by Ben Addington | May 9, 2020 | Architecture, Building, Construction, Engineering, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Local Government, Other, Planning, Surveying, Sustainability, Urban Growth
The government has announced that it will undertake a law change to fast-track eligible development. The details are still relatively light but the following types of projects have been singled out for priority at this early stage (my satirical comments added):...
by Ben Addington | Feb 5, 2020 | Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure, Land Development, Laws and Regulations, Subdivision
In most cities and districts the infrastructure requirements for subdivision are usually different from the NZ Building Code. This is because subdivision infrastructure is often shared and must last longer than the buildings it serves. It serves the land, which will...
by Ben Addington | Jan 15, 2020 | Engineering, Land Development, Sustainability, Transport
The Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister recently used legislative power to remove parking requirements from Lyttelton in an attempt to stimulate growth. Parking requirements have long been identified as an insidious planning tool that is criticised by movements...
by Ben Addington | Jan 12, 2020 | Engineering, Land Development, Planning, Subdivision, Surveying
Sometimes it seems like every project goes over time and budget. Here are three tips to help you keep costs and programme under control. Avoid reworkThere are many professionals and contractors involved in land development. This is especially true during the design...
by Ben Addington | Jan 8, 2020 | Engineering, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Subdivision, Transport, Urban Growth
The Road to Zero: New Zealand’s Road Safety Strategy 2020-2030 contains some pretty sobering statistics, including: In 2017, there were 7.9 fatalities per 100,000 population.In 2018, 182 drivers and 5 cyclists were killed.The majority of serious crashes result...
by Ben Addington | Apr 8, 2019 | Architecture, Engineering, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Surveying
A typical land development project involves a variety of professionals drawing from their respectively diverse bodies of knowledge. Despite this, the outcome sought by you as a developer remains a piece of land or a new building to use or sell. Achieving this outcome...
