Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission Te Komihana Rūwhenua o Waitaha Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission – Te Komihana Rūwhenua o Waitaha

Those who lost relatives and friends in the 22 February earthquake can be assured that there will be a very thorough inquiry into the failure of buildings that resulted in loss of life.
Chair, Justice Mark Cooper

Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of the Engineering Profession and Building Assessments after Earthquakes: Submission by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on the Royal Commission Discussion Papers, July 2012

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Summary

This submission provides information and views on the training and education of engineers in New Zealand as well as the requirements of the Chartered Professional Engineers New Zealand Act 2002 for the demonstration of competency for registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer and the complaints and disciplinary procedures that are applicable to the profession.

This submission also discusses the systems and processes for managing buildings damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes, including the development and maintenance of New Zealand's building safety evaluation process and/or problems that arose with how the building safety evaluation operation was implemented during and after the state of emergency.

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    Record ID Attachment Author(s) Subject(s) Building(s) Action
    ENG.NZHPT.0005PDF, 14 pages, 0.59 mb
    • New Zealand Historic Places Trust
    • Building assessments after earthquakes
    • Engineering
    • Placarding (Stickering)
    • Safety Evaluation
    • Standards and Regulation
    • Training and Education

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