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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.

Checking plans

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
Board members

Building Practitioners Board

The Board oversees the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme.

More about the Board
Hammer

Resolving problems

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

Find out more

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  • Codewords issue 95

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    Codewords issue 95 includes information on the Building Law Reforms, new building consent exemptions, liquefaction lessons and on-the-job learning for Licensed Building Practitioners.

  • COVID-19 Update

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    At COVID-19 Alert Level 1, our services are operating normally.While things return to normal in many respects, please ensure you stay vigilant and follow official advice. Please refer to the Government’s COVID-19 website and MBIE’s building performance website for current guidance....

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