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NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture

By Mark Kirby, Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology

Fixing defective buildings shaves billions off GDP and has stalled construction industry productivity for decades. A better quality management regime is the answer.

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