December 2012/January 2013 Inhouse

December 2012 / January 2013

Boxing Bonanza for charity in the Far North

– Pgs 14,15

The official magazine of Certified Builders Association of New Zealand Inc

WIN a Samsung Note Tablet and increase productivity – Pg 11

Accommodation deals for Conference 2013 – Pg 12

Getting Code Compliance for old building work – Pgs 16, 17

In easy steps you can have youR own 4-page website

helplines6 free

EmploymentAdvice on any employment-related issue

is available from specialist Tauranga law

firm, Employment & Environment Law.

Danny Jacobson and Trudy Marshall will

assess the employment issue and give

general guidance on the best options in

phone sessions of approx 5-10 minutes. It

is not intended as a substitute for formal

employment/legal advice. You must

identify yourself as a CBANZ member

and any information you disclose will be

treated with confidence.

Ph 07 928 0529 or 021 857 529

email: [email protected]

Danny Jacobson

Trudy Marshall

For help with contracts issues contact

Peter Degerholm at Calderglen

Associates. Phone sessions are limited

to 20 minutes and written questions

must be kept brief though they

may include relevant extracts from

documents.

Peter Degerholm Ph 04 587 0061

or 021 307 232 Fax 04 587 0062


Peter Degerholm

Contracts

General business, accounting or tax

Steve Brocklebank

For general business, accounting or tax

issues you can contact Steve Brocklebank

of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Phone

sessions are limited to 10 minutes at

first, and emails should be kept to the

point. You must identify yourself as a CBANZ member

and any information you disclose will be treated with

confidence.

Steve Brocklebank Ph 03 470 3615 or 027 433 6025


Business-related legal issues

For advice on business-related legal issues,

Auckland commercial law firm Madison

Hardy is offering a free service to CBANZ

members. It will only cost you the price

of the phone call. Free advice sessions are

limited to 20 minutes.

Experienced lawyer, and CBANZ director

Geoff Hardy and junior lawyer Gagan

Tangri will answer your queries, during

business hours.

Geoff Hardy Ph 09 379 0700

Gagan Tangri Ph 09 970 9567

Geoff Hardy

Gagan Tangri

web: www.e2law.co.nz

Health & Safety

Jamie Potter

Advice on any Health and Safety issue is

available from the team at HazardCo. This

includes a free advice session – limited to

30 minutes – which can include advice on

incident management, your requirements

under the Health and Safety in Employment

Act and best practice Health and Safety

Management systems.

Ph 0800 555 339


Insurance

Jim Rickard

For advice on any insurance-related issue

contact Jim Rickard at CBA Insurances. If

you have your own broker they should be

your first point of contact. However, Jim

is happy to help with any claims problems

and with any general question about what

cover you should have as a builder.

Ph. 07 579 6259 or 0274 505 528


2 inhouse Dec 2012/Jan 2013

Contents

Get your summer on pg 4

Association news pg 5

Get Sunsmart this summer pg 6

Staff news / new subscriptions set pg 7

Leaky Buildings – Financial Assistance Package pg 8,9

New CBANZ contracts available pg 10

Win a Samsung Note Tablet pg 11

Conference accommodation offers pg 12

CBANZ Landscaping partnership pg 13

Far North charity boxing success pg14,15

Getting Code Compliance for old building work

– Geoff Hardy pg 16,17

ITaB news pg 18,19

From the Desk at Operations pg 22,23

Around the regions pg 24,25

Guarantees and Insurances pg 26,27

CBANZ Member profile pg 28,29

Hunting and Fishing giveaway pg 30

Preventing summer overheating pg 34,35

Improved gst returns – IRD pg 35

Q&A: The law at work – E2Law pg 36,37

Spitting Sloths pg 38

Message from the Chief Executive pg 39

Message

As we wind down to the end of the year it is

appropriate to reflect on how our industry has

fared over the past 12 months. To say workloads

have been variable is an understatement.

We can only hope that next year brings some

certainty and the much talked about upswing

actually eventuates. The early signs are

promising, so let’s enjoy the Christmas break

and prepare for what could be a very hectic

New Year.

I’ve just finished the second Presidents’ meeting

of the year and can honestly say that the

future of the Association looks sound. As with

the Board, you have a committed bunch of

enthusiastic guys, full of good ideas and keen

to be part of some exciting new initiatives.

Mentoring was one subject that emerged. We

do have a formal mentoring process for new

members, if they need it, but the Presidents felt

that we should be utilising the resources of our

older builders who might be looking at retiring

and leaving the industry so that we don’t lose a

whole lot of collective wisdom and knowledge.

Perhaps we could have a new category of

membership for those who are no longer

actively building but want to stay involved in

the Association and pass on their knowledge

to our younger members. I’d appreciate any

feedback on this important topic.

As expected the Labour Department is

enforcing the Falls from Heights initiative and

non-complying residential sites all over the

place have been shut down. Although there is

a fair amount of frustration around this, we are

obliged to support safer working environments

for the whole industry so it is better for CBANZ

to work alongside the DOL than to try and fight

the inevitable. Jason McClintock’s article in the

last Inhouse shows we are being proactive in

dealing with this issue. You can find out more

by visiting the members section of our website.

On that note the time for fishing, feasting

and frivolity is almost upon us. Have a great

Christmas holiday and enjoy time with your

families. Stay safe and I look forward to

catching up in the New Year.

Dave Brown

from the Chairman

inhouse Dec 2012/Jan 2013 3

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PO Box 13405Tauranga Central

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Telephone 07 927 7720Freephone 0800 CERTIFIED

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Email [email protected]

Web www.certified.co.nz

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protected from the sun. Many of the fabrics are breathable and light to keep you cool and

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Caltex Starcard petrol/diesel discount increasesGet a cheaper rate at the 'pump' with exclusive discounts offered to CBANZ members.

There are 4 great reasons to apply for the Caltex StarCard:

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Fill in an application today! You'll find it under the Deals and Discounts page on the

Members Area of the Certified Builders website.

Product Pump Price Discount*

Petrol at service station 5.24 cents off pump price per litre

Petrol at fuel stop 5.24 cents off pump price per litre

Diesel at service station 5.24 cents off pump price per litre

Diesel at diesel stop 8.19 cents off pump price per litre

Are you newly licensed?

Congratulations on becoming a Licensed Building

Practitioner (LBP). Please contact National Support Office

with your LBP number so that it can be loaded on our

website with your profile which is helpful for homeowners

looking to build when choosing a member of our

Association who is also Licensed.

When you renew your Association membership there is a

form to complete covering any changes to your listing and

this gives you an opportunity again to forward your LBP

number to us.

Bigger discounts on rental vehiclesCBANZ members can now get increased discounts on rental vehicles with

AVIS. The exclusive discount has been increased to 5%. Check it out on the

members’ section of our website www.certified.co.nz

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Certifiied Builders Association

National Support Office will

close at 1pm on Friday 21st

December. The office will

reopen on Monday 14th

January 2013.

Orders over the break

Please have any stationery

and/or building contract

orders in by 10am on Friday

21st December so we can get

them out to you before we

shut down for the Christmas

break.

Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year



Sunburn or years of unprotected exposure to UV rays

damages the skin and increases your chances of getting

melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma is particularly serious

because it can spread rapidly and cause death if not

treated. But it’s easy to prevent this happening by using sun

protection: clothing, shade, sunscreen, hats and sunglasses.

Get smarter with SunSmart! We live in the Land of the Long White Cloud but did you know that skin cancer is the

most common cancer in New Zealand and it especially occurs in people who get too

much exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays? New Zealand has very high levels of UV

radiation. Surprisingly, UV radiation isn’t related to heat or high temperatures. Sunburn

can happen on even cool, cloudy or windy days.

Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap isn’t just for kids – adults also need

to be SunSmart. Protecting your skin for life also helps fend

off the leathery wrinkled look. Too much sun prematurely

ages skin so that’s another reason to use sun protection.

Minimising excessive UV radiation exposure and providing

sun protection for employees is also part of workplace health

and safety (Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992).

How to be SunSmart:

• Sliponalong-sleevedshirtandintotheshade

• Sloponplentyofbroad-spectrumSPF30+sunscreenand

reapply it at least every two hours

• Slaponahatwithawidebrimoracapwithflaps

• Wraponapairofwrap-aroundsunglasses.

UV radiation is strongest from 10am to 4pm during daylight

saving months (September to April) so it’s especially important

to be SunSmart now. To make it easier, there’s a free Sun

Protection Alert that gives the exact times sun protection is

needed every day. You can find this image on metservice.com

or in your daily newspaper.

Remember to regularly check your skin for new or unusual

freckles, moles, sun-spots or sores that will not heal, and

spots that have changed colour, shape or size or look

different from other spots. See a doctor as soon as possible if

you have any of these skin changes. Early medical advice and

treatment can save your life.

Hats should:

•Shadethehead,face,neckandears

•Have a wide brim (at least 7.5cm) and be of close-weave material

•Haveaflapoffabricattachedtothebackofhatorhardhat

to protect the neck when the employee is bending over.

Clothing should:

• Provideasmuchcoverageaspossibleeg.long-sleeved

collared shirts and at least three-quarter-length trousers

• Bemadeofclose-weavefabricindarkercoloursbecause

these provide higher protection from UV radiation.

Sunglasses should:

• ComplywiththejointAustralia/NZStandard(AS/NZS1067.1)

• Bewrap-aroundorclose-fittingtogivethebestprotection.

Sunscreen should:

• MeetthejointAustralia/NewZealandStandard(AS/

NZS2604:2012)

• Bebroad-spectrumSPF30+andreappliedatleast2hourly

• Beputonallareasofexposedskinatleast15minutes

before going outside

• Beusedgenerously–manypeopledonotapplyenough

sunscreen to get good protection.

further information

• www.cancernz.org.nz/reducing-your-cancer-risk/sunsmart/

sunsmart-workplaces/

• Anexampleofaworkplacesunprotectionpolicyis

available on the MEMBERS section of www.certified.co.nz

The legal bit …By law, the employer must protect the worker’s health

and safety (Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992).

For outdoor workers, employers must:

• Identifyandassesstherisks

• Implementappropriatecontrols.

Employers should:

• Modifyworkpatternssolesstimeisspentinthe

sun, particularly between 10am and 4pm from

September to April

• Providesunprotectioneg.sunscreen,hatsetc.

Employees should:

• Cooperatewiththeemployerinmeasuresto

protect them

• Usesunscreen,hatsandsunprotectiveclothing

provided to them.

We welcome Ruth Riley to the team at National Support Office, Ruth’s position

of Membership Development Coordinator supports the work delivered on

the road by the North and South Island Membership Development Managers.

Members highly rate Trade Training as a primary source of industry information

and opportunities for LBP points, Ruth’s work supporting this will allow an

even better delivery of training relevant to your business activities. Should

you have a query about trade training in your region check out your regional

calendar on the CBANZ website or contact Ruth at National

Support Office. Not only does Trade Training lift the bar

for members and the greater industry, the Association also

benefits through membership enquiries and applications.

Ruth processes these enquiries and applications through

to new memberships. Should your current business status

change e.g. as sole to limited please don’t hesitate to call

Ruth who will take care of keeping our database up to

date. Welcome Ruth.

Certified Builders welcomes Graeme White to the team. Graeme will become

a familiar face in the South Island as Membership Development Manager.

Graeme has been in the building industry since 1971 working throughout

New Zealand and now accredited as a Licensed Building Practitioner. More

recently Graeme has been working as a tutor of carpentry including 12 months

in Australia. He’s a family man and an avid armchair rugby fan ... and watch

for Graeme on the golf course as he ticks off his bucket list working on his

handicap.

As Membership Development Manager Graeme will

support the South Island regions, growing membership

and developing ITaB (Industry Training Association

Building). The growth of the Association’s Apprenticeship

scheme will benefit greatly from Graeme’s enthusiasm for

training and knowledge from working within the ranks.

Keep an eye out for Graeme on the road as he delivers

Trade Training keeping you all informed of the latest in

industry development and business practices. Great to

have you on Board Graeme.

Lisa has been at the hub of

membership renewals & subscriptions

since starting with the Association

in November 2007 on a Fixed Term

Contract covering for another staff

member’s leave of absence. If you

phone about your membership or an

account query it’s likely to be Lisa that

sorts it out for you, whether you’re

a Business Member, Individual or an

Apprentice through the ITaB scheme.

Lisa is also involved with Hardship

Grants through the Apprenticeship

Scholarship Trust.

Lisa receives a token of appreciation for her 5 years’ service from Association Chairman, Dave Brown.

Not one for the quiet life, Lisa can

usually be found up to her neck in

paperwork at National Support Office

looking for ways to do things better

for our members.

WHAT’S HAppENING WITH our STAFF?

5 YeArS’ SerVICe

MeMBerSHIP DeVeLOPMeNT COOrDINATOr

MeMBerSHIP DeVeLOPMeNT MANAGer - SOUTH ISLAND

New annual subscriptions set for 2013

During the year the Certified Builders

Association Board reviewed the

annual subscriptions for the new

calendar year starting January 2013.

As a result of this review and in line

with the general rate of inflation

the Board agreed to increase all

subscriptions and levies by 2% – from

1st January 2013. This will result in

increases for example of $3 per year

for Personal (Gold Card 1) members

and increase of $10 per year for

Business (Platinum Card 1) members.

The Board recognised the difficult

trading conditions that have been

evident while making this decision

and attempted to keep the increase

to a minimum.

Look for the new inhouse in 2013 Your bi-monthly Association

magazine, inhouse, is due for

a makeover. In 2013. Keep an

eye out for the new improved

publication.


Welcome to the third in the series of articles based on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – Building and Housing group course that has been running at centres all over NZ. This article provides a brief overview of some of the relevant information for the builder if the project receives assistance from the government’s Financial Assistance Package (FAP). A detailed fact sheet for builders can be downloaded from the Building and Housing group’s website www.dbh.govt.nz.

The Financial Assistance Package has

been introduced to ensure more time and

money is spent on repairing leaky homes

instead of disputing the problem. The

FAP offers homeowners the certainty of a

financial contribution and helps get more

leaky homes fixed faster.

To qualify for the FAP homeowners will

need an Assessor’s Report on their home

which will identify the weathertightness

damage to the building and provide

an estimate of the scale and cost of the

work needed to repair it. Note that the

Assessor’s Report will not identify non-

weathertightness issues with a dwelling,

such as structural problems arising from

the original work although these may

also need to be addressed in order to

obtain a building consent.

The recommended scope from the

Assessor’s Report forms the basis of the

Repair Plan and consent documents. Once

the Repair Plan is agreed, the owner will

seek quotes from at least two, preferably

three, builders. The homeowner’s

preferred quote must be submitted to

Building and Housing using the Quote

Template found on the Building and

Housing group’s website.

It must include an invoicing schedule

specifying the expected amount and

timing of invoices. The invoicing

arrangements are a matter between the

builder and homeowner and are not

necessarily linked to the Building and

Housing group payments to the home

owner.

