This report details a research initiative to enhance quality management practices within the residential sector. Traditionally, quality management has focused on identifying defects and calculating the costs of poor quality....
Product Description This study report highlights independent design managers (IDMs) in the New Zealand construction industry. Unlike other construction disciplines, no minimum qualifications or professional memberships for IDM professionals exist...
Product Description Quality issues range from minor problems such as aesthetic issues to those that can have serious long-term impacts. This report identifies those quality issues that should be prioritised...
This report explores industry perspectives on procurement and how procurement methods impact on the construction quality of a building. It discusses how client knowledge levels, the adversarial relationship caused by...
Product Description Medium-density housing (MDH) has been suggested as a solution to affordability and land availability issues in New Zealand. As New Zealand shifts away from stand-alone housing towards increased...
Product Description Housing affordability issues are adding additional pressure to the rental housing market in New Zealand. The strain this is putting on the housing sector means that previously untenantable...
Product Description This report aims to update industry on the latest productivity trends in the official productivity measures. Productivity is seen by some parts of the industry as an area...
