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Welcome Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs)

LBPs are building practitioners who have been assessed as competent to carry out building work essential to the structure or weathertightness of residential buildings.

Skills maintenance

If you’re a LBP, skills maintenance helps you grow your skills and knowledge and keep up with important changes in your industry.

Keep on top of your skills maintenance

Why get licensed?

Getting licensed recognises your competency, and builds trust for your customers.

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Find a licensed building practitioner

Search the register to find an LBP in your area, or to check an LBPs licensing status and history.

Find or check on an LBP
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Building Practitioners Board

The Board oversees the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme.

More about the Board
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Resolving problems

Information for both parties to resolve any problems that might happen during the construction process.

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  • Building System Legislative Reform Programme public consultation

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    MBIE is proposing major changes to New Zealand’s building laws. These changes propose to strengthen and modernise our building laws, so all New Zealanders can have confidence in our built environment. The proposed changes are the most significant reforms

  • Codewords Issue 89

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    In issue 89 of Codewords, find out how to have your say on significant legislative reform for the building sector. The LBP knowledge link looks at labour-only contracts and product compliance, and recent Building Practitioners Board decisions.

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