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27 January 2026
NEW Techlam pre-engineered truss packages
We’re showcasing our new pre-engineered truss packages in Builders and Contractors Magazine (Issue #161) https://lnkd.in/eprHVnaC For many builders, getting engineered trusses approved is a familiar bottleneck. That’s exactly the problem...

19 August 2025
CLT-on-Steel Frame
Enovate Ltd are proud to showcase one of their recent projects — a new three-storey care building. The structure features two wings and a central common area. The north and...

12 August 2025
90 Devonport Road in Tauranga Receives Prestigious Award
The 90 Devonport Road project in Tauranga has received the prestigious Building Award at the 2025 SESOC – Structural Engineering Society New Zealand (SESOC) Awards. Congratulations to the team at...

5 August 2025
Punakaiki’s Dolomite Point Visitor Centre
The Dolomite Point Visitor Centre isn’t just a striking build in a stunning location, it’s a benchmark for how engineered timber can meet sustainability goals and deliver in remote, challenging...

29 July 2025
World-First Success at 211 High Street
Construction at 211 High has wrapped and the new mass timber connectors were a huge success. The feedback from the team on site was incredible: The design started as a...

22 July 2025
Building consents are stuck at low levels
Here is the text from Shamubeel Eaqub at Simplicity: Building consents are stuck at low levels. Yet another indicator suggesting a winter muddle economically. Non-residential building consents have slowed more...

15 July 2025
Project Feature: Hamelink House
This thoughtfully designed home strikes a perfect balance between sophistication, innovation, sustainability, and warmth – creating an ideal family sanctuary. Compact in footprint yet generous in feel, this open-plan home...

8 July 2025
New Parliament building makes progress, flat-pack style
Construction of the new six-storey parliamentary building on Museum Street, behind the Beehive, has reached a new milestone. Contractors have begun installing a mass timber frame, the building’s main structure,...

1 July 2025
Construction woes: Here’s why it’s hurting out there …Â
There’s a winter muddle in housing. BUT it’s not all bad news, with interest rate trends a good sign for long term growth. And because of KiwiSaver funding, it is...

24 June 2025
Growing Native Forest Champions at Fieldays ’25
A solid Taranakipine Long-Span deck supporting the winners of Growing Native Forest Champions at Fieldays ’25. Exotics and natives working in harmony! Read more:Tom Boon’s LinkedIn post ...

17 June 2025
WoodWorks South – Seminar & site visit wrap-up
It’s a wrap for our sold-out WoodWorks seminar and site visit last week. We’ve received excellent feedback. We’re pleased to bring you photos of our big day out in Christchurch,...

10 June 2025
Embodied carbon is a misleading term
It has created significant confusion across the industry, particularly as it becomes more widely used by professionals and the public. One of the most problematic areas of mis-understanding is the...

3 June 2025
211 High Street
Stage 2 of the timber superstructure has commenced and is rocketing up. The Leighs Construction Ltd team have installed the final double-height columns and are making progress on the level...

27 May 2025
Sustainable new office development for central Hastings
This month, at 90 Devonport Road, Tauranga City Council (TCC) staff have come together in a single office building, complete with its mass timber structure and interior features. Hard on...

20 May 2025
Beca’s 5 story building recognised at Architecture Awards
Beca’s 5 storey timber seismically resilient structure was recently recognised at the Architecture Awards in Auckland! Showing that no matter where you are in the world, timber and educational buildings...

13 May 2025
We are pleased to announce our next two WoodWorks events
A one-day seminar and site visit in Christchurch on 10 June. Our seminar programme will include a range of topics from AI in architecture to BIM case studies, and local...

6 May 2025
Addressing the design-construction gap during the Court Theatre Rebuild
Builders and installers of mass timber structures can enhance productivity and reduce risks by addressing the design-construction gap. Many builders overlook this gap as an opportunity, often pushing trade coordination...

23 September 2025
Video: A Better Way of Building
OneForty One: As a forestry business we wanted to show how timber can be used to achieve a cost-effective carbon neutral build. We have taken all the components that we’d...

























