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how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture

  • Written by Mark Kirby, Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology
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New Zealand’s residential construction industry contributes roughly NZ$26 billion annually to the economy and employs around 70,000 workers. Yet despite its significance and scale, the sector’s productivity levels have flatlined since the mid-1980s.

In housing construction, “productivity” isn’t a simple...

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