Tag: seismic

  • Heritage vs Seismic – Who wins?

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    Welcome back to work, and welcome to 2013. It’s going to be a big year. Why? Well, apart from the battle for the soul of the city – flyover proponents vs those who favour something else (read more here), there is also going to be a shake-up in the Building Code over the issue of…

  • Prefab to the Rescue

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    Attending the latest PrefabNZ event last week, we were treated to the sight of a school project being completed in what must surely be record time, for the replacement of a school teaching block. This has strong ramifications for Wellington, where just this week a number of government buildings, such as Courthouses in the provinces,…