Engineering & Construction

Mar
15

Canterbury rebuild boost for Hastings

Read the original blog post from The STAR. Excerpt posted below for your convenience and discussion.

Hastings company Kanuka Engineered Wood Products is set to have a major part in the Canterbury rebuild, with the University of Canterbury opting for engineered [ More ] [ Read More ]

Feb
27

WHY DO SOME BUILDING SURVIVE EARTHQUAKES WHEN OTHERS FAIL?

Read the original News post from Timber Engineering Europe Ltd. Excerpt posted below for your convenience and discussion.

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http://www.timberengineeringeurope.com/art_be.html#anfang

Earthquakes can happen anywhere any time, so the idea that “We are not on an Earthquake Zone” is incorrect. [ More ] [ Read More ]

Feb
14

UPDATE: EXPAN Building ‘The safest place on Campus’

The EXPAN building on the University of Canterbury campus has endured not only dozens of simulated earthquakes in the lab, but three significant quakes and the over seven thousand aftershocks that have since rocked the city of Christchurch.

When 23 December [ More ] [ Read More ]

Feb
14

New Massey building to spring back

Read the original blog post from Stuff – Dominion Post Business. Excerpt posted below for your convenience and discussion.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/property/commercial-property/6373953/New-Massey-building-to-spring-back

 

 

 

Massey University’s new Wellington College of Creative Arts building, which is designed to handle earthquakes by springing back [ More ] [ Read More ]

Nov
2

Wood – The Green Answer to the Red Zone

Cantabrians are being urged to consider the benefits of timber for the rebuild of Christchurch.

NZ Wood – the promotional arm of the Wood Council of New Zealand – is launching a campaign to encourage the use of structural timber [ More ] [ Read More ]