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.
Steel 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
Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Westpac Tower - 166 Cashel Street: Report by Peter Smith and Vaughan England of Spencer Holmes Limited, February 2012
Management of Earthquake Risk by Canterbury Regional Council and Christchurch City Council - Obligations and Responses under RMA: Technical Report by Enfocus Ltd, November 2011
Base 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
Structural Design for Earthquake Resistance - Past, Present and Future of Seismic Design: Technical Report by Associate Professor Rajesh P Dhakal, August 2011
Independent 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
Independent 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
Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of 151 Worcester Street: Report by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, December 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
Independent Assessment of Earthquake Performance of Inland Revenue Building - 224 Cashel Street: Report prepared by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited
System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 4: Building Act tools for the upgrading of the structural performance of buildings - Earthquake-Prone Building Provisions of the Building Act 2004: Policy Guidance for Territorial Authorities: Technical Report by Department of Building and Housing, June 2005
System 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
System of Building Controls: Letter by Department of Building and Housing to Royal Commission regarding requested documents relating to building failure caused by Canterbury earthquakes, May 2011
System 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
System of Building Controls - Building regulatory framework, May 2011: Briefing to Royal Commission of Inquiry into building failure caused by Canterbury Earthquakes: Technical Report by the Department of Building and Housing, May 2005