Quotes must be fully priced but rather

than include very large sums for

contingencies, builders may be better to

price certain activities such as removal

and replacement of timber by an hourly

or per lineal metre rate.

FAP assistance only covers work needed

to reinstate the building to an acceptable

level of weathertightness. Any building

work beyond this is called “betterment”.

It can be undertaken, but is not eligible

for FAP contributions. The builder needs

to quote separately for any betterment

and needs to identify betterment also in

any invoices.

Builders will need to include with the

quote a signed Contractor’s Statement.

This Statement includes various

undertakings in relation to: site access

for the Building and Housing group and

council staff; payments, variations and

scope changes; invoicing arrangements;

record-keeping; confirmation of your

contractor’s all risks insurance cover.

Buildings will be inspected by the

Building and Housing group immediately

following removal of cladding, to confirm

that the Repair Plan will address all of

the weathertightness issues. If there is

significant change of scope then the

owner will need to review their Repair

Plan and may need to update their

quotes to include any newly-discovered

repairs that are needed.

Harry Dillon is a builder and

has been involved with the

repair of over 300 homes

over the past 10 years.

Leaky Buildings ... The financial assistance package

The 4th in our series of articles

will discuss issues to consider

when tendering for weathertight

remediation work

Suggested follow up areas for more

information

o B & H website: http://www.dbh

govt.nz/ws-info-for-building-

professionals

• Information pack for builders

(from the B &H website)

•Quote template

•Contractor Statement

o The B & H publications

•Guide to Remediation Design

•Guide to the Diagnosis of Leaky

Buildings

•Dealing with Timber in Leaky

Buildings

WrAP UP:

WeATHerTIGHT reMeDIATION


Leaky Buildings ... The financial assistance packageThe Building and Housing Group will

pay contributions to qualifying owners

throughout the repair process, following

inspection and sign-off by councils at

agreed milestones. These inspections

may occur at the same time as Building

Consent Authority inspections, but they

are conducted solely for the purposes

of confirming that contributions can be

paid to the homeowner.

The final contribution payment

will usually be made once the Code

Compliance Certificate has been issued

and copies of all invoices have been

provided to the Building and Housing

group. Larger, more complex buildings

will often need a customised and

phased approach to the Repair Plan and

building elements. The Homeowner

can still pursue other parties under the

Weathertight Homes Resolution Services

Act 2006, and a builder could be

asked to provide evidence in a

claims process.

Good documentation is

therefore critical.

Also remember that since

March 2012, repairs to leaky

buildings must be carried

out by licensed building

practitioners or under

the direct supervision

of a licensed building

practitioner (LBP).


Why New Contracts Are Needed

• The contracts come from humble beginnings

• They are revised every few years

• The last revision was in 2008

• Radical legal reforms over the past 10 years

The survival of small buildersis at stake

How Building Contracts Can Help

• Major risk = doing building work on credit

• Payment of final instalment is now discretionary. It

costs money even to prove your innocence so you will

have built that house for free

• It’s essential to restore a level playing field by giving

builders security for payment. The new contracts are

designed to do that

The Changes in General

• All blanks to be completed are at the front

• Familiar format but the wording is improved

• 15 pages of (large font) legalese at the back

• Still shorter than NZS 3902, NZIA S W, MB RBC1

• The order of clauses has completely changed

• Virtually every line has been re-written

• There are some brand new sections

Homefirst Guarantee

• Availability of Guarantee expressly highlighted

• Owner elects whether to pay for one or not

• Benefits of Guarantee are summarised

• It’s a contract between Owner & Underwriter

• It is Owner’s responsibility to apply for one

• Builder should merely help fill out application

• But Builder can pay for it if he wishes

Improved

New Contracts now available

New

Send in your old contracts to

National Support Office and

they will be replaced with the

new contracts free of charge.

Contact Millie Turkington at

National Support Office

[email protected]

Direct dial 07 557 9214

OR

Order at the online shop

order your new contracts today

The contracts have been rewritten

by CBANZ Board member and lawyer

Geoff Hardy.

TheFIXEDPRICE+CONTRACT

replaces the FULL BUILD CONTRACT.

The COST AND MARGIN BUILDING

CONTRACT replaces the COST

REIMBURSEMENT contract.

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Re: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1I have recently purchased the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

for use within our business, and it is quickly proving its

worth as an important tool both onsite and with clients.With a screen larger than a smartphone and being smaller

than a laptop, it is ideal for accessing websites or emails

onsite. I can download building standards and store for

easy reference. Plan variations emailed from Architects are easier to view than on

a phone.

At initial meetings with clients, it is excellent for quickly accessing our company

website to showcase past projects and help explain what we stand for and the

services we provide.

It also has a sketch pad and “S Pen” which I can use to sketch site details and rough

plans and write freehand notes with.Later into a project with a client it is easy to access supplier websites to view

products or make selections. It takes great photos which can then be shared with

clients via software like dropbox. While it is early days with learning how to use it, I would recommend it as an

excellent addition to any builders’ toolkit. It will help you look professional

and up-to-date with technology with clients, it will speed communications and

decisions on product selection and it will reduce the amount of paper that can blow

out of your truck on site.D S Building LtdDallas Shaw, Managing Director

Simply login to the Certified Builders Members Only website and update your details and you will go into a draw to win the new

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You already have several

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will be able to enhance your

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• Download colour charts

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Access the Certified Builders Members Area and achieve so much more:

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We have secured special rates at three of the most prominent hotels in Blenheim exclusively for our Conference Delegates – get

in quick and book your accommodation! These special delegate rates will continue for your entire stay at the hotels – so take

advantage of this great offer to explore the amazing Marlborough Region. There will be organised activities on Sunday 19th May

2013 to choose from, all organised by us, there will be a fee for these activities.

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Walking distance to Convention centre: 400m approx. 3mins

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accommodation in the heart of one of New Zealand’s most

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Walking distance to Convention centre: 550m, 7mins

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Landscaping New Zealand is delighted to announce a strategic

partnership with Certified Builders, with the two professional

associations working together for the mutual benefit of both our

members and our clients.

With all the care, attention and professionalism in a well built

house, your work deserves a professionally landscaped garden that

complements and shows off such high standards of workmanship.

Enlisting the help or recommending Landscaping New Zealand

members is a great first step.

Landscaping New Zealand is the national organisation dedicated to

representing, promoting and educating professional landscapers.

Members comprise of professional, accredited landscapers who have

been selected for their high standard of business practice and the

quality of their landscaping work.

As a guide, accredited members will have demonstrated excellence in

some or all of the following areas of expertise:

• Landscapedesign-residentialand/orcommerciallandscape

design, planting design, irrigation and lighting design.

• Landscapeconstruction-mayincludepaving,concretework,

stonework, brick work, retaining walls, rock work, carpentry,

decks, pergolas, fences, screens, trellis, planters, pools, ponds,

water features, irrigation, lighting.

• Planting-mayincludelawns,gardens,plantselection,planting-

indoor and/or outdoor, pruning, tree work.

• Landscapemaintenance-residentialand/orcommerciallawn

and garden property maintenance.

• Contractmanagementormanagementoftheproject,fromthe

design process through to completion.

“A successful project does depend on good planning, design and

quality construction methods and materials” says Wayne Butson,

President of Landscaping New Zealand. “Our accredited members

all have different skills, so when it comes down to organising your

project, talk to our members about what they can do for you and your

clients.”

“A good landscape design will allow your project to be developed to its’

full potential, iron out any possible pitfalls before the first paving slab

is laid. If you follow the design process with quality construction by an

accredited member you have a great recipe for success.

