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The NZ Building Economist
Dec 19, 2021
New Zealand Christmas 2021, but in Portugal…
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...
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The NZ Building Economist
Dec 12, 2021
The Engineer and Natural Justice
What is natural justice? The words “natural justice” have specific meaning in the law. Natural justice comprises two rules, the rule...
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The NZ Building Economist
Dec 5, 2021
Quantity Surveyor in the News Nov 2021
[1] Woman in Auckland awarded $25,000 after boss calls her 'f***ing hopeless'. [NZ] The Employment Relations Authority has ruled in...
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The NZ Building Economist
Nov 28, 2021
The Principles of Valuation NZS3910:2013
Here we explore [1] Valuing Variation, [2] Valuing Other Matters, and [3] the Principles of Valuation, to be applied to everything being...
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The NZ Building Economist
Nov 21, 2021
Subcontractor Extension of Time Dis-entitlement, No harm no foul
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,...
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The NZ Building Economist
Nov 14, 2021
Show me your contract
To ensure fair resolution of claims emanating from subcontractors, the Head Contractor must be transparent with the Principal about...
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The NZ Building Economist
Nov 7, 2021
QS in the News October / November 2021
[1] Cricket World Cup by day, quantity surveyor by night. Namibia's Craig Williams will attempt to master Afghanistan's spin wizards at...
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The NZ Building Economist
Oct 31, 2021
A positive attitude, when somethung is wrong.
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...
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The NZ Building Economist
Oct 24, 2021
Is a Bonus, Profit or Liquidated damages?
Monroe-Matic Calculating Machine A Bonus, is either 100% Profit or 100% Liquidated Damages, (LD's). It is all or nothing, resting on...
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The NZ Building Economist
Oct 17, 2021
NZS3910 Corruption Awards – Identifying what is wrong, and calling it out.
Faced with many endemic challenges, our industry leading lights have recently pushed for a correction of some of the many ills linked to...
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The NZ Building Economist
Oct 10, 2021
Sustainable Resource Procurement – to Rebuild the Construction Industry
“All consultants (lawyers, architects, engineers, project managers and quantity surveyors) should stand up to their clients and explain...
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The NZ Building Economist
Oct 3, 2021
1972 Metrication & Cosmetics for Builders
Back to 1972, 'Metrication', the first NZBE article, by building trades tutor R J Willson on the challenges the industry is about to face...
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The NZ Building Economist
Sep 26, 2021
Outlaw Cash Retentions
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...
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The NZ Building Economist
Sep 18, 2021
Sustainable pricing, a race to the MIDDLE!
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...
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The NZ Building Economist
Sep 12, 2021
Quantity Surveyors in the News, Aug-Sep 2021
[1] New Zealand Paralympian (and quantity surveyor) Anna Grimaldi has leapt to the gold medal in the T47 long jump at the Tokyo...
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The NZ Building Economist
Sep 5, 2021
The Idiocy of Cash Retentions
Retention Regimes at what cost to our clients? Retentions are thought of as a safeguard against over-paying for work before it is...
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The NZ Building Economist
Aug 29, 2021
National House Costs - What Statistics tell us.
Statistics NZ provides Residential Unit Consent data that tells us how many dwelling units are consented, the total Gross Floor Area...
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The NZ Building Economist
Aug 22, 2021
Market Fluctuations on Contracts 2021, 2022, 2023...
Our industry has largely lived with Fixed Price Lump Sum contracts since the 1980’s demise of labour awards and relatively stable low...
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The NZ Building Economist
Aug 15, 2021
Defining FF&E for New Zealand Building Contracts
The FF&E scope identification problem? A land-owners vision for a specific built environment (building) includes its intended use. When...
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The NZ Building Economist
Aug 4, 2021
Retention's Must Die
It's time to reconnect reward to performance A building contract is the Contractor agreeing to deliver a quality-built product on time,...
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