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

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2011-10-2121 October 2011System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 5: rapid assessment of buildings during a state of emergency - Building safety evaluation during a state of emergency - Guidelines for Territorial Authorities: Technical Report by New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, August 2009System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 5: rapid assessment of buildings during a state of emergency - Building safety evaluation during a state of emergency - Guidelines for Territorial Authorities: Technical Report by New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, August 2009
    Department of Building and Housing
    Technical Report
  • Emergency Powers and Procedures
  • Safety Evaluation
  • Standards and Regulation
    2011-10-2121 October 2011System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 6 - Investigation by the Department of Building and Housing into the building collapses - Technical investigation into the performance of buildings in the Christchurch CBD in the 22 February Christchurch aftershock: Technical Report by Department of Building and Housing, September 2011System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 6 - Investigation by the Department of Building and Housing into the building collapses - Technical investigation into the performance of buildings in the Christchurch CBD in the 22 February Christchurch aftershock: Technical Report by Department of Building and Housing, September 2011
      Department of Building and Housing
      Technical Report
    • Building Failure
    • Standards and Regulation
      2011-10-2121 October 2011System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 3: Development of structural design and standards - Overview timeline of standards relating to determination of loads and methods of determining loads: Technical report compiled by Standards New Zealand, August 2011System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 3: Development of structural design and standards - Overview timeline of standards relating to determination of loads and methods of determining loads: Technical report compiled by Standards New Zealand, August 2011
        Department of Building and Housing
        Technical Report
        Standards and Regulation
        2011-10-2121 October 2011System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 4: Building Act tools for the upgrading of the structural performance of buildings - references and appendices for assessment and improvement of the structural performance of buildings in earthquakes: Technical report by New Zealand Cabinet, June 2006System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 4: Building Act tools for the upgrading of the structural performance of buildings - references and appendices for assessment and improvement of the structural performance of buildings in earthquakes: Technical report by New Zealand Cabinet, June 2006
          Department of Building and Housing
          Technical Report
          Standards and Regulation
          2011-11-1515 November 2011Letter from the Department of Building and Housing about the Forsyth Barr building report, November 2011Letter from the Department of Building and Housing about the Forsyth Barr building report, November 2011
            Department of Building and Housing
            Technical Report
          • Buildings - Representative Sample
          • RFI and EOI
            Colombo 764
          2011-10-2121 October 2011System of Building Controls - Regulation of the Engineering Profession - Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 and Rules (no 2) 2002: Technical Report by New Zealand Cabinet, October 2006System of Building Controls - Regulation of the Engineering Profession - Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 and Rules (no 2) 2002: Technical Report by New Zealand Cabinet, October 2006
            Department of Building and Housing
            Technical Report
          • Standards and Regulation
          • Training and Education
            2012-11-2727 November 2012New Zealand Building Code Handbook Third Edition by the Department of Building and HousingNew Zealand Building Code Handbook Third Edition by the Department of Building and Housing
              Department of Building and Housing
            • Referenced Document
            • Technical Report
            • Standards and Regulation
            • Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)
              2012-03-1212 March 2012Historical Review of Masonry Standards in New Zealand: Technical report prepared by Peter C Smith and Jonathan W Devine of Spencer Holmes Ltd, August 2011 Historical Review of Masonry Standards in New Zealand: Technical report prepared by Peter C Smith and Jonathan W Devine of Spencer Holmes Ltd, August 2011
                Devine, Jonathan
                Technical Report
              • Standards and Regulation
              • Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)
                2012-10-2525 October 2012Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Craigs Investment Partners House - 90 Armagh Street: Report prepared by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, February 2012Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Craigs Investment Partners House - 90 Armagh Street: Report prepared by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, February 2012
                  Devine, Jonathan
                  Technical Report
                  Buildings - Representative Sample
                  Armagh 90
