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Rottenomics: The Story of New Zealand's Leaky Buildings Disaster
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Rottenomics: The Story of New Zealand's Leaky Buildings Disaster
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Authors and Contributors |
Other primary creator Peter Dyer
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:192 | Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 160 |
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Category/Genre | Encyclopaedias and reference works |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781869539986
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Classifications | Dewey:338.476240993 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
David Bateman Ltd
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Imprint |
David Bateman Ltd
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Publication Date |
4 October 2019 |
Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
For over a quarter century our building industry, economy and Government have failed to provide this basic guarantee: new buildings will not rot. Leaky buildings are the result of an unfortunate confluence of industrial, legislative, historical and cultural factors. Collectively, these elements stubbornly continue to defy a full and final resolution. Featuring personal stories of homeowners faced with insurmountable repair costs of hundreds of thousands to their `dream home', often leading to sickness, depression and financial loss. And revealed for the first time, a withheld government report from which the author extrapolates the total cost of leaky dwellings at over $47 billion. Rottenomics is an engaging expose into a national crisis that refuses to go away.
Author Biography
PETER DYER is a freelance journalist based in Wellington who has written for the Winters Express, ConsortiumNews.com, the Manawatu Standard and North & South.
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