LibGuides: Trades: Carpentry

Product Substitution

Product Substitution Guidance - updated December 2021

Created by MBIE's Building Performance Team, this guide has been created to provide some key points to consider when thinking about using building products different from those originally requested and specified. If you are considering product substitutions to mitigate the impact of shipping delays and other disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, then this guide may be of use to you.

Dewey Areas

363.11	Safety in New Zealand workplaces
690	Basic Building and Construction Skills
694	Carpentry and Construction
693.893	Building Basics.

eBooks/Books

Basic building and construction skills carpentry & other general construction. (5th ed.) by Edward Hawkins
Call Number: 690 BAS
Publication Date: 2016
Building controls by Greg Burn
Call Number: 343.93 BUR
Publication Date: 2013
Carpentry by Floyd Vogt
Call Number: 694 VOG
Publication Date: 2013
Carpentry and Construction, Sixth Edition by Mark R. Miller; Rex Miller
Call Number: 694 MIL
Publication Date: 2016
Good practice guide : masonry veneer by Alide Elkink.
Call Number: 698 ELK
Publication Date: 2016
House insulation guide by technical editor, Trevor Pringle ANZIA ; calculations, graphs and tables, Dr Ian Cox-Smith MASHRAE.
Call Number: 693.83 HOU
Publication Date: 2014
Timber cladding by Russell Black (BRANZ)
Call Number: 698 BLA
Publication Date: 2015

Electronic Journals

Gale - Home Improvement Collection
More than 180 titles: architectural techniques, tool and material selection, block and brick laying, carpentry, painting and decorating, plumbing and electrical trades.

Key Web Resources

BRANZ
BRANZ is an independent research organisation that uses an impartial evidence-based approach to improving the performance of the New Zealand building system. We transform insightful research into trusted, accessible, and actionable knowledge.
BRANZ NZS 4218:2009 Calculation Method Tool
This tool calculates heat loss for the calculation method of NZS 4218:2009. It is not a replacement for NZS 4218:2009, and designers are advised to obtain a copy from Standards New Zealand.
Building Code Compliance
All building work in New Zealand must comply with the Building Code, even if it doesn’t require a building consent. This ensures buildings are safe, healthy and durable for everyone who may use them.
Building Code Handbook
New Zealand Building Code Handbook.
Building Performance
Building Performance helps you understand your rights and responsibilities in New Zealand's building sector.
Legislation NZ
The authoritative source of Acts, Bills & Legislative Instruments.
MBIE: Building and construction
Well-functioning housing and construction markets support growth in productivity and employment, and affect macroeconomic stability, health, security, and social cohesion.
New Zealand Building Industry Federation
We represent the supply chain of the building industry, providing meaningful responses to government on important policy issues that affect the construction sector.
The New Zealand Construction Industry Council (NZCIC)
Not-for-profit industry association of associations in the building and construction, design and property sectors.
Renovate
The BRANZ technical resource for industry on the renovation of houses from different eras.

Elevate: Building a Better Business/ David Kelly CEO Master Builders

2021 Apprentice Of The Year Advice from Previous Apprentices

BRANZ

BRANZ Bulletin
BRANZ bulletins contain easy-to-read good practice guidelines on a wide range of topics related to building and building performance.

Reference Books

A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying, and Civil Engineering by Christopher Gorse (Editor); David Johnston (Editor); Martin Pritchard (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2020

SafetyHub Training Videos

Safetyhub contains a comprehensive library of workplace health and safety and skills training videos. The occupational health and safety videos are relevant for New Zealand workplace.

ETV

ETV
eTV provides programmes recorded off-air from domestic and international television and internet channels that can be viewed and downloaded.

To access eTv, enter you Weltec or Whitireia email address.