The building surveying and consent environment is evolving and changing, and with it comes both opportunity and challenge. The 2026 Symposium theme is BUILDING VALUE and we will explore the forces reshaping our sector and the real value that we bring to the spaces where our communities live, work, and play.

We will explore key themes including:

• Regulation / deregulation
• Technology integration
• Capability  
• Collaboration
• Change & growth

This symposium is not just about recognising change - it’s about equipping our sector to lead through it. With insights from across the industry and technical expertise on a range of products and innovation, we’ll bring together perspectives, and highlight the key role our institute, members and stakeholders play in shaping a resilient, trusted, and future-ready building environment.

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Monday 4th May 2026

2.00pm	Registration opens, Afternoon tea and Trade exhibition
3.35pm	Keynote TBC
4.05pm	Proportionate Liability Paul Robertson (Heaney & partners) Professor Kim Lovegrove
5.15pm	Day 1 Ends

Excellence Awards Dinner 

6.30pm	Pre Dinner Drinks - Shed 10 Waterfront
7.00pm	Excellence Awards Dinner - The Captain's Gala Dinner: Harbour Lights
11.00pm	Dinner Ends

Tuesday 5th May 2026

8.00am	Registration & Expo opens
9.00am	Welcome & Housekeeping
9.05am	Satisfied on Reasonable Grounds - Charlotta Harpur (Rice Speir)
9.40am	MBIE Updates
10.20am	Embracing the inevitable: A practical guide to thriving through change - Isabel Leeming (Meredith Connell)
10.50am	Earthquake Prone Buildings panel discussion
11.20am	Morning Tea
11.50am	Field Trips
1.20pm	Lunch
2.10pm - Breakout Session	Beyond the 4Ds: Revisiting the 6Ds of weathertight design - Diane Johnson (Capital Improvements) & Ulricke Gibbs (Maynard Marks) Method Leger: Building value through standardised, auditable engineering methods - Matt Bishop (Preguin)   Co-Lab Building Services: A Collaborative model for resilient building control - Jared McDowell (Co-Lab Building Services)
2.45pm - Breakout Session	Reinforcing the Golden Thread - James Firestone (Fire & Emergency NZ) Does building better really cost more? - Daniel Scheibmair (Simpson Strong-Tie)  BCA Consolidation - Jayson Ellis (Timaru District Council)
3.20pm - Breakout Session	Introduction of registration classes in the CPeng System - Engineering New Zealand  Modern Methods of Construction - Carter Holt Harvey  Breakout Session TBC
3.50pm	Afternoon Tea
4.20pm	Building Value through Standards: Strengthening resilience and innovation across the sector - Standards New Zealand
4.50pm	Risks when dealing with dangerous, insanitary and affected buildings - John Tian (Heaney & Partners)
5.20pm	Networking function
7.30pm	Ends

Wednesday 6th May 2026

8.00am	Registration & Expo Opens
9.00am	Welcome & Housekeeping
9.10am	Future Directions in Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP ) Composites for Sustainable and Resilient Construction - Rebecca Gravina
9.40am	New market data and Overseas Products and Standards - Matthew Duder (EBOSS) & Simon Thomas (MBIE)
10.10am	Granny Flats - Charlotta Harpur (Rice Speir)
10.30.am	Morning Tea
11.00am	BRANZ Current projects, how testing is done, what is the process? - Claire Falck (BRANZ)
11.25am - Breakout Sessions	New Fire Test Standards - Saskia Holditch (MBIE) Climate Change and Relocating a village - Kerry Walsh (Hurunui District Council)  Navigating the minefield of imported window product compliance - Rob Campion (Window & Glass Association)
12.00pm - Breakout Sessions	Behind closed doors - Challenges with Fire Doors in New Zealand - Dr Anthony Parkes (PFITS Consultancy Ltd)  Breakout session TBC  3604 Updates - Daniel Scheibmair (Simpson Strong-Tie)
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Engage to build value or accept your fate - Craig Hill (Redtape)
1.55pm	From Diagnosis to New CCC - Lessons from the Front Line - Andi Burrell (Anoroc)
2.30pm	A year in the law: From the drama of Gore Street to unsettled duties of care - Charlene Fairie and Simon Waalkens (Rice Speir)
3.00pm	Constructive Tension: Balancing Risk, Speed, and Standards through Psychological Safety - Neil Micklewood
3.30pm	Networking Function
5.00pm	Ends

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