“When you employ a professional accredited Landscape New Zealand

member you are buying experience, specialised skills and horticultural

knowledge. A good landscape design, supported by quality

construction, should take you a little bit beyond where you were

thinking of going yourself and give your property a wow factor”.

Visit Landscaping New Zealand’s website – www.lianz.org.nz - and

look up its members’ list to find members working your area.

CBANZ and Landscaping NZ work together

NEW BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP


Certified Builders fighting cancer – charity boxing event a big success

To promote Certified Builders in the

Northland area the local committee

decided to hold a charity boxing event

and raise money for a good cause that

would benefit the local community. Key

to its success was coming up with an

event that local businesses would get

in behind and support. The committee

decided on the charity Pink and Steel

Pilates because the money is used locally

and most people are affected directly

or indirectly by cancer. It took a lot of

organising and a huge effort put in by

the Bay of Islands Vice President Mark

Todd and the committee.

Billed as a Fighting Cancer event at the

Turner Centre in Kerikeri, 24 novice

boxers took to the ring for the first time.

Among the Far North identities who

fought three two-minute rounds were

extreme fisherman Matt Watson, St John

paramedic Nick Scott and Kawakawa

policeman Nathan Davis.

The event, sold out two months before

the first punch was thrown. Over 350

people were at the event and it was

talked about for weeks after.

The fights consisted of three 2 minute

rounds. Officials – 3 judges, a referee

and a time keeper – came up from

Auckland for the night.

To fight in the boxing you couldn’t have

had any professional boxing experience.

A surprising number of novice boxers

registered and were keen to jump in the

ring. Among those who boxed was our

local manager from Carters, Matt Watson

and from the ITM Fishing show Nick

Scott. St John’s came along with local

plumbers, builders and policeman. We

also had a couple of women fighters as

well who were a huge hit.

A cheque for over $8000 was handed

to the Pink and Steel Pilates Trust which

is New Zealand’s largest provider of

rehabilitation services for people with

cancer.

ArouND THE rEGIoNS Bay of Islands/Far North


Certified Builders fighting cancer – charity boxing event a big success


For most building work you are required to obtain a building consent from the Council. The Council (or “building consent authority”) is the organisation charged with ensuring that every building or structure is safe to occupy and use, and will perform to the minimum standards required by law. They check this in three ways. First, by reviewing the plans and specifications before issuing the building consent, and in many cases insisting on changes. Secondly, by inspecting the project during the course of construction.

Getting a Code Compliance Certificate for old building workThirdly, by issuing a code compliance

certificate (“CCC”) on completion of

the project. The CCC is supposed to be

the final sign-off from the Council that

the building work you have just done,

complies with the building code.

The CCC concept was introduced under

the 1991 Building Act, but it never

fulfilled its promise, largely because

there was no particular incentive for

building owners to obtain the CCC, and

no effective penalty if they didn’t. That

tended to defeat the purpose of having

CCCs in the first place, so in the 2004

Building Act the Government tightened

up the rules. Now, building owners must

apply for a CCC as soon as the project is

complete. If they don’t apply within two

years of receiving the building consent,

the Council must do something about it.

However the new rules don’t apply to

building projects where the consent was

issued before 31 March 2005 (which is

when the 2004 Building Act came into

force). There are plenty of buildings

built under consents issued under the

1991 Act, that don’t yet have a CCC.

That only becomes a problem when the

Council puts the heat on you to obtain

a CCC, or you want to sell the building,

or mortgage it as security for a loan.

The standard form agreement for sale

& purchase of land contains a warranty

by the seller that a CCC has been issued

for any work the seller has had done on

the property. And banks typically insist

on one as a condition of the mortgage.

So many owners of older buildings find

themselves in the position of asking the

Council for a CCC, many years after the

building was completed.

If that happens, the law is quite clear.

The application for the CCC must be

processed as if the 1991 Act still applied,

and the Council must be satisfied that

the building work complies with the

building code that was in force at the

time that the original building consent

was issued. The building code (Schedule

1 to the Building Regulations 1992) has

not changed significantly since it was

first introduced, but in many cases the

acceptable solutions have. For example,

clauses B2 (durability) and E2 (external

moisture) have been there since the code

first came out, but drained external wall

cavities are now the acceptable solution

in many weathertightness cases, when

they were not previously.

The real problem is that it is very difficult

for a Council to check code compliance

many years after the building work has

been completed, and it is very easy for

them to get it wrong. Faced with this

difficulty, and worried about potential

liability, many Councils have tried to

pass the buck by simply refusing to issue

a CCC, without taking any active steps

to solve the underlying problem. They

have been doing this by suggesting or

insisting that the building owner obtain

a “determination” on the issue from the

Department of Building and Housing

(now part of the Ministry of Business,

Innovation and Employment).

The determination procedure is supposed

to be a cost-effective means to break

deadlocks between the building owner

(or a neighbour) and the Council – to be

used as a last resort where the parties

have exhausted all their arguments

and still cannot reach agreement. For

a GST-inclusive fee of only $287.50

(for residences) or $575.00 (for other

buildings) you can get a prompt,

thoroughly-researched, authoritative

ruling that is often backed up by experts’

reports and legal opinions.

You can see why this process is attractive

to Councils. They don’t have to incur

the expense of inspecting the building

and the risk of making a wrong call. But

they have come under strong criticism

from the DBH (MBIE) for not being more

proactive. The DBH determinations have

consistently said that the Council should

have sent their experts in to investigate

the building work and identify all the

defects (ie. non-compliance with the

building code in force at the time of the

consent), and then issued a notice to

fix. The owner should then put forward

Geoff Hardy is a specialist

commercial lawyer in Auckland

and also a member of the

CBANZ Board.

Contact Geoff on 09 379 0700

[email protected].


DISCLAIMER: This article is not intended

to be relied upon as legal advice.

Getting a Code Compliance Certificate for old building worka proposal (backed up by professional

advice) as to how they propose to rectify

the defects. Only if the parties cannot

agree on the proposed solutions, should

a determination be applied for.

The Councils get some sympathy when it

comes to clause B2 of the building code

(durability), however. Although most

components of a building are supposed

to last a minimum of 50 years, some (such

as cladding) only have a 15 year minimum

lifespan, and others (such as gutters and

protective coatings) only 5 years. These

periods run from the date of issue of the

CCC. Where the Council is being asked

to issue a CCC some 10 or 15 years after

the building was completed, you can

understand their reluctance to effectively

guarantee the extended durability of

components that might already have

exceeded their intended life.

The solution adopted by the DBH (MBIE)

in those cases is to retrospectively modify

the original building consent by imposing

a condition (pursuant to the Council’s

power to modify the building code in

appropriate cases) that the durability

periods run from completion of the

building rather than issue of the CCC.

Even though the legality of that may

be questionable, it is a pragmatic and

common sense outcome.


Apprentice news

So this is what I’ve been up to in

regards to ITaB in the past two

months.

Carters have had their Foundation

Industry and Business Training,

which was based on encouraging

and motivating young apprentices.

ITaB is always happy to support and

be involved with this programme.

The guest speakers were Kevin

Biggar, from the TV programme

First Crossings and Jack Lyons from BRANZ.

Robin Storey from NorthTec Future Trades in Whangarei, who

is one of the ITaB Providers, had a stand at the PlaceMakers

golf day for prostate cancer. This was a great day with Mark

Dobbs, Certified Builders Board member and Howard Harnett,

the president of Certified Builders for Whangarei, and a great

opportunity to talk to builders and educate them about the

ITaB apprentice programme.

