Register: Get ready for the earthquake-prone building changes |
Join Ken Elwood and Andrew Thompson to discuss the upcoming earthquake-prone building changes and what they may mean for the engineering practice.
This session hosted by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will cover content from the webinars and give you the chance to move beyond the overview and ask detailed questions directly of the team working on the changes. Ken and Andrew will work through a range of examples and explore the new approaches to:
This session hosted by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will cover content from the webinars and give you the chance to move beyond the overview and ask detailed questions directly of the team working on the changes. Ken and Andrew will work through a range of examples and explore the new approaches to:
- Unreinforced masonry buildings, including how their size and location will affect how they are managed
- Tall buildings constructed from heavy materials (e.g. concrete), including how High-Risk Deficiencies will be identified and managed.
Dates and locations:
-Wednesday 18 November | 1.30pm-4.30pm | Otago University, Dunedin
-Thursday 19 November | 1.30-4.30pm | University of Canterbury, Christchurch
-Wednesday 18 November | 1.30pm-4.30pm | Otago University, Dunedin
-Thursday 19 November | 1.30-4.30pm | University of Canterbury, Christchurch
About Ken Elwood
Ken Elwood, Professor at University of Auckland, currently serves as Chief Engineer (Building Resilience) for Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment and the Natural Hazards Commission. He is involved in research and provides policy advice in relation to the seismic risk of existing buildings and design of new buildings.
Ken Elwood, Professor at University of Auckland, currently serves as Chief Engineer (Building Resilience) for Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment and the Natural Hazards Commission. He is involved in research and provides policy advice in relation to the seismic risk of existing buildings and design of new buildings.
About Andrew Thompson
Andy is a Technical Director at Holmes, and one of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering’s representatives on the Joint Committee for Seismic Assessment and Retrofit. He has been involved alongside a team of contributors assisting MBIE with technical aspects of the earthquake-prone building system reforms.
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Andy is a Technical Director at Holmes, and one of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering’s representatives on the Joint Committee for Seismic Assessment and Retrofit. He has been involved alongside a team of contributors assisting MBIE with technical aspects of the earthquake-prone building system reforms.
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