the many ills linked to...

“All consultants (lawyers, architects, engineers, project managers and quantity surveyors) should stand up to their clients and explain...

Back to 1972, 'Metrication', the first NZBE article, by building trades tutor R J Willson on the challenges the industry is about to face...

It’s time to outlaw cash retentions, so we can find an honest way to deliver a quality product, without hurting anyone. Here we share two...

When we aim for the top, why do we shoot to hit the lowest price? You’ll find something better, in the middle… Infrastructure Australia...

[1] New Zealand Paralympian (and quantity surveyor) Anna Grimaldi has leapt to the gold medal in the T47 long jump at the Tokyo...

Retention Regimes at what cost to our clients? Retentions are thought of as a safeguard against over-paying for work before it is...

Statistics NZ provides Residential Unit Consent data that tells us how many dwelling units are consented, the total Gross Floor Area...

Our industry has largely lived with Fixed Price Lump Sum contracts since the 1980’s demise of labour awards and relatively stable low...

The FF&E scope identification problem? A land-owners vision for a specific built environment (building) includes its intended use. When...

It's time to reconnect reward to performance A building contract is the Contractor agreeing to deliver a quality-built product on time,...