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This guide highlights relevant databases, websites, and ebooks, for Built Environment, Trades, and Interior Décor courses.
It's important to have worked through your courses, doing the activities and using the resources given.
The Library and Learning Centre team can help you with finding resources, writing and referencing.
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BRANZ resources
BRANZ fact sheets
Level
Build Magazine
Renovate
Construction ebooks
Get started with this selection of:
Construction industry and building ebooks
Project management
Trying to get some ideas on client communication? Take a look at Standard letters for building contractors.
Relevant legislation
Building Code Handbook
Building Act 2004
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Useful resources
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Take a look at this collection of Interior Decor print books from our library catalogue.
You can request to borrow these books and have them sent to you.
Go to Flipster on our home page and take a look at these magazines:
Interior design images - New Zealand interior images held by the National Library.
The Designers Institute of New Zealand - Resources include downloadable professional documents and design service agreements.
Heritage New Zealand - Pouhere Taonga - the bicultural government agency charged with identifying, preserving and promoting our unique heritage.
Resene Paints - Excellent technical information, and tools for generating palettes and digitally rendering house images.
WorkSafe - Introduction to the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015.
Lifemark - New Zealand site fostering design standards that meet the needs of all ages and abilities. Browse case studies and news, and sign up for their newsletter.
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Take a look at our plumbing, welding and other trades books.
Relevant legislation
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006
Gas Act 1992
Electricity Act 1992
Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010
Resource Management Act 1991
Meet Isabella, your friendly Library & Learning Support Liaison.
Get in touch with our Library & Learning Support team for advice on finding resources, academic writing and referencing.
Meet Isabella, your friendly Library & Learning Support Liaison.
Get in touch with our Library & Learning Support team for advice on finding resources, academic writing and referencing.
Have you been asked to use a Standard in your course? You have access to the Standards New Zealand Online Library, which has joint NZ/Australian Standards, and New Zealand Standards.
To access these, go to our databases page, scroll down to see Standards, Statistics and Reports tab, and follow the instructions.
For more help take a look at our Video guide to downloading Standards [3.03 mins]
Or read our PDF guide:
Meet Isabella, your friendly Library & Learning Support Liaison.
Get in touch with our Library & Learning Support team for advice on finding resources, academic writing and referencing.