Shaking up resilience
The Kaikoura earthquake was a wake-up call for Wellington. With a taste of what’s to come, what is our capital city doing to prepare?
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By Nick Helm – 1 April 2017, Build 159, Feature article
The Kaikoura earthquake was a wake-up call for Wellington. With a taste of what’s to come, what is our capital city doing to prepare?
By Dr Nick Cradock-Henry, Dr Julia Becker – 1 June 2020, Build 178, Feature article
The Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge is developing the Resilience in Practice Model to deliver tools and methods to ensure resilience knowledge is part of daily decision making in New Zealand.
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.
By Dr Geoffrey Rodgers – 1 December 2016, Build 157
Building solutions that challenge conventional construction wisdom are researched, modelled and tested by University of Canterbury engineer Dr Geoffrey Rodgers, who recommends more collaboration between researchers and the building industry.
By Professor Bruce Glavovic, Dr Christina Hanna, Professor Iain White – 1 April 2017, Build 159, Feature article
Managed retreat is part of the design with nature approach that can reduce natural hazard risk and build community resilience and sustainability. It’s contentious but should be considered in some areas.
By Zulkfli Sapeciay, Seosamh Costello, Professor Suzanne Wilkinson – 1 June 2015, Build 148, Feature article
Construction organisations are in the front line when there’s a natural disaster, yet research shows that many lack the necessary resilience to quickly help communities recover.
By Ian Page – 1 April 2016, Build 153, Feature article
BRANZ has done a lot of work on the costs and benefits of mitigating common natural hazards in housing. While some options are cost-effective, others hardly justify the expenditure.
1 October 2016, Build 156
Mike Mendonça, Chief Resilience Officer, Wellington City Council, leads the city’s efforts to adapt to climate change and prepare for natural disasters.
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.
By Neil Jamieson – 1 April 2018, Build 165
As New Zealand has just experienced its worst year on record for weather-related losses, an engineering consortium is investigating ways to improve our resilience to severe windstorms.