A paper which outlines SCIRT's approach to asset assessment, design and repair of damaged retaining walls, and presents a case study of a retaining wall rebuild, on Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton.
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A paper which outlines the observed damage to Christchurch City Council-owned retaining walls and the repair solutions developed.
A pdf copy of a work notice issued by SCIRT giving an overview of the Beachville Road seawall rebuild project.
A paper which shares the process followed for the assessment and prioritisation of the retaining walls within the Port Hills in Christchurch.
A research project which presents the traffic and transport planning that has been undertaken to achieve the overarching goal of rebuilding Christchurch, whilst keeping the traffic moving.
A presentation to the IPWEA conference of a paper which shares the process followed for the assessment and prioritisation of the retaining walls within the Port Hills in Christchurch.
An award application for the Civil Contractors NZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards 2015 which details Downer's approach to repairing the Armagh Street bridge.
A document that outlines how timely and accurate information relating to estimating, actual project costs, future commitments, and total forecast cost, will be managed and reported for each project phase in the programme.
A poster created by University of Canterbury students outlining their findings from examining SCIRT's approach to managing health and safety.
An article published in the August/September 2015 issue of BRANZ Build magazine. It summarises SCIRT's approach to innovation management and suggests some areas for improvement.
A document which describes the processes and procedures SCIRT designers and delivery teams had to follow to locate and protect utilities.
A final year paper prepared by University of Canterbury students examining the positive effects of SCIRT on the New Zealand construction industry's health and safety performance.
An example of a SCIRT safety alert. Safety alerts were sent out to Delivery Team Health and Safety representatives after an incident who then sent or delivered them to subcontractors.
A document created to summarise the initial SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross collaboration workshop.
A pdf copy of a presentation which SCIRT presented to Red Cross volunteers, telling them about what SCIRT is and what it does.
A document containing the flipcharts from the SCIRT and the New Zealand Red Cross design thinking workshop.
A pdf copy of a presentation delivered by Elizabeth McNaughton and Duncan Gibb at the SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross humaneers action learning group.
An award submission nominating Paula Lock for the Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards 2015: Category: Professional Woman of the Year.
An award submission nominating SCIRT Women in Construction (SWIC) for the Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards 2015: Category: Helen Tippett Award.
A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation prepared for the Australia New Zealand Geotechnical Engineering Conference.
A document that describes a case study on how SCIRT has been designed to create an environment that delivers high performance.
A report detailing the Liquefaction Trial, the observations, and discussions of the trial interpretation and findings.
A manual which assists SCIRT draughters to perform quality draughting.
A revised memorandum of understanding that sets out how SCIRT and Connexis planned to work together to build an industry training framework and skilled workforce.
A plan which outlines how projects will be estimated to generate project Target Out-turn Costs (TOCs), and how these link into the programme TOC. The first version of this plan was produced on 29 July 2011.
A tool, in the form of an A5 card, given to workshop and toolbox participants, outlining five easy steps to minimise the impact of roadworks on businesses.
A plan which outlines SCIRT's approach to Human Resource Management. The first version of this plan was produced on 30 August 2011.
A web story about the return of the stone lions to the Memorial Arch.