MINUTES
EAST COAST BRANCH
TRAINING AND NETWORKING EVENT
held on
Tuesday, 1st August at 2.30pm
at
Hastings District Council, Landmarks Meeting Room.
Welcome:
Branch Chair Murray Lougher opened the meeting, welcoming members, new members, and extended a special welcome to the events guests - Nick Hill and Craig White
Attendance:
Blumenthal Building Consultancy: Morrie Blumenthal
Central Hawkes Bay District Council: Murray Lougher, Sam Hayward, Nigel Moore, Timothy Chaplin
Guests: Nick Hill, Craig White
Hastings District Council: Don Mardle, Gerard Van Veen, Andrew Nichols, Michelle Toia, Richard Bowden, Frank Busch, Rick Capel, Elliott Watson, Scott Treneman
National Processing Ltd: Colin Hornett, Alan Gasson, Michael Dymond
Paul Simmonds Building Surveyor: Paul Simmonds
Apologies:
Wairoa District Council: Bonee Katipa
Central Hawkes Bay District Council: Ben Swinburne, Duncan Renner
Timely Building Consultants ltd: Tim Nichols
Hastings District Council: Karen Walker, Barry Nikolaison, Katrina Harkness
Moved: Nigel Moore Seconded: Gerard Van Veen
Previous Minutes:
Minutes were taken as read and accurate
Moved: Paul Simmonds Seconded: Don Mardle
General Business:
- A special thank you was extended to BOINZ Chief Executive, Nick Hill, and BOINZ Board Member, Craig White, for attending the meeting. Members agreed that they now have a far better understanding of the work and effort National Office puts in and found Nick's presentation to be the most detailed they have received.
- Andrew Nichols will be taking over role of Secretary from Michelle Toia, members showed their appreciation to both Michelle for the hard work for the branch and to Andrew for stepping into her role.
- Craig White advised that as he is the East Coast Regional Board Member Representative, he will be focused on attending more meetings.
Matters Arising:
- Frank Busch raised a few certain issues around LBP's. He advised that he has been seeing a lot of sub-par designs and bad quality of drawings and specifications.
- Nick Hill advised the LBP Board is looking at more stringent competencies to stop this. BOINZ is promoting this action and trying to contribute more knowledge (online courses etc.).
Moved: Murray Lougher Seconded: Paul Simmonds
Correspondence In/Out:
- June Monthly Update
- June Training Academy Update
- Registrations for SCBO 2019
- July Monthly Update
- Subbase Pile & Post Support System possible meeting topic
- Straight Up Winter Edition.
Moved: Michelle Toia Seconded: Murray Lougher
Guest Presentation:
Chief Executive Nick Hill gave a presentation updating members on BOINZ & Industry Activity
- BOINZ Over the Last 5 Years & New Strategic Direction
-Membership growth from 2014 - 2018 saw a 250 increase.
-Professionalism is our core message with the use of ongoing training, consistency, competency and quality.
-BCA's are looking at technology to drive efficiencies, and findings show that most BCA's are under resourced.
-The 2018 year has been the most challenging for the institute this decade.
-BCA's struggle to meet regulatory targets in an environment of increasing consent volumes.
- Building System Legislative Reform Package
-Key areas of focus, roles and responsibilities, information accessibility, accountability for quality of work.
-BOINZ wants to see better clarity of definitions around products and systems including prefab roles and responsibilities, include requirements for product substitution and require all manufacturers and suppliers (including importers) to provide appropriate information and will require guidance for "standard" information to be supplied.
-Mandatory Independent third-party Certification for critical products in critical buildings areas of structure, cladding, fire and health.
-Risk & Liability - what we want to see and have requested: mandatory warranty/insurance product for all residential builds and alterations. A limit of BCA liability to reduce risk adverse behaviour and financial burdens on ratepayers. Laws around re- phoenixing and reduce owner responsibility (they are employing professionals so why not let the professionals take the risk). MBIE have also advised that they are reducing the Building Levy rate.
- Skill Shortages and Proposed Industry Solutions
-LBP's to lift skills and knowledge through a tiered licencing career pathway.
-Improved building code awareness producing improved consent applications.
-Independent third-party Certification for critical building products in areas of structure, cladding, fire and health.
- Changes to the Vocational Education System
-The Government wants an education system fit for purpose for the future and rid the system of long-standing issues.
-Create industry skills bodies (similar to ITO's). Create one national infrastructure across all Polytech's and change to a new funding system.
-We need a system that works for employers and students, not the education system.
- BOINZ Education and Training - New Direction
-Training E-News has been updated in a new and easy to read format that is topical and more structured.
-The BOINZ Online Training Academy will be launched with the new Restricting Access to Residential Pools course, which will involve a mix of face to face, online, webinar trainings and online assessments.
-NZ Certificate in Building Regulatory Environment (level 4) 6-8 months is a gateway of knowledge for BCA staff, Built Environment staff and school leavers looking at BCA careers.
-NZ Diploma in Building Surveying meets regulation 18 and focuses on building surveying. This course is a pipeline for industry recruitment, qualification and consistency.
-Advanced courses add value to qualifications and competency pathways e.g. Beyond Acceptable Solutions, Difficult to Consent, Advanced Fire, Earthquake Engineering, ANARP, Asbestos, Restricting Access to Swimming Pools.
Murray Lougher extended a special thank you to all in attendance and to Nick and Craig. He then closed the meeting at 5.00pm.
Next Branch AGM Meeting: Scheduled for 24th September 2019 at 3:30pm - Venue to be confirmed
Michelle Toia
EAST COAST Branch Secretary