Western Bay of Plenty Certified Builders had their annual golf

day in which ITaB entered a team, consisting of Chief Executive

of Certified Builders Grant Florence, Head of Carpentry for Bay

of Plenty Polytechnic Brian Dillon and myself. A big thank you

to ITM for sponsoring the ITaB team for this event. It was very

much appreciated and another great day was had by all, raising

awareness of the ITaB apprenticeship programme.

I have been down to Napier for the Eastern Institute of

Technology open days held on the 26th and 27th of October. A

big thank you to Todd Rodgers, Shane Sigglekow and the rest

of Todd’s staff who put together a great two days. There was a

school challenge where the students had to make a skateboard

ramp. Five schools entered into the competition which was

won by Central Hawke’s Bay. I was lucky enough to be one of

the judges for the competition and I was impressed with the

level of skills that all the schools showed. Again, thank you to

ITM for sponsoring the materials.

So what’s coming up? We are gearing up for the Apprentice

Challenge for which we will be providing information shortly.

We also have the ITaB conference coming up in December.

Till next time,

Buster Coughtrey

ITaB Development Manager

ITaB Stickers are sent directly to

all new ITaB employers, please

contact ITaB directly if you would

like free promotional stickers to

show your support of the ITaB

programme.

Show your support

ITaB would like to congratulate the

following Apprentices on Completion of

Apprenticeship Carpentry

Completion Certificates

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of

Technology (CPIT): Berne Dreadon, Ryan Hart,

Jon Maxwell, Danny Palmer.

eastern Institute of Technology (eIT): Kagan

Weeks.

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

(NMIT): Ryan Barnes, Mitchell Bateman, Stuart

Cox, Timothy Gray, Benjamin McHaffie, Elliot

Nott, Luke Percy-Lourie, Andrew Simpson.

Northtec – future Trades: Daniel Hammet,

Daniel Hammett, Hamish Stokes.

Unitec: Liua Koloamatangi, Jamie Naylor, James

Yang.

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec):

Shane Berntsen, Damian Heagney, Alexander

Keir, Ben Murray, Nickolas Rattray, Cody Sinton,

Jamie Walker.

Congratulations on the completion of

Apprenticeship in Carpentry, proudly supported

by the Apprentices’ employers, Polytechnics and

Tutors and ITaB.

from the ITaB Development Manager


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School students show off some carpentry skills

Eastern Institute of Technology carpentry section was a

big hit with secondary school students when they held a

competition on their open days at the end of October. Todd

Rodgers, Shane Sigglekow and the rest of the carpentry

staff put together the school challenge where students

had to make a skateboard ramp. Five schools entered the

competition which was won by Central Hawke’s Bay.


By Jason McClintock

Operations Manager

Licensed Building Practitioner

residential risks and Hazard presentations

Buster Coughtrey, North Island

Membership Development Manager,

has been on the road delivering the

Residential Risk and Hazard presentation

throughout the North Island. Graeme

White will be looking to take the same

presentation to the South Island in

the New Year. Taking a more holistic

approach to safety at heights the

presentation clarifies "all practicable

steps" within the Act, using this

knowledge to assess both hazards and

risks.

We use the example of heights to

demonstrate the thought process, paper

trail and flexibility that can be included.

The presentation then finishes off with

examples the Association used within the

test house to achieve compliance plus

other examples of best practice. There

are several areas where we pushed the

boundaries and in hindsight pushed too

far with our purlin spacings. This example

is used to demonstrate "current state of

knowledge" which is pivotal under all

practicable steps. Keep an eye on your

emails and your regional calendar within

the CBANZ website for presentations in

the South Island.

Certified Builders Test House

Using a build Allan Shaw had in progress

we took some of the Ministry’s "best

practice" along with our own research to

put theory to the reality test.

While we are seeing success with exterior

scaffolding we tried to look outside the

box for other systems that not only meet

compliance requirements but were also

builder friendly.

Unfortunately the home was already

consented so the opportunity to

incorporate better safety through design

was lost; however other areas such as

frame and truss manufacture did give us

a chance to integrate safety features into

production.

Prior to construction our first task was to

use the hierarchy of controls to manage

the identified hazard of height.

eliminate:

• Removingtheneedtowalkon

140x45 we doubled up on the

90x45, this can be installed prior

to standing frames or from mobile

platforms

• Strappingandmarkingoutfor

trusses were marked where possible

prior to standing frames

• Duetositeconditionsacranewas

used to position truss packs as close

as possible to their final positions

• Ifpossiblemarkpurlinsontopcords

while still in their packs.

Isolate:

• Ahalldownthecentreofthe

portion of the house gave us the

opportunity to use the InTack

scaffold system creating a platform

800 down from the top plate [3.000

stud] using the frames either side

as our guard rails. This allowed

the team to stabilise the high

pitch trusses while keeping the

passageway under clear.

• Havingthefirststudspacingstarting

from the exterior frames it allowed

for aluminium interlocking scaffold

planks to sit on strengthened nogs

to create a working platform inside

the exterior frames. Where this could

not be achieved InTack Scaffolding

and mobile H frames created a

working platform. By working from

the interior more control of the high

pitch trusses could be achieved with

less strain on the back

• Acombinationofinteriorplatforms

[mobile or fixed] and exterior

scaffolding might be considered

depending on your style of build and

design

• Nogswereinstalledwithinthe

webs of trusses at manufacture, this

allowed for a platform of planks to

assist with apex work and purlins

• Catchplatformswerecreatedby

laying 75x50 over the top of bottom

cords then overlaying with ply, this

was practically effective within the

attic trusses

• Toprotectpractitionersatpurlin

stage a low level exterior working

platform and edge protection was

installed, allowing soffit framing,

soffit gutter installation and

additional framing connections.

Minimise:

• Theacceptableindustrystandardfor

fall between purlin members is 400,

either close up purlin or place a dog

purlin such as a 50x50 tile batten

between the standard 900 spacings.

Work from bottom and nail as work

progresses up the roof

• Onthetesthousecatchplatforms

were kept in place on the higher

pitched areas

• PPEsuchashardhats,earandeye

protection were also used.

What Certified Builders has been up to with Falls from Heights


FroM THE DESK AT opErATIoNS

Toolbox time

• Togaintheflexibilityusedwithin

our controls, toolbox meetings

were held where employees gave

input and hazard and task analysis

were discussed in detail, current

hazards were posted at the front

gate on a sign board. Inductions

were conducted and recorded

along with a site specific safety

plan recorded and reviewed as

new options came to light.

Areas of concern

• As with most residential construction

we did not have the ability to use

mobile elevated work platforms e.g.

scissor lifts. We have not been able

to achieve a satisfactory solution for

connecting hips, truncated and main

trusses which are high pitched. Some

gains have been made by bracing

lower down the truss however the

top connections are a concern. If

you have suggestions I'd love to hear

from you

• Whenusingmobilescaffoldtostand

trusses, guard rails often get in the

way and restrict truss movement.

Lower the working platform or

if this cannot be achieved a task

analysis to demonstrate otherwise

will need to be documented

• Inconsistencywithadvicegiven

by inspectors is of concern to the

Association. At recent Falls from

Heights presentations inspectors

have been giving the ok for roofs

to be installed using harness. This

is a last resort solution, this is not

as suitable when scaffolding or

edge protection can be installed, a

suitable anchoring point of 15Kn

maybe difficult to achieve.

• ReminderfromtheMinistry:

Installation of ceiling battens as fall

protection is not acceptable as these

will not take the impact of a fall.

