By Michael Nuth
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1 April 2020, Build 177, Feature article
The sudden closure of public buildings and amenities due to seismic risk can have a negative effect on local communities. BRANZ is part of a joint team aiming to help local authorities make well-informed decisions about earthquake-prone buildings.
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By Dr Muhammad Rashid, Greg Preston
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1 October 2022, Build 192
Engineers have come a long way in ensuring that the skeleton of a building does not fracture in an earthquake. However, work is now needed for our buildings to also remain functional. Research identified an opportunity to improve how we design, specify and procure the non-structural parts of a building.
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By David Hindley
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1 October 2022, Build 192, Feature article
There is more to resilience than just ensuring buildings are better able to cope with floods or earthquakes. It can also be applied to communities and individual businesses. Understanding resilience in all its forms can save time, money and stress for building firms, building owners and the country as a whole.
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By Roger Shelton
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1 June 2015, Build 148
Several maps help designers define the relative seismicity of a given site or region. They do differ, however, which can be confusing.
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By Martin Connell
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1 August 2021, Build 185
Brick gable-ended roofs should be diagonally braced to prevent out-of-plane movement in an earthquake. It could make the difference between a home that remains liveable and one that does not.
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By Amber Ruckes, Savannah Brown
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1 June 2021, Build 184, Feature article
A project is establishing a database of wharenui to help identify the possibility of creating seismic strengthening practices suitable for wharenui and their whānau as a part of developing the Earthquake-prone Buildings Act.
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By Michael Nuth, Charlotte Brown, David Brunsdon, John Hopkins, Emma Hudson-Doyle
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1 December 2021, Build 187
Councils are having to take decisions about whether to close earthquake-prone buildings, which can have an adverse impact on local communities. A new decision-making framework will help ensure a measured risk assessment.
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By Phil Stewart
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1 February 2018, Build 164, Feature article
New Zealand is maintaining its reputation for being at the forefront of seismic technology advances, with new buildings debuting some exciting new features.
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1 October 2021, Build 186
Affordable, new base isolation systems for houses are being developed at the University of Canterbury (UC) by a team headed by Professor Tim Sullivan.
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By Karen Shaw
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1 August 2016, Build 155
A change to the Building Act means earthquake-prone buildings will be categorised for seismic risk according to their geographic location and the type of building instead of the present blanket approach.
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