References and Links
Resources for structural engineers, architects, home-owners and builders based in Auckland
We have put together some useful links and references for Structural Engineers and Drafting
- MBIE Guidance document “Building Work that does not require a building consent Building Act 2004”
- Searchable list of NZ chartered professional engineers
- Leaky Homes
- Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand
- Association of Dispute Resolutions (LEADR)
- Asbestos Related Cancer Resource
- Authority on Sustainable Building
- Biodet Services Limited: measuring Indoor Air Quality etc
- Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ)
- DBH Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP)
- Debt Recovery: Baycorp NZ
- Building Performance – Weathertightness
- Engineering New Zealand
- Graphic Design and Print Services: Attentive Design andree.addesign@xtra.co.nz
- NABERSNZ – Energy Performance Measurement
- New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC)
- New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA)
- New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors
- New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS)
- New Zealand Registered Architect Board (NZRAB)
- New Zealand Society of Construction Law Inc. (NZS CLI)
- Property Council of New Zealand (PCNZ)
- Property Institute of New Zealand (PINZ)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Scion – New Zealand Crown Research Institute (CRI)
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
- 20 Greatest Architects (Thanks to The Springfield Library children’s project for this resource)
- The History of Concrete (Thanks to The Springfield Library children’s project for this resource)
- 50 Greatest Buildings in the World (Thanks to The Springfield Library children’s project for this resource)
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Not only do we resolve your design issues for and during the consenting stage, but we can also provide construction phase solutions, more often than not with on-the-spot resolutions that save time and money.
In addition to New Zealand and international engineering degrees held by the team, Stewart Hobbs, Principal Engineer, has a Masters of Business Administration and his background is complemented with industrial work in difficult or dangerous access situations, asbestos handling and industrial building remediation.
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