Residential War Stories – Dig Deeper, into Customer Concern!
“We have got you a consent based on the building we have priced. But your site has unsuitable material below the hard-fill line and there...
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Teamwork Leadership, starts with YOU
We are all Leaders We are all leaders. We start by leading ourselves with challenges that make us learn and perform better. Then we lead...
Getting to the Entitlement Point, is what really Matters
Qualifying circumstances must always be treated as a variation. It is a choice to argue badly as a tactic to distract, confuse, delay,...
The Birth of Retentions 1840
The Rise of Industrialisation and Transportation The 19th century saw the age of trains rise to dominate commercial transportation. The...
Off Site Materials, Payment Terms and Risks
In these supply shortage, inflationary times, we order everything we can early, to secure the programme and the budget. But price and...
Quantity Surveyor in the news January 2022
[1] Temuka's Courthouse Museum restoration project. In March 2020, the estimation to earthquake strengthen the 120-year-old building...
Good decision making, returning the serve in Court
Novak Djokovic is courageous for standing up for his right to choose not to be vaccinated and for defending himself when the Border...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...