*ARCHIVE* - BIA Weathertightness News
Prior to being dissolved on 30 November 2004 and its functions transferring to the Department of Building and Housing, the Building Industry Authority (BIA) published 9 issues of the newsletter Weathertightness News.
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Weathertightness News - No. 9, November 2004
The final edition. Weathertightness: two years on from the Hunn Report. Weathertight Homes Resolution Service - latest figures. Progress report Read more
Weathertightness News - No. 8, August 2004
Weathertightness - the builder's view. Weathertight Homes Resolution Service - latest figures. Have homeowners' needs been met? Read more
Weathertightness News - No. 7, June 2004
BIA publishes Verification Method for cladding. Weathertight Homes Resolution Service - latest figures. New location, same service for leaky homes claims. Read more
Weathertightness News - No.6, April 2004
Cavities are here to stay. Lessons learned from the first weathertightness determinations. Making sense of the latest weathertightness statistics. Read more
Weathertightness News - No. 5, Jan/Feb 2004
WHRS data highlights leaky building issues. Weathertight Homes Resolution Service - latest figures. Changes for timber treatment and balconies, decks and balustrades. Read more
Weathertightness News - No. 4, Oct 2003
Weathertightness post-Hunn - a BIA update. Weathertightness risk areas. Read more
Weathertightness News - No. 3, Aug 2003
Weathertightness problems by territorial authority. Mediation and adjudication - resolution options for leaky homes claims. Safety check - decks, balconies and balustrades. Read more
Weathertightness News - No. 2, Jun 2003
Design and build it right first time. BIA releases proposed changes to treated timber and external moisture management and invites comment from all interested parties. Data collection by WHRS to provide useful information about the weathertightness problem. WHRS provides leaky homes information for non-English speakers. Auckland City Council's solution-driven approach to weathertightness.
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Weathertightness News - No. 1, Apr 2003
Welcome to the first issue. Hunn recommendations. Strategic realignment. Important announcement - B2 and E2 reviews - available. Weathertight Homes Resolution Service seeks additional assessors. Weathertightness and industry training. Registered Master Builders Federation initiates constitution changes. BIA works with OSH to distribute bulletin Risks to Health from Moulds and Other Fungi. Codes of Practice. Read more