Certified Builders Association work in progress

• TheAssociationisworkingwitha

reseller to bring a discounted price

to members of a mobile scaffolding

unit that will collapse to allow

access through a standard height

interior doorway and will not

impede sliding trusses across top

plates. Allowing for more flexibility

to work from within the building

with more stability than a secured

ladder or podium ladder, at 1.800

long allows for two trusses to be

installed before relocating. Light

weight and transportable in the

back of the van or roof racks

• Wearealsoworkingwithasupplier

to bring to the market a rated

[150kg] working platform support.

The idea with this is for you to throw

away the traditional saw stool. Used

for cutting timber or to support

planks as a working platform [light

duty loads], light weight and folds

into a compact unit. This will give

flexibility to flat sites for soffit

installations.

The Knowledge Centre

Within the Knowledge Centre of the

CBANZ website, members can download

a template to help with their paper

work. Working through this will guide

you through a site specific safety plan,

prompting the thought process and

examples of compliance means, through

a menu style selection. Keep an eye on

this as we will continue to update as new

initiatives come to light. Check it out on

www.certified.co.nz/members/CBANZ-

knowledge-centre/

It has been a pleasure working with

members and allied trades this year; I

look forward to touching base again in

the New Year.

When is the homeowner the principal? [labour only to homeowner]

This hinges on occupation of residence, as a new build is not

"occupied" the homeowner is deemed the principal. As an

alteration or addition is often "occupied" contractors must then

take responsibility for their own H&S as if they were the principal


ArouND THE rEGIoNS Western Bay of Plenty

Stuart Phelps, Tauranga Plastering AWCI - Bringing Sexy back to golf

Up to no good ... Team ITaB takes time out.

Wayne of Wayne Goldsbro Builders looking to reclaim the title of cup champs

The clouds cleared and wind dropped

just in time for a great day of golf with

members, suppliers and allied trades.

A big thanks to principal sponsor

PlaceMakers and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic

for their ongoing support and to the

many companies who sponsored a hole.

Proceeds from this event not only allows

for ongoing promotion of the CBANZ

brand locally, but also enables the

WBOP region to support the Bay of

Plenty Polytechnic via a scholarship for

a Certified Builders Association member

who continues education via their Level

5 and Level 6 courses on offer. The

scholarship is valued at $1000.

Special thanks to committee members

who helped with organising and input

on the day, also to Millie Turkington and

Eve Cooper from National Support Office

who kept the lads hydrated. To James

Schofield from HazardCo who cooked

up a storm with Allan Shaw on the BBQ,

cheers guys.

Jason McClintock,

Golf day coordinator

All set for a big day on the golf course for ITaB.


Golf tournament supports a member’s scholarship at polytech

ArouND THE rEGIoNS Whangarei

It takes all kinds of superheroes to make up a universe ... this must

be the first one to travel by segway! With the help of Northtec

Future Trades’ Robin Storey, ITaB had a stand at the PlaceMakers

golf day for prostate cancer in Whangarei. Certified Builders

board member Mark Dobbs and Howard Harnett, the president of

Certified Builders for Whangarei, attended to support this great

opportunity to talk to builders and educate them about the ITaB

apprentice system.

With 8800 through the doors

I was very happy with the

level of enquiry from both

homeowners and trade

qualified builders. To get the

brand in front of the public our

region felt it worthy to be at

this year’s event.

A big thank you to members

who took time out to man

our stand and to PlaceMakers

Rotorua who supplied us the

skill saw and other goodies for

our competition. We had mums

and dads as well as families

battling it out as to who was

the closest to guess the length

of timber, angle and depth of

rebate.

Merry Christmas all

– Tony Pepping,

Rotorua President

ArouND THE rEGIoNS Rotorua

CBANZ features at Home and Garden Show

Congratulations Diane and Geoff Klump who won the PlaceMakers skill saw, “with an apprentice in the family this will get plenty of use”, Diane said.

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Volume 5

Decks

• Ensurethereisspacebetweentimberdecksandcladding.Itis

important to regularly remove leaves and other debris caught

up in the gaps.

• Waterproofdecksshouldhavenoareasofliftingmembrane.

Joints should be tight and there should be no water ponding

anywhere on the surface. The membrane should have a

positive coving at all edges, including under doors. Check for

nicks in the membrane.

• Paint-onmembranesrequireregularcheckingandmay

become punctured even with a protective layer of tiles. Have

these membranes checked annually and do not put off re-

coating if the membrane is wearing.

• Makecertainalldrainageandoverflowsareclear.The

overflow height should be at least 50mm below any floor

area, and below any deck coving at walls or doorways.

• Ifyouhaveanydoubts,seekexpertadvice.Somedeckshave

been constructed with untreated timber and may become

dangerous if moisture has got into the framing.

Courtesy of consumerbuild.org.nz

How the Homefirst Builders Guarantee helps homeowners

A real Case: Poor sub-contractor workmanship

A North Shore couple undertook substantial alterations and

modernisation of their home. Poor workmanship by sub-

contractors led to serious twisting in a load bearing wall that had

to be replaced. Their builder was no longer trading so the couple

claimed on their guarantee and this was approved by Builtin.

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JoKE oF THE MoNTHSend your jokes in to: [email protected]

INSurANCE TIpS For BuILDErSYour insurance questions answered. Send your questions in to: [email protected]

My vehicle is insured for market value, what does this mean?

Most motor vehicle policies cover vans, utes, cars, motorbikes, trailers etc for ‘market value’. This means:

The reasonable sale price of the same or comparable vehicle, of similar age and condition. In other words what you would

have to pay to buy your own vehicle in the same condition, mileage etc.

EXAMPLE: If your ute is insured for $20,000, but it’s only valued at $10,000 when it crashes, that’s what you’ll get.

In practice, the insurer obtains independent vehicle valuations from 2 or 3 unrelated, qualified vehicle valuers. The valuations

are generally averaged and this value, if it is the same or less than the specified sum insured, is used as the basis of a total

loss claim settlement. If for any reason the customer is not satisfied with the proposed value they will generally re-check the

market, with the intention of agreeing to a settlement figure. We occasionally recommend that a customer obtains their own

valuation(s).

Some insurers offer “Agreed Value’ policies, where settlement is based upon the sum insured (ie. $20,000 in the above example).

Some Insurers show a ‘market value’ but limited to the sum insured on which the premium has been based.

RECOMMENDATION: It is good practice to re-value your vehicle each year and adjust the Sum Insured on your policy. Using

Trademe or other auction site is a good way, as no-one knows your vehicle specs better than you do. This means you’ll be

paying the right premium, won’t be disappointed if you have to claim for a total loss, and your claim can be settled swiftly.

Please remember you might not be able to actually buy a vehicle that was just like yours, so be prepared to buy another make,

model etc within your budget.

LIABILITY

Public LiabilityStatutory LiabilityEmployers Liability

Professional IndemnityLBP Insurance

Errors & Omissions Cover

COMMeRCIALContract Works

ToolsVehicles

and more ....

What is your most memorable build project?Our most memorable project is hard

to distinguish because all our projects

become memorable, but one that

comes into mind is a house we built in

Cambridge for an graduate architect. He

had some very modern bold ideas and

we really enjoyed building a real eye

catching home for him and his family.

What is your most unusual or challenging build project?

Our most challenging project was a multi

level house that we built in Thames for

the local Carters Manager. This threw

multiple challenges at us including the

steep sloping section, the weather that

constantly battled us turning a dry site

into a ice skating rink. Through all the

challenges we finished the house with

very good results and satisfied clients.

Have you done a community or an overseas project that was rewarding?

