LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND — MY HONEST TAKE AFTER 25 YEARS
What’s it Like Living in New Zealand? Is it really like a Tourism New Zealand Advert? By Ian…
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What Has Grand Designs Taught Us?
The Reality TV Pioneer It’s perhaps no surprise that Grand Designs is one of my favourite TV shows.…
Building Industry 2025 – My Forecast and Hopes
Building Industry 2025 – The Challenge Continues That’s my prediction for many countries still struggling to build affordably,…
My Building Industry Insights From 2024
What did the building industry look like in 2024? What did I learn, what was great, and what wasn't so great? Let's reflect on what many have called the worst year for the construction and building industries since the Global Financial Crisis of 2007/8.
Navigating Real Estate: Our Buying and Selling Property Tips.
My buying and selling property tips is a subject I should have written about many years ago because I'm far too regularly amazed how many people make so many simple mistakes. Of course buying the right parcel of land to build on, or buying an existing property at the right price, has always been a challenge, but never more so than today.
2023 – Insights from New Zealand’s Building Industry and Changes I Hope to See in 2024
2023 Highlights I was fortunate enough to visit Europe’s biggest building Expo BAU, in Munich in 2023. I…
My Biggest Regret Building a Net Zero Home
Net Zero Home Build: My Biggest Regret Building My New House. There are a lot of different paths you can take to get to a net-zero home. Everything from passive homes to earthships to modular and factory built houses. You can retrofit an existing building or you can build a new one.
10 KEYS to Mass Timber Project Success
While there is no single answer as to what makes a mass timber project successful vs. not moving forward with it, there are some common themes that are evident in many mass timber projects which do realize completion. In this video, I break down a list of 10 items that can help lead a mass timber project to success.
Asthma New Zealand Healthy Homes Series – Episode 2 – Insulation
Today, in collaboration with Asthma New Zealand, we are releasing Episode 2 of the Healthy Homes series on The Build Review. This episode focuses on the crucial role of insulation in our homes and the consequences of poor installation or no insulation. Yes, still many homes in New Zealand have no insulation in their walls, under their floors, and roof spaces.
Building My Net Zero Prefabricated House
Building My Net Zero Prefabricated House Today Associate Build Review Author Matt Ferrell takes us on his personal…