The EQC (Earthquake Commission) has developed new standards and designs to help rebuild Christchurch after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The Department of Building and Housing have produced some generic building foundation and floor designs that can be used for residential homes being built or repaired on liquefied, tilting, unsettled and/or damaged land. (RebuildChristchurch.co.nz)
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A graphic describing guidelines for foundation design.
Foundation posts in the ground, waiting to be built on.
A foundation dug for the path down the middle of the Oval Village.
A red-stickered house where cracks can be clearly seen in the foundation.
A worker pouring contrete into the foundation of a temporary classroom on the Ilam Oval.
A construction site where some ground foundation has been laid down. In the background is a damaged brick property.
Relates to the three new categories for residential foundation design that have been developed and will be required for repairing and rebuilding homes in Canterbury following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The 'zones' referred to in the cartoon are the colours designated to different degrees of damage to particular areas or buildings in Christchurch after the earthquakes.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Cement is piped from the trucks to the foundations where it is poured into the foundation posts when building the Ilam village.
Cement is piped from the trucks to the foundations where it is poured into the foundation posts when building the Ilam village.
Cartoon shows a stone foundation that commemorates 'community spirit' after the Christchurch earthquake of February 22 2011.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of students from the Student Volunteer Army and Entré with a sign reading, 'Churchill Park'.
A photograph of bricks laid as a pathway in Churchill Park. Each brick has a message written on it.
A photograph of bricks forming a playing square of Christchurch: A Board Game. The bricks show a picture of ChristChurch Cathedral, and read, "ChristChurch Cathedral. Skip church, move to Ferry Rd".
A photograph of students from the Student Volunteer Army and Entré on the site of Christchurch: A Board Game.
A photograph of students from the Student Volunteer Army and Entré with University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr.
A photograph of bricks laid as a pathway in Churchill Park. Each brick has a message written on it.
A photograph of University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr writing a message on a brick pathway in Churchill Park.
A photograph of Erin Simpson interviewing volunteers who have been constructing the Four Corners youth space.
A photograph of volunteers digging soil to construct a BMX track.
A photograph of children cycling on the Fulton Hogan BMX Pump Track.
A photograph of volunteers who contributed to building a BMX track on an empty site on Colombo Street.
A photograph of volunteers laying bricks to create a labyrinth on the former site of St Luke's church.
A photograph of volunteers standing in the centre of a labyrinth they have created on the former site of St Luke's church.
A photograph of volunteers holding the foam blocks which will be used to create Foamapalooza.
A photograph of foam blocks and tires stacked on wooden pallets on the site of Foamapalooza.
A photograph of volunteers preparing the site for Foamapalooza. In the foreground, a sign describes the project.
A photograph of All Black Richie McCaw and Student Volunteer Army Founder Sam Johnson cutting vegetables.
A photograph of volunteers preparing the site for Foamapalooza.
A photograph of a volunteer wearing an In Our Backyard competition shirt. The shirt lists supporters and sponsors of the competition.
