Licensed Building Practioners (LBPs)

LBPs are people who have shown through assessment that they meet the standard of skill and competence required in particular areas of building practice. They are assessed before getting a licence and need to keep their knowledge up to date to be re-licensed.

Examples include:

• Civil and earthwork contractors
• Drain layers
• Designers
• Architects, Surveyors and Town Planners
• Chartered Engineers
• Foundation layers
• Carpenters
• Roofers
• Bricklayers and blocklayers
• External plasterers

There are separate licences for each of these building practitioners which recognise that they are competent in their specialist areas. Some tradespeople may have more than one licence.

Planning To Build?

Following is a ‘check-list’ guide courtesy of the Auckland Council that we find helpful.

1. Feasibility.
2. Project outline brief.
3. Design brief.
4. Designer assessment.
5. Land purchase.
6. Build process.
7. Handover evaluation.