Codewords 2005 issues

The building controls newsletter of the Department of Building and Housing.

Codewords 8 - Oct/Nov 2005

• Visit to the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors and the Queensland Building Services Authority
• Regulatory Compliance Group Work in Progress
• Update on Product Certification Scheme
• Publications Update
• Building Amendment Act 2005
• Water Blasters Can Damage Your Home
• Operations Group Work in Progress
• Determinations Issued
• Learning Curve

Codewords 7 - Sep 2005

• The Building Act 2004: Access for people with disabilities
• Certifier insurance review
• Preliminary report on TimberSaver boron released
• Citation of new loadings Standard AS/NZS 1170
• Inquiry - Prime Building Compliance Limited
• Estimated building costs 2005 - update
• Publications update
• Operations group work in progress
• Determinations issued
• Learning curve

Codewords 6 - July/Aug 2005

• TimberSaver Boron Treated Framing: What it is, the Department's Accreditation and its Conditions of Use
• Technical Reviews of Territorial Authorities and Private Building Certifiers: Summary of Findings 2003-2004
• New Weathertightness Requirements Effective
• Certificate for Public Use Effective 21 July 2005
• Correct Timber Treatment for Enclosed Skillion Roofs
• Publications Update
• Operations Group Work in Progress
• Determinations Issued
• Learning Curve

Codewords 5 - Jun 2005

• Matata - State of Emergency
• General Manager, Building Controls Appointment
• Accreditation of Building Officials Australasian Workshop
• Building Envelope Advisory Panel
• New Weathertightness Requirements Effective 1 July 2005
• Concrete Masonry and Weathertightness
• Timber for Window and Door Reveals in NZS 3602: 2003
• Registered Architects Bill Passed into Law
• Correct Timber Treatment for Enclosed Skillion Roofs
• BCA Accreditation and Registration Project Update
• Publications Update
• Building Industry Performance Group Update
• Standards New Zealand Work in Progress
• Operations Group Work in Progress
• Determinations Issued
• Learning Curve

Codewords 4 - Apr/May 2005

• Building Code Review Workshops
• General Manager, Building Controls
• Product Accreditation Changes
• Barry Brown - IPENZ MacLean Citation Award March 2004
• New National Diploma in Building Controls Being Developed
• BOINZ Conference
• Building Act 2004 BRANZ Seminar Series
• Structural Advisory Panel
• First New Zealand Property Inspection Standard Published
• Welcome David Kernohan
• The BRANZ Levy and the Building Levy
• Amendments to Building Act 2004 Passed into Law
• Publications Update
• Product Certificates Issued
• Operations Group Work in Progress
• Determinations Issued
• Learning Curve

Codewords 3 - Mar 2005

• The Building Act 2004 - 31 March
• General Manager, Building Controls
• Building Consents
• Building Industry Trends Report Published
• Access Advisory Panel
• Improved Coordination Between the Department and Standards New Zealand
• Product Accreditation Notice
• Estimated Building Costs 2005 Update
• Building Levy changes
• Publications Update
• Important Changes to BIA Website
• Operations Group Work in Progress
• Standards New Zealand Work in Progress
• New Accreditations Issued
• Determinations Issued
• Learning Curve

Codewords 2 - Feb 2005

• Structural Engineering Practice Advisories Published
• General Manager, Building Controls
• BRANZ Industry Research Needs Survey 2004
• Department to be Represented at BOINZ Annual Conference
• Review of Private Building Certifier Insurance Requirements Completed
• Building Controls - How to Contact Us
• Important Changes to BIA Website
• New Advisory Panels Meet
• Building Act 2004 Latest Information
• ConsumerBuild proves popular
• B2/AS1 Implementation Date Changes
• Publications Update
• Building Industry Performance News
• Operations Group Work in Progress
• Standards New Zealand Work in Progress
• Determinations Issued
• Learning Curve

Codewords 1 - Dec 2004/Jan 2005

• New beginnings
• Welcome from the Chief Executive of the Department
• General Manager, Building Controls
• Announcing a New Determinations Regime
• Better Building with ConsumerBuild
• Important Changes to the BIA Website
• Building Act 2004: Your Need-to-know Guide
• Consumer Protection Strengthened: Residential Sales by Developers
• Public Buildings Must Have Consents and CCCs
• Closer Alignment with the Australian Building Codes Board
• Burning Issues: Building Controls for Fire Safety
• Building Industry Performance News
• Receivership of Nationwide Building Certifiers Group
• Operations Group Work in Progress
• Standards New Zealand Work in Progress
• Determinations Issued
• Learning Curve