Photo: Getty ImagesAs the GIB shortage continues to place a stranglehold on the construction sector, some key players hope a new solution can be found. Leys said as long as people found a plasterboard product that performed in the same conditions, it shouldn't matter what colour it was. MBIE general manager of building system performance John Sneyd said the ministry had notified councils of five alternative plasterboard products that could be substituted for GIB. "The building regulatory system is product neutral which means any building product that meets the performance standards of the building codes can be used in building. Housing developer Shane Brealey, of Simplicity Living, believed the trademarks were a blocking move, given the universal standard for plasterboard used in bathrooms was green.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 14, 2022 23:33 UTC