We really enjoyed working for Walkway

Solutions at the end of 2011/ start of

2012 to construct the bridges for the

Hauraki Rail Trail. This community project

was a walk with history, using sites of

the orginal train bridges - most of the

old Australian hardwood foundations

were still visible. This trail now brings

thousands of riders into our area to

experience a slice of rural New Zealand

with the ability to travel around 50km of

track.

What do you like about being a member of CBANZ?

The importance of being a CBANZ

member for us is having the backing and

support of a professional organisation

and can offer us and our clients so much

more than what we can on our own. It

gives our company a professional edge

and we feel confident to be able to

offer the Homefirst 10 guarantee and

thorough contracts.

Above and right: A memorable home build project in Cambridge.

The open plan living area.

Troy’s team: The MacKenzie Construction crew value honesty and a combined effort for success. 28 inhouse Dec 2012/Jan 2013

Member profile


What are your goals for the future?

Our goals are more for right now, as our

biggest achievements are made every day

- not looking too far ahead. We realise

that nothing is impossible and we intend

to become more successful and nothing

will get in our way.

What are your steps to success – if you wish to give these away?

Our success comes down to the integrity

of the business - without this we have

nothing. We believe in having a strong

family involvement and employees

that feel as though they are part of our

success rather than just working for us.

Honesty has always been very important

and we feel free to be upfront with

everyone we deal with. We form strong

relationships with all our clients and

make them part of their own project so

they achieve exactly what they want at

the completion and they have no regrets.

The challenging Thames coastal build - bad weather and steep site.

Flynn braves the elements to work on a lookout.

Above and below: Bridges on the Hauraki Rail Trail.

Shirt Day

as

Builders brag page

Ph: 0800 486 834 (0800 HUNT FISH)

Shop online or register for catalogues

www.huntingandfishing.co.nz

Send us in your hunting & fishing pics

and we’ll reward those that get

published on this page with a

Hunting & Fishing New Zealand

Fleece Gutbusta Bush Shirt

valued at $39.99.

Send photos to:

Builders Brag Page

PO Box 4472

Palmerston North

Or email in hi-res to [email protected]

(be sure and identify clearly that you are sending an entry for

the Certified Builders Brag Page as well as full contact details!)

Please note photos submitted must be from a CBANZ or ITaB

member or a company affliated with Certified Builders.

31 stores nationwide

CBANZ member Howard Harnett of Whangarei caught this impressive hapuka approx 37kg in The Trench, back of the Poor Knights Islands.

Andrew Herbert, who works for

Howard Harnett, with the hapuka he

caught in the same fishing ground.



33inhouse Dec 2012/Jan 2013 33

preventing summer overheating

By Lois Easton, Beacon Pathway

A warm winter home is no good if it is stiflingly hot in summer – good design and simple changes can make homes much more comfortable in summer heat.It’s an irony that as we make sure that our homes are warm and healthy over winter, we also need to think about keeping them cool in summer. But experience and research is showing us that summer overheating, especially in today’s airtight and well-insulated new homes, is becoming an increasing problem.

Modern lifestyles, where homes are

often shut up during the day, mean that

coming home to a hot, overheated house

is common. Once the house has become

too hot, it’s much harder to cool down

without using electricity. The key is

designing to prevent overheating in the

first place by keeping the sun out during

the hot parts of the summer day and

using passive ventilation which allows the

house to be well ventilated even when

the occupants are out.

Keeping the sun out

Keeping the sun out during summer is

all about angles and orientation. You

want the lower winter sun to come

inside north-facing rooms but to keep

the higher summer sun out at its peak.

Later in the day, the summer sun will be

lower and will shine in western windows

– west-facing rooms often overheat in

summer. Design solutions which keep

the summer sun out include:

• Deepeavesonthenorthernside–

carefully calculated to avoid summer

overheating, but allowing winter sun

to penetrate and warm the house.

• Minimisingwesternwindowswhere

the low angled summer afternoon

sun means eaves won’t stop

overheating.

• Deepverandasorverywideshadeson

the western façade - ideal if western

facing windows are required (e.g. to

access views or outdoor living space).

• Carefulplantingofdeciduoustrees

near the house to shade northern or

western windows. Deciduous trees

will shade the windows in summer,

but with no leaves in winter, will then

let the sun in.

Creating air movement

Air movement increases cooling by

raising evaporation rates. Passive

ventilation is partly about allowing

air movement even when the house is

closed up, and also about creating that

air movement through cross and stack

ventilation.

Cross ventilation happens when cool air

from outside enters a building and forces

warm air out through an opening such

as a window or door. Stack ventilation

happens when inside air warms, rises

and escapes through any gaps at the top

of the house, drawing in cool air from

gaps at the bottom of the house. This

pull is called the stack effect because it

is the same process that draws smoke

up a chimney. Using the stack effect to

ventilate homes is the most effective

way of keeping a house cool in summer.

Design solutions for passive ventilation

include:

• Smallhighwindowsinrooms(e.g.

clerestory windows) which can be

left open during summer to take

advantage of the stack effect. These

are particularly useful for night

ventilation provided there are also

some windows left open in the lower

part of the house so cool air is pulled

through and hot air expelled.

• Ensuringwindowscanbeopenedon

all sides of the house and that there

are no barriers to airflow within the

house. Sometimes this could mean

including an air grill above internal

doors so that cross ventilation can

still occcur even if doors are shut.

Bedrooms with only one window are

frequent victims of overheating –

once the bedroom door is shut there

is no pressure gradient to pull cool

air through the room.

• Useofsideopeningwindowsrather

than awning opening windows. Side

opening windows are much better at

pulling breezes into the house.

• In-windowpassiveventsystems.

These are secure and can be left

open when the house is unoccupied.

They include louvres and trickle

vents. BRANZ recommends 600mm


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width of trickle vent for each

average sized room.

• Solarorwindpoweredventilation

systems – these are roof-located

ventilation systems which can either

run all the time, or be manually

controlled. They are best located in

a high point in a home, combined

with lower opening windows. In

most cases, however, the stack effect

can be utilised without the need for

a special ventilation systems.

Two examples

Two Beacon homes, which performed

excellently in every other way, have

struggled with summer overheating. Both

homes were well insulated, double glazed

and designed for passive solar heating.

At the height of summer, the Waitakere

NOW Home became too hot, especially

in the evenings and in the family room

and northwest-facing bedroom, with

a significant amount of time spent

above 25°C. The HomeSmart Home

also overheated in summer, particularly

upstairs where it was difficult to sleep at

night at the hottest times. Both had some

elements for summer cooling: opening

windows, passive venting, overhanging

eaves; yet these elements were not

enough to keep the homes cool. So what

could we have done differently?

The Waitakere NOW Home relied on

overhanging eaves and a pergola with

a grapevine for shade. A solar powered

stack vent was subsequently installed

to draw the hot air outside. However,

there was limited cross ventilation in the

Waitakere NOW Home, and the windows

generally remained closed during the

day. Trickle vents would have been ideal

in this house, together with security stays

to allow the windows to be left open at

night, and better shading on the northern

face.

The HomeSmart Home included a

solar powered stack vent which ran

continuously. However, the house

layout did not address how to best

pull cool air into the house and the

location of the vent meant it had little

or no impact on hot upstairs bedrooms.

Northern shading, passive vents, and

layout to encourage both cross and stack

ventilation, would improve this home’s

summertime performance.

Design is the key to summer cooling – it

is much easier to prevent overheating

at an early stage than to rectify it later.

However, with good design, homes can

be winter warm AND summer cool!

For general information:

www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/fs46.

html

Find out how to calculate eave depth:

www.ecowho.com/tools/passive_solar_

eaves_calculator.php

Improved, more user friendly GST return available

Do you file your GST returns online? Inland Revenue has recently launched an improved online GST return which will make your job a whole lot better.

