The New Zealand Green Building Council has launched its Responsible Products Program, in partnership with Green Building Council of Australia.This is an important step to recognising and incentivising projects that use responsible materials, improving the impact of New Zealand... More

After requests from the specifiers and end users, particularly infrastructure asset owners, ACRS has expanded its certified products to include fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) rebar (reinforcing bar) manufactured in accordance with AS5203 to be covered under its Product Certifi... More

The National Building Products Coalition will be publishing its Building Product Information – Good Practice Conformity Guide for use across the industry. The launch on Feb 25 at the Building Products Industry Council Summit published the guide that offers practical tools and ... More

A new online course is helping builders, planners, engineers, procurers, developers and others to understand steel safety, compliance, and third-party certification. The course, available through TAFE NSW, helps train industry on the risks of uncertified steel; how to ide... More

Environmental product declarations are an important tool for measuring materials’ environmental impact, and the construction industry is moving towards mandating that all products EPDs. Without them, projects can suffer in environmental assessments. For more information on wha... More