Safety Initiative: Early warning system of ground and structural movement

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A document describing the early warning system to alert team members of ground and structural movement at the Arch.

Central City Implementation Plan

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A document outlining the methodology for rebuilding horizontal infrastructure in the central city, covering wastewater (local reticulation and trunk), wastewater pump stations, storm water (local reticulation and trunk), potable water, roads, and bridges.

Central City Delivery Management Plan

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A document outlining how the rebuild of wastewater, water supply, storm water and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.

Central City Impact Dashboard

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A PDF copy of a spreadsheet used to identify the impacts of traffic management in the central city.

Central City Rebuild Summary Diagram

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A diagram illustrating how the rebuild of the three waters and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.

Bill Perry Safety Award submission - Downer 2014 - CBD catchment

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A document which outlines several of Downer's safety initiatives, developed when working in the Central Business District.

SCIRT service strikes bowtie diagram

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A bowtie diagram which SCIRT used to evaluate the risks associated with and analyse the causal relationships associated with service strikes.

Driving Innovative Thinking in the New Zealand Construction Industry - pre…

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A pdf copy of a presentation delivered at Building a Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference. The presentation examines the relationship between innovation and productivity improvement in the construction industry.

Evaluation of Whole of Life Costs for Rebuild Option Evaluation (Calculati…

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A pdf copy of a spreadsheet tool used by designers to undertake a whole of life evaluation of rebuild options.

February 2014 Board Paper - SCIRT Support to Civil Trades Training

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A paper for the SCIRT Board which requests that the Board provide support to SCIRT's Training Team with assisting to develop a civil trade qualification.

February 2014 Board Presentation - SCIRT Support to Civil Trades Training

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A presentation for the SCIRT Board which outlines the process that SCIRT's Training Team intended to take towards assisting with developing a civil trade qualification.

Trial Anchors Through Existing Gabions

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A paper describing the procedure and challenges associated with installing anchors through gabion baskets.

Contractor Magazine April 2014 Article: SCIRT - changing the face of train…

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A magazine article which describes SCIRT's approach to training.

SCIRT Standard Details Combined

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A paper which indexes standard SCIRT details and CSS details including all SCIRT details.

Good driver behaviour flyer

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An example of a public flyer promoting good driver behaviour, handed out in areas of traffic detours or delays.

Brunel lecture locations

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A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation which illustrates the locations where Duncan Gibb presented his Brunel lecture.

Beca Heritage Week brochure - Central City

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A brochure created for Beca Heritage Week 2014, outlining SCIRT's repair work on heritage structures in the Central City. It was handed out to members of the public at SCIRT's walk and talk tours.

May 2014 St Martins School visit - presentation

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A presentation given to St Martin's primary school students about SCIRT work in Opawa and Hillsborough.

Safety Initiative: Use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher

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A document describing the use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher to avoid the need to make confined space entries.

Bridge of Remembrance Kids Zone attracts central city school pupils

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A web story about a site visit to the Bridge and Arch by local school pupils.

Safety Initiative: Confined spaces "dummy run

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A document describing the confined spaces "dummy run".

Environmental Initiative: bentonite splash fence

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A document describing Downer's approach to containing bentonite when drilling micro piles for the new Arch foundations.

Bridge of Remembrance Triumphal Arch rebuild involves city boys' school

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A web story about the model design work by Christ's College pupils.

Collectively we are stronger: Engineers generating collaborative solutions…

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A document made available to people attending Duncan Gibb's Brunel lecture.

Central City newsletters for businesses and residents

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A document containing examples of newsletters printed and distributed to the inner city businesses and residents, to prepare them for the upcoming SCIRT rebuild work and update them on the positive progress being made.

Business support programme examples

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A document containing examples of items and activities SCIRT implemented as part of the programme to support businesses affected and disrupted by SCIRT central city rebuild work.

Environmental Initiative: CO2 diffuser to neutralise high pH

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A document describing Downer's planned approach for neutralising the high pH of any potential bentonite or grout discharge into the Avon river.

October 2014 Board Paper - Project Manager for Trade Certification Establi…

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A paper for the SCIRT Board which requests that the Board provide support to recruit a Project Manager to support the development of a civil trade qualification.

Extract from Morrison Low's Report from the Independent Review of SCIRT's …

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Summary of an independent review of the TOC process.

The Strengthening of Heritage Bridges - Construction Challenges

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A conference paper prepared for the 4th Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference which outlines the challenges faced by SCIRT when repairing the Armagh Bridge, Colombo Bridge and Antigua Bridge.