What’s changed?

For a start, when you access your GST

return in your myIR secure online

services account, it will have the

personal details section already filled

out. You’ll no longer need to type in

your name and address every time,

and you won’t need a document

lodgement number (DLN). And when

you add the income and expense

figures, the system will do all the

calculations for you.

You can save a draft version of the return

and come back to it later on if you’re

called away in the middle of filling out

the return, not a problem.

If someone else in your business does the

GST, the service allows business owners

to delegate responsibility for filing the

return to another person.

When your return is filed, you’ll get

immediate confirmation the return has

been received by Inland Revenue. It’s

a simple matter to save a copy of your

return directly in your record-keeping

system. Or, the GST return details can

be viewed in myIR. Over time, you’ll

be able to view your GST history in one

convenient place.

Whether you pay GST or get refunds,

you’ll be able to keep track of your

return while it’s being processed.

Once you’ve filed your first GST return

using the new service, Inland Revenue

will stop sending you paper returns. But

don’t worry, you’ll get a reminder when

your next return is due.

You can access your GST return through

myIR secure online services. If you don’t

have an account, click on ‘Register’

and follow the onscreen instructions. If

you’re a business, a myIR account can

only be set up by the GST registered

person/business - i.e. directors, executive

office holders, trustees, or partners of

partnerships.

If you’re still filing paper returns, it’s

never been easier - switch to online

filing now! And once you have a myIR

account, you’ll have access to Inland

Revenue’s other online services.


Danny Jacobson & Trudy Marshall e2Law — Employment &

Environment Law

The following questions have arisen in cases in which e2Law has recently been involved:

CoNTINuING To WorK AFTEr FIXED TErM EXpIrY

Q: We are a medium sized building

business. Due to the nature of

our particular business, we are

usually very busy over the winter

months. This year, we employed

five extra staff for the period 1

May to 30 September. We ensured

that they all signed proper fixed

term agreements. We were a bit

casual about the ending of the

employment on 30 September, and

as it happens two of those fixed

term employees have remained

in our employment as we have

had work to keep them busy. This

may not last more than another

few weeks and I need to know

where I stand with ending their

employment when the work does

run out?

A: You need to immediately seek

legal advice about your options

for dealing with this situation. By

its nature, fixed term employment

comes to an end by operation of the

fixed term agreement on the date

(or event) set out in the fixed term

agreement. If you let a fixed term

agreement “run on” as you have in

this case, there is the real potential

for the employee to claim that his

or her employment has become

permanent. This would turn mean

that you may have to treat these

two employees as permanent

employees and to comply with

all legal requirements that would

apply to the ending of employment

of such employees. However,

these cases are fact dependant

and any discussions held when the

fixed term came to an end will

be relevant to the overall legal

assessment.

SoCIAL MEDIA

Q: We are a large building business.

This includes a number of office

based staff. These staff are using

computers throughout most of the

working day. As we have had issues

in the past, we now have a clear

written policy about not using our

computers, including the internet,

for personal use during the working

day. We have information to show

that one of our senior employees

used a work computer one evening

(when he was at work for valid

reasons to catch up on a work back

log) to log in to his Facebook page.

On his page he wrote very negative

comments about our business and

one of the directors. We cannot

access this information directly as

our business is not a “facebook

friend”, but another employee has

printed this page and has drawn it

to our attention. What can we do

about this?

A: Issues associated with social media

and employment are becoming

more common. We would need to

check the employee’s employment

agreement and to discuss with you

whether you have any other policies

that may cover this situation.

Generally if an employee’s

statements or actions cause (or have

the potential to cause) detriment

to an employer or damage to the

employer’s reputation or if they

demonstrate a breach of fidelity,

then this can amount to serious

misconduct potentially justifying

dismissal. This is the case even

if the statement is made, or

the conduct occurs, outside of

employment. You would have

grounds to commence a disciplinary

process alleging potential serious

misconduct in employment and we

can assist you to work through this

process.

CHrISTMAS CLoSEDoWN

Q: With Christmas not too far away,

we are currently thinking about our

closedown period which we have

over the Christmas/New Year period

annually. We know some staff are

resistant to being required to take

Q&A – the law at work


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Trudy Marshall and Danny Jacobson are

Partners at Employment & Environment

Law, Barristers and Solicitors, Tauranga.

They operate the Employment Helpline for

CBANZ members: ph 07 928 0529. They

have also produced a Guide for Employers

in the Construction Industry which CBANZ

can send out to members on request.

(The above is by its nature general, and is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice).

this break and to using up annual

leave. How much notice do we

have to give to staff and can they

refuse to use up annual leave if we

close for a 3 week period?

A: You can require any employee to

take annual holidays during your

usual closedown period if he or she

is entitled to annual leave. If the

employee is not entitled to annual

leave, you can require that he or

she discontinue work during this

period, effectively taking leave

without pay. In either case, you

have to give staff at least 14 days

notice of your closedown period.

Employees are still entitled to the

paid statutory holidays that may fall

during your closedown period.

Skills Maintenance Activity

When you participate in our learning activity you should claim points in your diary. 1 hour of learning = 1 point. And be sure to write down how and what you learnt.



CBANZ Spitting SlothsEvery Tuesday evening the Sloths venture

onto the pristine white (grey) sands of

the Mount Main Beach. They call it Social

Volleyball but deep within the Sloths have

a competitive streak which comes out in

our slam dunks and potent serving skills.

The proud players of the CBANZ Spitting

Sloths are Racey Jasey Sloth, Evil Eve Sloth,

Ball Basher Ben Sloth, Grunting Grant

Sloth, and Mischievous Millie Sloth. It is

a great chance to get out in the fresh air

after a day's work and enjoy the beautiful

place we live in.

Millie T tries out her beach ballet while Jason M prays the ball will go over. Ben Rickard analyses the situation and Chief Executive Grant takes a relaxed approach.

Jason busts some moves.

Ben’s Usain Bolt impression.

Eve and Grant share a laugh as Jason wonders how the ball got waaay over there!

Come to Grant ...Eve has it sorted ...

Jump Jason Jump!

Millie got it Ben ...


from the Chief Executive

The Online Shop is

UP & RUNNING!The Certified Builders online shop has been live for just over 3 months and is going

fabulously. If you haven’t already checked it out – go and have a squizz some time.

Log on to the members section of the Certified website and you will see an array

of products within the shop - not to mention a whole lot of additional information

on the benefits and services of being a Certified Builder.

If you can’t remember your

login details phone us at

National Support Office and

someone can help you.

As we draw close to the end of

2012 we can reflect on it being

one of significant change to our

industry. The introduction of

the Licensing Building Practitioner laws in March

brought change that had been long talked about

and that has had an impact on the work undertaken

by many in the building industry. I am pleased that

generally most members of Certified Builders were

prepared for this change and it was introduced

without too many problems for us all.

Further changes are forecast with the Building

Amendment Bill #4 currently going through the

consideration process by Government and when

introduced will require more changes by builders

especially information that will have to be given to

customers before and after any job or project. We

will keep you advised on the details of

these changes when they are known.

As is tradition in the building industry, I

hope that you will be able to take a break

over the Christmas period after a year of

difficult trading for many and we need to

see an improvement in trading conditions

in 2013. There continues to be some signs

of an improving and lifting of activity in

the industry across the country ... so here’s

hoping!

On behalf of all the staff at National

Support Office I wish both you and your

families a happy and joyful Christmas and

a safe New Year.”

– Grant Florence

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