Avoiding the disconnected jobsite
The future of the construction industry is not only dependent on developments in large construction equipment but also digital technologies. By James French, Construction Industry...
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Constraining factors in construction
By ROB STUMMER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, IFS NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN OUR EXPERIENCE – reinforced by a recent construction industry roundtable discussion – there are...
Solving it with containers
by Vijay Naidu
A lot of the innovative work has gone into replacing Queenstown’s iconic Kawarau Falls Bridge with a two-lane bridge including the use of containers. THE...
Risk management in construction
By KENT PERRY, associate, Heaney & Partners THOUSANDS OF PROJECTS involving thousands of contractors are ‘on the go’ in New Zealand every day. These projects...
ConstructSafe – providing powerful information
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, CCNZ. Do you want to ensure that the people working on your sites have entry level health and safety knowledge?...
Competitive Tenders: push-back on the paperless office
I RECENTLY COMPLETED a feasibility study for a client. At the conclusion of the project, I spent a few hours of my time at work...
Auckland’s missing link
AUCKLAND’S $2.5 BILLION City Rail Link project passed a milestone in April, with the appointment of two construction consortia to commence the first phase of...
Dealing with tight tolerances
A family run contractor employs the latest surveying technology to build a council roading project with challengingly tight tolerances. IN OCTOBER LAST year Jilesen Contractors...