NZIOB
Silver Jubilee Tribute
The Australian Institute of Building
— 1 April 2008
The Australian Institute of Building (AIB) has congratulated its
New Zealand on celebrating its silver jubilee, marked by a dinner
in the Great Hall of the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington last
Friday. The dinner was attended by AIB National President, Mr Robin
Fardoulys and AIB Chief Executive, Troy Williams.
The New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) was established in
1983, having first existed as an AIB Chapter. Like AIB, NZIOB has
a commitment to supporting the career development of professional
builders.
The concept of an AIB New Zealand Chapter was first raised in 1959.
The first member to be admitted from New Zealand was Mr Robert Charles
Love, who was admitted as a AIB Fellow in November 1964 along with
thirty eight of his colleagues.
“This sudden intake of members from New Zealand wasn’t
due to a spontaneous outbreak of professionalism within New Zealand,
but rather the establishment of the New Zealand Chapter on 17 November
1964,” said Robin Fardoulys, AIB National President at the
dinner.
In the early 1980s, discussions commenced about the formation of
the New Zealand Institute of Building and, in 1983, that is exactly
what happened. That NZIOB was formed with the blessing of AIB provided
the basis for a strong and enduring relationship between the two
organisations.
“Today, the relationship between NZIOB and AIB is as close
as it has ever been’” said Mr Fardoulys.
This collaboration is providing a number of opportunities for building
professionals in New Zealand.
“The decision by the NZIOB Council to become a partner in
the Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building
is a good example. New Zealand academics can now publish peer-reviewed
research papers in an internationally recognised journal,”
Mr Fardoulys said.
Both organisations are cooperating in a range of activities, strengthening
the voice of building professionals throughout the region. NZIOB
is playing a key role in the establishment of an alliance of building
professional institutes in the Asia Pacific, under the umbrella
of APEC.
“The ratification of a cooperation agreement between AIB
and NZIOB in 2006 has been the basis for a closer relationship.
Neither organisation sees the other as a threat, but rather a partner
in working towards the collective interests of our membership,”
“As AIB and NZIOB face the challenges from an increasingly
internationalised construction industry, it’s pleasing that
both organisations are working operatively” Mr Fardoulys said.
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