Date:
08 Oct 2025,
12.00PM – 1.00PM
duration:
1 hr
Location:
Online
Cost:
Free event
Register Add to Calendar 2025-10-8 12:00:00 2025-10-8 13:00:00 Pacific/Auckland The roles of building surveyors in the...

In New Zealand, building surveyors ensure the safety, compliance, and quality of buildings by providing services such as pre-purchase inspections, managing building consents, advising on building code adherence, and assessing conditions for property owners, lenders, and insurers. They are the "guardians of New Zealand's buildings," inspecting plans, monitoring construction, testing and monitoring property-related matters, and providing expert reports and advice on building issues. This talk will discuss the specific relevance

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How building surveyors can help general practice engineers with their projects, what services building surveyors can offer and how together a complete all-round service can be provided to clients. The presentation will discuss building forensics, the challenging landscape of expert witnesses, historical buildings and a case study of a pre-1991 strawbale house with no CCC.

In New Zealand, building surveyors ensure the safety, compliance, and quality of buildings by providing services such as pre-purchase inspections, managing building consents, advising on building code adherence, and assessing conditions for property owners, lenders, and insurers. They are the "guardians of New Zealand's buildings," inspecting plans, monitoring construction, testing and monitoring property-related matters, and providing expert reports and advice on building issues. This talk will discuss the specific relevance