                2012-10-2626 October 2012Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Bedford Row car park building - 20 Bedford Row: Report by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, January 2012Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Bedford Row car park building - 20 Bedford Row: Report by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, January 2012
                  Devine, Jonathan
                  Technical Report
                  Buildings - Representative Sample
                  Bedford 20
                2012-10-2626 October 2012Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of 151 Worcester Street: Report by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, December 2011Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of 151 Worcester Street: Report by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, December 2011
                  Devine, Jonathan
                  Technical Report
                  Buildings - Representative Sample
                  Worcester 151
                2012-10-2626 October 2012 Independent Assessment of Earthquake Performance of Inland Revenue Building - 224 Cashel Street: Report prepared by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited Independent Assessment of Earthquake Performance of Inland Revenue Building - 224 Cashel Street: Report prepared by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited
                  Devine, Jonathan
                  Technical Report
                  Buildings - Representative Sample
                  Cashel 224
                2012-02-2828 February 2012Structural Design for Earthquake Resistance - Past, Present and Future of Seismic Design: Technical Report by Associate Professor Rajesh P Dhakal, August 2011Structural Design for Earthquake Resistance - Past, Present and Future of Seismic Design: Technical Report by Associate Professor Rajesh P Dhakal, August 2011
                  Dhakal, Rajesh P
                  Technical Report
                • Engineering
                • New Building Technologies
                  2012-02-2828 February 2012Base Isolation and Damage-Resistant Technologies for Improved Seismic Performance of Buildings: Technical Report by Andrew H Buchanan, Des Bull, Rajesh P Dhakal, Gregory MacRae, Alessandro Palermo and Stefano Pampanin, August 2011Base Isolation and Damage-Resistant Technologies for Improved Seismic Performance of Buildings: Technical Report by Andrew H Buchanan, Des Bull, Rajesh P Dhakal, Gregory MacRae, Alessandro Palermo and Stefano Pampanin, August 2011
                    Dhakal, Rajesh P
                    Technical Report
                  • Building Failure
                  • Engineering
                  • New Building Technologies
                    2012-01-1717 January 2012Hotel Grand Chancellor hearing: Report on the Structural Performance of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the Earthquake of 22 February 2011Hotel Grand Chancellor hearing: Report on the Structural Performance of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the Earthquake of 22 February 2011
                      Dunning Thornton Consultants Ltd
                      Technical Report
                    • Buildings - Representative Sample
                    • Structural Performance
                      Cashel 161
                    2011-12-0101 December 2011Management of Earthquake Risk by Canterbury Regional Council and Christchurch City Council - Obligations and Responses under RMA: Technical Report by Enfocus Ltd, November 2011Management of Earthquake Risk by Canterbury Regional Council and Christchurch City Council - Obligations and Responses under RMA: Technical Report by Enfocus Ltd, November 2011
                      Enfocus Ltd
                      Technical Report
                      Standards and Regulation
                      2012-10-2525 October 2012Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Westpac Tower - 166 Cashel Street: Report by Peter Smith and Vaughan England of Spencer Holmes Limited, February 2012 Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Westpac Tower - 166 Cashel Street: Report by Peter Smith and Vaughan England of Spencer Holmes Limited, February 2012
                        England, Vaughan
                        Technical Report
                        Buildings - Representative Sample
                        Cashel 166
                      2011-11-1414 November 2011Steel Building Damage From The Christchurch Earthquake Series of 2010 and 2011: Technical Report by Charles Clifton, Michel Bruneau, Alistair Fussell, Roberto Leon and Greg MacRae, November 2011Steel Building Damage From The Christchurch Earthquake Series of 2010 and 2011: Technical Report by Charles Clifton, Michel Bruneau, Alistair Fussell, Roberto Leon and Greg MacRae, November 2011
                        Fussell, Alistair
                        Technical Report
                      • Buildings - Representative Sample
                      • Engineering
                        2011-10-2121 October 2011Foundations on Deep Alluvial Soils: Technical Report by Professor Misko Cubrinovski and Ian McCahon, August 2011Foundations on Deep Alluvial Soils: Technical Report by Professor Misko Cubrinovski and Ian McCahon, August 2011
                          Geotech Consulting Ltd
                          Technical Report
                          Geotechnical
                          2011-10-2121 October 2011Probabilities of aftershocks and larger events for the 2010 Darfield earthquake based on average behaviour of New Zealand earthquakes: Technical Report by GNS Science, 2011Probabilities of aftershocks and larger events for the 2010 Darfield earthquake based on average behaviour of New Zealand earthquakes: Technical Report by GNS Science, 2011
                            GNS Science
                          • Exhibit
                          • Technical Report
                            Seismicity

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