This report was prepared during research into fire safety features in housing. It examines trends in fire safety measures and hazards in the housing stock in recent years, based on...
This report presents the results of our New House Owners’ Satisfaction Survey 2011. The data was obtained through surveying new homeowners on the performance of their builder. The purpose of...
Product Description Small firms (0-5 employees) make up about 91% of the construction industry. It is not known how efficient they are in use of time or exactly what mix...
Product Description The amount of official data on the characteristics of new housing is very limited. Building consents data held by Statistics New Zealand gives numbers by building type, value...
Product Description A survey of new house owners was undertaken to determine how highly they rated their builder and how satisfied they were with the builder’s performance. The survey’s response...
Product Description The Reserve Bank introduced a measure from 1 October 2013 requiring most housing mortgages to have at least a 20% deposit from the owner. The aim was to...
The Construction Productivity Partnership is developing a number of programmes to improve productivity in the building and construction industries. The goal is to raise productivity 20% by the year 2020....
A survey of new home owners was undertaken to determine how highly they rated their builder and how satisfied they were with the builder’s performance. The survey’s response rate was...
This is the second of a series of reports on the physical characteristics of new housing. The data was obtained from BRANZ surveys to builders of new detached houses. The...
Home owners are usually aware of the need to maintain their homes but often they are limited in the funds available for maintenance. What are the implications of funding shortfalls...