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This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of timber roof framing.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• What types of framed roof construction are there?
• What factors affect roof framing construction?
• How does roof framing resist loads?
• Library of useful material
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of a suspended timber floor system.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What factors influence the choice of floor system?
• What are the timber-framed suspended floor options?
• The relationship between floor system components
• The importance of subfloor bracing
• Library of useful material
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to measuring moisture content of timber in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• Why is it important?
• What do I use to measure moisture?
• How do I take the measurements?
• How do I read the measurements?
• What are common problems?
• Library of useful materials 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the basic concepts of timber treatment.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• Why do we treat timber?
• What types of timber treatment are there?
• What types of chemicals are there?
• Why do I need to know how the timber has been treated?
• Library of useful materials 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of timber wall framing.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What loads impact on timber framing?
• How does a timber frame resist loads?
• What factors influence the impact of load on a frame?
• Library of useful material
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Achieving weathertightness is all about the principles of water management, which are embodied by the 4Ds - deflection, drainage, drying and durability. This module focuses on how moisture enters buildings and what we can do to manage it.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Principles of water management
• In the past ...
• Applying the principles
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

The way water is transferred and stored depends on whether the moisture arrives as a liquid or a vapour. This module focuses on how moisture enters materials and how we measure for moisture in materials.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• How is moisture transferred to materials?
• How much moisture is stored in materials?
• How do we measure moisture in materials?
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the basics of the Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP) Scheme. It is broken down into two paths – one for tradespeople and designers looking to become licensed and one for current licensed building practitioners.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• The LBP Scheme and its benefits
• The roles and responsibilities of an LBP
• The scope to the different licence classes
• Skills maintenance
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Moisture can make its way into a house in a range of ways - exterior, interior, ground and construction. This module focuses on the effects of moisture on houses and the people who live in them.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Where does it come from?
• Why is it important?
• In the past
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Water vapour is the gaseous form of water. This module focuses on how water vapour and the forces that act on it create condensation in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Water vapour, pressure and saturation
• Relative humidity and dew point
• Predicting condensation and making design choices
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of cavities in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What are drained and vented wall cavities?
• Why are cavities important?
• How do cavities work?
• How should a wall cavity be designed?
• Library of useful materials

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Forces from wind and earthquakes place demands on a building. These demands are calculated for a particular building so that the building can be designed with enough bracing capacity to resist the demand and perform structurally.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Wind bracing
• Earthquake bracing
• Library

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module looks at New Zealand's building control system, which is designed to ensure safe and suitable housing is built in New Zealand. This system is based on the Building Act 2004 and its subsequent regulations and codes.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Building Act
• Building Code clauses
• Design
• Building consent
• Code Compliance Certificate

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of window and door head flashings in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What are head flashings?
• Why are they important?
• How do they work?
• Library of useful materials 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Published bimonthly, Build magazine is a subscription-only industry magazine offering up-to-date advice and information on a wide range of building-related issues.

These guidelines describe methods for designing LTF structures that go beyond 2.5 storeys and are outside the scope of NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings. They provide guidance on how designers can develop resilient Code-compliant designs for light timber-framed structures up to 6 storeys. The focus is on structural solutions, but also included are discussions and suggestions for how to address a variety of other necessary design aspects of multi-unit residential buildings such as fire and acoustic performance, floor vibrations and weathertightness.

In conjunction with other timber building resources, these guidelines will allow designers to provide a range of low-carbon timber building options that meet the needs of the growing population and shifting community profiles throughout the country.

Note: You will need to register to download the guide so we can notify you of any technical updates to the guide.

This seminar provides an overview of roof and wall assemblies with a focus on walls and the installation requirements and performance of the current commonly used wall cladding systems.

House built since 2000 are better insulated and have become more airtight and as older homes have been upgraded and had new components such as aluminium window frames and sheet lining materials installed, they have also become more airtight, creating higher levels of internal moisture than previously. This can adversely affect the building structure, internal finishes, furnishings, fittings and the health of building occupants.

Yet internal moisture can be controlled often without huge cost. It requires an understanding of why the moisture occurs, how it affects the indoor environment and how it can be managed. This book identifies the causes and provides some solutions to eliminate or effectively manage indoor moisture.

A critical aspect of a house's energy use and sustainability is the overall design of a building - its orientation on site, careful sizing and location of windows, specification of above-minimum insulation and making the best use of sun and wind for heating, cooling and ventilation.

This guide explains the technical background to good passive design, the choices and compromises that need to be made and Building Code and standards requirements that must be met.

The thermal performance requirements of building elements given in this book are from the 4th edition Building Code acceptable solution H1/AS1 and verification method H1/VM1. Note that 5th editions of H1/AS1 and H1/VM1 replace the 4th edition from 3 November 2022.

Plumbers, electricians, joiners, plasterers and other trades still have paperwork to do, but builders tend to have considerably more paperwork because they are usually the main contractor, involved from the start to the finish of a project. Running your own business is something that many builders aspire to. It's almost like a rite of passage - being an apprentice, qualifying and then going out on your own. New Zealand is full of small enterprises, and the construction industry has more than average.

So how does a builder know what to do when they make the decision to go it alone? They learn from others (and the mistakes of others), they do some things that work well and others that don't, but until now there has been no one place they can go to find out everything they need to consider before starting their own business.

This book outlines the key things a builder starting their own business needs to think about - many of which are legal requirements. For those already running a business, it is a chance to evaluate progress and get some ideas on improvements.