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Liquefaction: Not the first or the last for the Garden City Page 31

BATTLE OF THE REBUILD Pages 18 - 19

Council explores red-zone relocations for social housing Page 46

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Welcome There’s been a silver lining to the seemingly never-ending Canterbury cloud lately.

It’s a phrase I’ve been morally opposed to thus far, at least when it relates to the rebuild of our city. Not in principle, but rather in a desire to maintain respect for those who have lost so much. The numbers however, just keep pushing my hand. More than 13,000 consents for new homes have been approved in the region since the earthquakes first hit. That’s been boosted by the 5,762 new homes consented last year and it’s up 43 percent up from the 4,037 consents issued in 2012. It’s not just our dwelling figures taking a giant leap. Statistics New Zealand figures showed the value of non-residential construction was also up last year, with a nine percent annual jump to more than $1 billion worth of consents in Canterbury during 2013. That’s a grand total of $7.2b worth of approvals for both homes and other building since the September earthquake of 2010. If that doesn’t quench the naysayers, I’m not quite sure what will.

In light of the construction boom, our builders and engineers are getting more innovative. This issue we look at the city’s first multi-storey building using innovative low-damage post-tensioned timber technology. We look at the exciting new inner city precinct, The Terrace and profile its mastermind himself – Antony Gough. And we’ve found yet another clever little kids’ toy assisting the city; this time, a quadcopter.

I found myself in the middle of a good ol’ media scrum this month when Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee popped into the city to mark a number of significant milestones; the beginning of Re:Start’s permanent incarnation, preliminary designs for the new bus exchange and a new venture set to boost future construction.

It was so exciting, we profiled all three.

So get comfy, you’ve got some reading to do.

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Contents 7: Creating a Christchurch with character 8: Temporary mall to continue while permanent mall is developed 10: Housing demand pushes Christchurch rating values up 11: Innovative toy assisting the rebuild 14: Evolving urban space - The Terrace 18: Battle of the Rebuild Feature 20: A day in the life – John Wright 21: New initiative to keep the Canterbury community informed 24: Heritage Grant for Riccarton House 29: The absolute guaranteed strategy to reduce your income tax 31: Liquefaction: Not the first and not the last for the Garden City 34: Controlling the noise for your rebuild 35: Women’s Refuge in the rebuild 37: Monthly sign-off from CERA 38: Developers urged to consider energy efficiency early 44: How to avoid construction delays and save thousands 45: Landmark red zone building reaches completion 46: Council explores red-zone relocations for social housing

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Low-damage timber technology makes its first appearance

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he wooden superstructure building in Victoria Street, owned

by Tony Merritt, is the first quakeresilient open-plan timber office building in the city rebuild.

The building’s unique post-tensioned design and technology is the brainchild of the University of Canterbury (UC) civil engineering professors Andy Buchanan and Stefano Pampanin with support from senior lecturer Dr Alessandro Palermo.

Their research began before the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes and resulted in pre-fabricated and glue-laminated box beams and solid columns, used in the design of this building by architect Jasper van der Lingen of Sheppard and Rout and structural engineer Jade Kirk of Kirk Roberts.

The timber is threaded with high-tensile steel tendons and shock-absorbing steel componentry that enable the building to essentially spring back into alignment after a major quake.

Another large post-quake building using the technology for Trimble Navigation has also just officially opened.

“The Trimble building uses the same post-tensioned timber technology as the

Merritt building,” UC College of Engineering Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Jan Evans-Freeman. “It is only two storeys but it covers a much larger area. The Trimble building is a hi-tech building with all the latest Trimble technology for monitoring building performance.

“Another similar technology structure is being built in Kaikoura for the Kaikoura District Council which will contain a museum, library and council offices. It is a three storey building, built entirely of wood above the concrete foundations. It uses post-tensioned rocking timber walls for low-damage earthquake resistance.

“On the corner of Montreal Street and Hereford Street by the Christchurch City Council offices, the 1930 St Elmo Courts, which were demolished after the earthquakes, has been replaced by a sixstorey office building using an optimum combination of materials.”

The three UC engineers at the cutting edge of safe building design in the postquake era have been recognised for their efforts in playing a significant part in the rebuild of Christchurch.

Last year they were awarded UC’s

The first multi-storey building using innovative low-damage post-tensioned timber technology has opened in Christchurch post-earthquake.

