Built Environment, Trades & Interior Décor
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This guide highlights relevant databases, websites, and ebooks, for Built Environment, Trades, and Interior Décor courses.
It's important to have worked through your courses, doing the activities and using the resources given.
The Library and Learning Centre team can help you with finding resources, writing and referencing.
Can't find what you need?Contact Vita, your subject liaison librarian to get help with searching for resources or learning support:
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Referencing figures, tables and diagrams
See our handy guide for advice on how to correctly use these in your assessments.
APA guide to figures and tables
APA referencing essentials - construction
This guide will help you with the basics of APA referencing 
APA Referencing Essentials_Construction_2021.pdf
Referencing legislation
Citing legislation_Acts, regulations and codes_2021.pdf
Report writing
You may be asked to write a report for your assessment. Take a look at this example
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Have you been asked to use a Standard in your course? You have access to the Standards New Zealand Online Library, which has joint NZ/Australian Standards, and New Zealand Standards.
To access these, go to our databases page, scroll down to see Standards, Statistics and Reports tab, and follow the instructions.
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BRANZ resources
Construction ebooks
Get started with this selection of:
Construction industry and building ebooks.
Trying to get some ideas on client communication? Take a look at Standard letters for building contractors.
Relevant legislation
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Useful resources
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Useful resources
Take a look at our plumbing, welding and other trades books.
Relevant legislation
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006
Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010
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Books
Take a look at this collection of Interior Decor print books from our library catalogue.
You can request to borrow these books and have them sent to you.
Useful magazines
Go to Flipster on our home page and take a look at these magazines:
- Urbis
- Houses New Zealand
- Kitchens & Bathroom Quarterly
- Interior Magazine
Interior design images - New Zealand interior images held by the National Library.
The Designers Institute of New Zealand - Resources include downloadable professional documents and design service agreements.
Tapuwae - A Heritage New Zealand vision document for Māori heritage (2017).
Resene Paints - Excellent technical information, and tools for generating palettes and digitally rendering house images.
WorkSafe - Introduction to the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015.
Lifemark - New Zealand site fostering design standards that meet the needs of all ages and abilities. Browse case studies and news, and sign up for their newsletter.
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