The Library Give Back Project has delivered its first donation of historic costing and pricing texts to Otago Polytechnic International...

Somewhere around the world a Quantity Surveyor is in the News. Good QS news or Bad, we will bring you regular links to their stories....

[1] The dark horse of quantity surveying can reduce embodied carbon and cost at the same time. Quantity surveyors know the cost of every...

[1] Todd Fleming, a Trainee Quantity Surveyor said: “Hopefully not too long after qualifying I’ll be able to be the lead Quantity...

David L Buckle joined the New Zealand Institute of quantity Surveyors in 1958 and in 2018 enjoyed recognition for his 50 years of...

[1] Big-hearted builders ensure paralysed father of four can return home by finishing vital work for free. The 58-year-old quantity...

Three men conspired to defraud the state of Victoria by obtaining contracts for A$2M. The charges follow an investigation by the...

Shake it out, as the New Zealand Army Band burst inside their bubble with: Signed, Sealed, Delivered. (Click on the picture to hear and...

Teachers spend their own money buying packets of coloured stars because they know the performance enhancing power of recognition. A...

We use the word integrity to mean honesty. It really means being whole, complete, and undivided. Integrity is what we wrap around our values

I can forgive a young person making some rookie mistakes, but when senior people cross the line, anarchy will follow.

In the November NZBE Latest Buzz we present the new updates to the NZBE product, and discuss what is coming the future.

Rule #1. It’s not about you, it’s about the people The best leaders do not create more followers, they create more leaders. Eleanor...

Freeing standards is absolutely essential as a solution to many problems plaguing the building industry.

The trends show increasing average Gross Floor Area from 2000 to 2010 then decreasing average Gross Floor Area. A closer look at the type...

A moving letter from my QS friend, Peter Arnold, about his contribution to the Auckland City Mission. Hi All, I am running the Auckland...