Malcolm Arnold

A highly experienced Building Surveyor with specific expertise in identifying building defects and building compliance, I spent over a decade working for Auckland Council and the former Auckland City Council Environments Department. This provided me with a sound knowledge of, and expertise in, the NZ Building Code 1991 and the Building Act 2004, as well as a good understanding of local government legislation, council practices and constraints. As a result, I am well equipped to assist you to negotiate your way through the red tape.

I provide a range of professional building surveying services to key stakeholders and owners of commercial, residential and government owned assets. My services include technical due diligence, condition surveys, diagnosing building defects and remediation and maintenance activity advice. I also undertake design review, expert witness, reinstatement works and construction monitoring. 

My background also involves practical, hands-on site experience as a builder, foreman and site manager in New Zealand, the UK and Ireland. These roles required leadership, planning and the ability to deliver projects that complied with local building codes and health and safety regulations. This experience means I can assess whether proposed solutions will work on site and are buildable, ensuring buildings are constructed in a robust manner and enabling me to suggest better alternatives, where required. 

I’m motivated by my desire to improve New Zealand’s building stock, and pride myself on my ability to help clients to effectively future proof their buildings. Having dealt with numerous legacy leaky buildings, I understand how and why buildings fail. I can bring multiple parties on a project together and draw on the necessary expertise to give owners closure.