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A current BRANZ research project is studying the economic benefit of designing buildings for increased resilience under seismic loading throughout their entire life cycle.
Resilience
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Your building’s resilience
By Dr Erica Seville, David Brunsdon, John Hare – 1 April 2014, Build 141, Feature article
Organisations need to understand what resilience means for the buildings they inhabit or own. Here are some of the issues for an organisation to consider as it works through the challenges ahead.
Researching housing resilience
1 April 2014, Build 141
A research project to help improve the resilience of the types of homes that performed poorly in the Christchurch earthquakes has been launched.
Resilience costs
By Ian Page – 1 April 2014, Build 141, Feature article
As the focus turns to improving resilience, BRANZ has assessed the costs of some common measures to make houses more resilient.
Damaging Northland storm
By Asif Iqbal – 1 June 2015, Build 148, Feature article
BRANZ was on the ground in Northland last year, examining the effects of a storm on buildings. Roofs bore the brunt of the weather, with structures on exposed terrain the most vulnerable.
Weathering the weather
By Dael Climo – 1 June 2015, Build 148
As evidence about the impact of climate change on the global built environment grows, countries are investing in ways to cope with the destructive effects of extreme weather.
Challenge to build resilient cities
By Professor Suzanne Wilkinson – 1 April 2017, Build 159, Feature article
New Zealand cities will be among the most resilient to natural hazards globally if an ambitious programme achieves its well defined goals.
Improving our resilience to nature
By Associate Professor Liam Wotherspoon, Professor Tim Sullivan – 1 June 2020, Build 178, Feature article
A team working on the built environment in the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge is developing new assessment, design and decision systems to help improve the resilience of our built environment.
Protecting properties against floods
By Iain White – 1 June 2015, Build 148, Feature article
Surface water flooding is increasingly affecting millions of homes in the UK and Europe. Property level protection has been advocated and a six-step process developed. Could this be an option for New Zealand?
Mould, occupants and house condition
By Dr Manfred Plagmann – 1 December 2018, Build 169, Feature article
Around 50% of New Zealand homes are affected by mould – an unacceptably high statistic when it is known to cause respiratory and other health issues. Having more resilient houses could improve this.
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