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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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2012-03-1212 March 2012Department of Building and Housing Technical Investigation Reports: Peer review by William Holmes, November 2011Department of Building and Housing Technical Investigation Reports: Peer review by William Holmes, November 2011
  • Holmes, William T
  • Rutherford & Chekene
    Technical Report
  • Building Failure
  • Buildings - Representative Sample
  • Central Business District (CBD)
  • Cambridge 233
  • Cashel 161
  • Colombo 764
2011-10-2121 October 2011Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels: Technical Report compiled by Dr Terry Webb of GNS Science, July 2011Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels: Technical Report compiled by Dr Terry Webb of GNS Science, July 2011
  • GNS Science
  • Webb, T H (Terry)
    Technical Report
    Seismicity
    2011-11-0707 November 2011Independent Review of the Response to the Canterbury Earthquake, 4 September 2010: Technical report commissioned by Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, May 2011Independent Review of the Response to the Canterbury Earthquake, 4 September 2010: Technical report commissioned by Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, May 2011
    • Middleton, David
    • Westlake, Richard
      Technical Report
    • Building assessments after earthquakes
    • Christchurch Recovery
    • Civil Defence
    • Emergency Powers and Procedures
    • Placarding (Stickering)
    • Safety Evaluation
      2011-11-0303 November 2011Performance of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquake Swarm: Peer Review by Fred Turner, September 2011Performance of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquake Swarm: Peer Review by Fred Turner, September 2011
        Turner, Fred
        Technical Report
        Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)
        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
        • Hopkins, David
          Technical Report
        • Buildings - Representative Sample
        • RFI and EOI
          Colombo 764
        2011-11-0202 November 2011Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission summary of the IPENZ report 'Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand'Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission summary of the IPENZ report 'Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand'
          Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission
          Technical Report
          Standards and Regulation
          2011-11-0202 November 2011Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Education: Submission by Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, August 2011Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Education: Submission by Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, August 2011
          • Davies, Michael C R
          • Pender, Michael
          • Quenneville, Pierre
            Technical Report
            Training and Education
            2012-02-0303 February 2012Education of Structural and Geotechnical Engineers at the University of Canterbury: Report by Professor Andy Buchanan and Associate Professor Roger Nokes, August 2011Education of Structural and Geotechnical Engineers at the University of Canterbury: Report by Professor Andy Buchanan and Associate Professor Roger Nokes, August 2011
              University of Canterbury
              Technical Report
              Training and Education
              2012-10-2626 October 2012 Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Victoria Square Apartments - 100 Armagh Street: Prepared by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering, January 2012 Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Victoria Square Apartments - 100 Armagh Street: Prepared by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering, January 2012
              • Brooke, Nicholas
              • Compusoft Engineering
                Technical Report
                Buildings - Representative Sample
                Armagh 100
              2012-10-2626 October 2012Seismic Performance Summary draft report for Christchurch Town Hall - 100 Kilmore Street: Prepared by Rutherford & Chekene, April 2012Seismic Performance Summary draft report for Christchurch Town Hall - 100 Kilmore Street: Prepared by Rutherford & Chekene, April 2012
                Rutherford & Chekene
                Technical Report
                Buildings - Representative Sample
                Kilmore 100
              2012-10-2424 October 2012Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Christchurch Central Police Station - 48 Hereford Street: Report by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering Limited, February 2012Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Christchurch Central Police Station - 48 Hereford Street: Report by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering Limited, February 2012
                Compusoft Engineering
                Technical Report
                Buildings - Representative Sample
                Hereford 48
              2012-10-2424 October 2012Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Christchurch Civic Building - 53 Hereford Street: Report by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering Limited, March 2012Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Christchurch Civic Building - 53 Hereford Street: Report by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering Limited, March 2012
              • Brooke, Nicholas
              • Compusoft Engineering
                Technical Report
                Buildings - Representative Sample
                Hereford 53
              2011-12-2121 December 2011Practice Note - Design of Conventional Structural Systems Following Canterbury Earthquakes: Submission by Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand, December 2011Practice Note - Design of Conventional Structural Systems Following Canterbury Earthquakes: Submission by Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand, December 2011
                Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand
                Submission
                Engineering
                2011-12-0202 December 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011
                  Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)
                  Submission
                  Standards and Regulation
                  2011-11-0202 November 2011Letter from David Nummy of Unitec to the Royal Commission regarding engineering qualificationsLetter from David Nummy of Unitec to the Royal Commission regarding engineering qualifications
                  • Nummy, David
                  • Unitec
                    Submission
                    Engineering
                    2011-11-0202 November 2011Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Education: Submission by Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, August 2011Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Education: Submission by Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, August 2011
                    • Davies, Michael C R
                    • Pender, Michael
                    • Quenneville, Pierre
                      Submission
                      Training and Education
                      2012-02-0303 February 2012Education of Structural and Geotechnical Engineers at the University of Canterbury: Report by Professor Andy Buchanan and Associate Professor Roger Nokes, August 2011Education of Structural and Geotechnical Engineers at the University of Canterbury: Report by Professor Andy Buchanan and Associate Professor Roger Nokes, August 2011
                        University of Canterbury
                        Submission
                        Training and Education
                        2011-12-0202 December 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011
                          Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)
                          Referenced Document
                          Standards and Regulation
                          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
                          • Standards and Regulation
                          • Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)
                            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
                              Seismicity

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