Complaints against LBPs
Complaints laid against licensed building practitioners should be treated seriously. There is a formal process to hear the complaint, and to date, there is only one reported instance of an appeal against a finding.
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By Karen Shaw – 1 December 2013, Build 139
Complaints laid against licensed building practitioners should be treated seriously. There is a formal process to hear the complaint, and to date, there is only one reported instance of an appeal against a finding.
By Vincent Kneebone – 1 October 2016, Build 156
If you’re doing or supervising building or design work on a residential property, chances are it will include restricted building work (RBW).
By Juliet Clendon – 1 August 2019, Build 173
Designers should take worker and building occupant health and safety into consideration at the beginning of the design process for any building.
By Duncan Connor – 1 August 2020, Build 179
Kia ora and welcome. Recent government announcements will be of great interest to LBPs. One relates to building consent exemptions and the other to new funding for training in the building and construction sector as part of the COVID-19 economic recovery.
By Bruce Duggan – 1 June 2021, Build 184
In the second article in the series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme, we look at the issues that caused leaky buildings.
By Vincent Kneebone – 1 December 2016, Build 157
Skills maintenance helps licensed building practitioners (LBPs) grow their skills and knowledge and keep up with important changes in the industry. A new programme has started. Do you know how it works?
By Paul Hobbs – 1 April 2017, Build 159
It’s important LBPs understand the on-the-job learning component of the new skills maintenance system. To help, we’ve explained how on-the-job learning works.
By Juliet Clendon – 1 October 2019, Build 174
Anyone can ask to see evidence of your LBP licence at any time so it pays to keep the photo current and always carry your LBP ID card with you when on the job.
By Duncan Connor – 1 April 2020, Build 177
Kia ora and welcome to our second edition for the year. I hope you’ve all had a successful start to 2020.
By David Macaskill – 1 October 2020, Build 180
From 31 August 2020, a range of new and extended building consent exemptions were added to Schedule 1 of the Building Act, including a range of options for building sleepouts.