Construction of the new bride from University Drive to the Recreation Centre, giving access to the new Oval Village.
Construction of the new bride from University Drive to the Recreation Centre, giving access to the new Oval Village.
A photograph of the EPIC Innovation Centre under construction on the corner of St Asaph Street and Manchester Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Brick cladding covering up concrete slab - strong and attractive! Montreal Street".
An article that explains the innovative work of SCIRT in a post-disaster environment.
A paper published in the Management, Procurement and Law Journal Volume 168 Issue MP3, which describes a different form of alliancing.
A table comparing concrete use in Auckland and Christchurch.
An early presentation which summarises SCIRT's commercial model in a simple way.
A photograph of four architecture students working on the construction of part of the Pavilions & Lighting Devices market for LUXCITY.
Two construction workers on Kilmore Street with hard hats and high-visibility jackets. A large pipe is running beside them.
Furniture made of recycled wood situated in an empty construction site. The furniture was part of the Gap Filler project.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Construction workers on the scaffolding which surrounds the Millennium Hotel. Fencing has been placed around the buildings to restrict access.
Construction equipment parked on the former site of the Oxford on Avon, seen through the cordon fencing around Victoria Square.
An award submission nominating SCIRT Women in Construction (SWIC) for the Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards 2015: Category: Helen Tippett Award.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A poster created by University of Canterbury students outlining their findings from examining SCIRT's approach to managing health and safety.
Christchurch earthquake events have raised questions on the adequacy of performance-based provisions in the current national building code. At present, in the building code the performance objectives are expressed in terms of safety and health criteria that could affect building occupants. In general, under the high intensity Christchurch events, buildings performed well in terms of life-safety (with a few exceptions) and it proved that the design practices adopted for those buildings could meet the performance objectives set by the building code. However, the damage incurred in those buildings resulted in unacceptably high economic loss. It is timely and necessary to revisit the objectives towards building performance in the building code and to include provisions for reducing economic implications in addition to the current requirements. Based on the observed performance of some buildings, a few specific issues in the current design practices that could have contributed to extensive damage have been identified and recommended for further research leading towards improved performance of structures. In particular, efforts towards innovative design/construction solutions with low-damage concepts are encouraged. New Zealand has been one of the leading countries in developing many innovative technologies. However, such technically advanced research findings usually face challenges towards implementation. Some of the reasons include: (i) lack of policy requirements; (iii) absence of demonstrated performance of new innovations to convince stakeholders; and (iv) non-existence of design guidelines. Such barriers significantly affect implementation of low damage construction and possible strategies to overcome those issues are discussed in this paper.
A video of a media tour inside the earthquake-damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor. The video includes footage of the eastern side of the ground floor of the hotel, the stairwells, some of the rooms, and the view through an opening in the side of the building. It also includes an interview with Jack Harris from Fletchers Construction about the work that is being done to support the structure.
Nine to Noon has been told that the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is leading a multiagency group - including the Earthquake Commission, Fletcher Construction's EQR and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet - to try to identify which houses may have have had a high risk of containing asbestos and thereby quantify how many people may have been exposed. With Graham Darlow, Chief executive of Fletcher Construction and Gerry Brownlee, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery.
Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 11 December 2012.
A graph showing economic recovery in Canterbury.
A document which describes how the new Beachville Road seawall was built.
A photograph of part of the Pavilions & Lighting Devices market under construction on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street.
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. Construction workers and a digger can be seen behind the rubble.
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. Construction workers and a digger can be seen behind the rubble.
Black-and-white photograph of the Regent Theatre (then known as the Royal Exchange Building) under construction. Photograph taken c1905.
A presentation which outlines SCIRT's approach to raising the visibility of and enabling women working in construction across the SCIRT programme.
A new building under construction on Kilmore Street. A sign reading, 'Danger keep out' has been placed on the security fence.