由于监督不力和过时的做法,新西兰有缺陷的房屋每年耗资25亿美元,促使改革努力。 New Zealand’s defective homes cost $2.5 billion yearly due to weak oversight and outdated practices, prompting reform efforts.

新西兰建筑业每年面临25亿美元的费用, 由数十年之久的“现在建房, 以后修补”文化所驱动, New Zealand’s construction industry faces a $2.5 billion annual cost from defective homes, driven by a decades-old “build now, fix later” culture. 1988年转向基于绩效的建筑法规,削弱了监督,导致普遍的质量失灵 -- -- 92%的家庭在2014年有缺陷 -- -- 以及诸如与潮湿有关的健康问题和昂贵的补救费用等持续存在的问题。 A shift to performance-based building codes in 1988 weakened oversight, leading to widespread quality failures—92% of homes had defects in 2014—and ongoing issues like damp-related health problems and costly remediation. 尽管新的《建筑法案》旨在分配责任和简化同意,但专家说,持久的变革需要政府牵头采用精干原则和ISO 9000质量标准,加上一个国家委员会,以推行一致做法,并结束系统性的低效率。 Despite a new Building Bill aiming to assign liability and streamline consents, experts say lasting change requires government-led adoption of lean principles and ISO 9000 quality standards, plus a national commission to enforce consistent practices and end systemic inefficiencies.