KEVIN
LONGMAN
entered the building industry in 1964 as a building cadet and has gained
experience in many aspects of the industry including physical construction,
supervision, project management, construction management and reporting, as well
as acting in the capacity of arbitrator, mediator and as an expert witness.
Kevin has completed the Fellowship examination requirements and was admitted as
a Fellow of the Arbitrators' and Mediators Institute of New Zealand Inc in May
2001. In November 2003, he was approved by AMINZ for admission as a
Registered Adjudication Panel Member and in 2005, as a Registered Arbitration
Panel Member.
He is a Registered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors (NZIBS), and a Certified Weathertight Inspector. Kevin acted as President of the New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors from 2001-2005, through the "leaky building" crisis and the subsequent implementation of new legislation. He is also a remedial panel member of NZIBS.
QUALIFICATIONS (most recent)
2004 Remediation Specialist (New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors)
2003 Weathertightness Inspector Certificate (New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors)
2000 Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Dispute Resolution) (Massey University)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand
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Panel of Arbitrators
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Construction Adjudicator
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Membership of assessor committee/assessment panel
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Fellow member
New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors (NZIBS)
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August 2005 – September 2007 Immediate Past President
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President August 2001 – August 2005
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Executive member September 1998 to August 2001
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Registered member since May 1997
Department of Internal Affairs Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (WHRS)
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Member of Evaluation Panel between May and December 2003 to evaluate reports completed by assessors for WHRS
Society of Construction Law New Zealand Inc
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Foundation member since June 2005
Building Industry Authority (BIA)
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Appointed to Taskforce committee in October 2002 to review Building Act as NZIBS representative. (Taskforce disbanded June 2003)
Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ)
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Appointed Accredited Adviser for Hawke’s Bay region between 1996 and August 2006 (when scheme was discontinued)
New Zealand Construction Industry Council (NZCIC)
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Appointed to NZCIC in October 2002 as NZIBS representative. (Position relinquished in September 2005)
New Zealand Institute of Clerk of Works (NZICW) - now incorporated into the Building Officials’ Institute of New Zealand Inc (BOINZ)
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Member NZICW since September 1977
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Member BOINZ since 2003