Innovation Medal for using their academic knowledge to benefit the wider community. The trio were chosen following their innovative contribution to the new system of earthquake-resistant buildings using post-tensioned structural

timber.

Professor Evans-Freeman says the trio spent many years’ work, along with creative and innovative thinking, to produce state of the art safe building technology.

“Their contribution includes research, development, promotion and technical support. Their pioneering UC research has lifted engineered timber buildings into serious contention for the Christchurch rebuild after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.’’

The work of the leading UC engineers has resulted in the use of timber as a structural material and new buildings of up to 10 storeys being built in Europe, North America and Australia, with proposals for a 30-storey timber building on the drawing board in Canada, Professor Evans-Freeman says.

Engineering has always been UC’s trump card but the university recently jumped to 19th in the world in civil and structural engineering according to the latest QS world university rankings by subject. Civil engineering at UC is ranked third in the southern hemisphere.

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Anthony Gough:

Creating a central city with character

By Cheryl Colley

“I totally believe that we will have a much better city ultimately and I am completely committed to playing my part in achieving this. If that means challenging bureaucracy, accepted ideas and negative thinking I have absolutely no qualms in doing just that.”

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’m here to sell the sizzle.” What Antony Gough means by this is that he sees his role as selling the good news and benefits of the Christchurch recovery to a wider audience and to the sceptics and nay-sayers. “I totally believe that we will have a much better city ultimately and I am completely committed to playing my part in achieving this. If that means

challenging bureaucracy, accepted ideas and negative thinking I have absolutely no qualms in doing just that.”

Antony Gough, former property investor turned property developer, is constantly referred to as “flamboyant”.

He’s perfectly happy with that label because he admits that he dresses to be noticed and to challenge. But beneath the colourful exterior there is a steely grey resolve to see his beloved Christchurch become the lead city in New Zealand through the rebuild process.

His famed project ‘The Terrace’ is symptomatic of this. It is cutting-edge design and in itself has challenged tradition and conventionality. “The urban design group have criticised the complex’s lack of cohesion because

each building is completely different in design and in the materials used – but that was deliberate to create an aura of discovery. Everything I do is a bit quirky and individualistic. I wanted my new development to reflect my personality, to have my mark on it. Not even the laneways within the complex line up! It’s fun and lends itself to exploration.”

He lost 12 buildings through the earthquakes. “The Terrace has given me an opportunity to build something of very high quality which will be an asset to Christchurch for the future. It won’t make me any money because there are lots of open public spaces in it that can’t be tenanted. It’ll cost $5m more to build than it will be worth complete. But that is not the point. My vision for this complex is for it to be the ‘living room’ of the city – a place where people will

want to meet, relax and enjoy the ambiance of the environment beside the Avon River.”

Antony’s passion for Christchurch and his positivity about the rebuild are seemingly boundless, as is his courage.

He is a crusader for increasing the momentum of the recovery and he is frustrated when solutions to obstacles are not reached in a timely fashion. The lack of car parking in the central city and the delays in repairing and reopening the Lichfield Street car park building concern him deeply. “I will continue to ask the hard questions of the city council and of CERA when no one else does and when it all seems too hard. I am not going away.”

Antony’s dedication and huge contribution to the rebuild has been recognised recently through the conferring on him of an honorary doctorate from the University of Canterbury, his alma mater from where he gained an honours degree in physics.

We’re pretty sure it isn’t just the university which is keeping an eye on this visionary. To read more about exciting future of The Terrace development, turn to page 14.

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Temporary mall to continue while permanent mall is developed

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ur globally famed Container Mall is reaching the end of its transitory lifespan and we look forward to its permanent incarnation. But until then, a partnership between the Crown and the private sector will ensure the iconic Re:START Mall continues operating while development of the permanent site takes place, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced.

The arrangement will see Re:START Mall retailers located on the northern side of Cashel Mall shift to a combination of Crown-owned and private land in the area of the Retail Precinct bounded by Oxford Terrace, Cashel Street, Plymouth Lane and Lichfield Street.

This will allow development of the permanent retail precinct to take place in the existing mall area. The Crown is providing support for the relocation of the mall in the form of a grant of $1.27 million to the Re:START the Heart Trust.

“Re:START Mall, with its clever use of brightly coloured freight containers, has become an icon for the recovery in Christchurch, a place for locals to gather, shop, and be entertained, and a very popular destination for tourists,” Brownlee says. “As the new Retail Precinct

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“These retailers are committed to being in the CBD – in the face of other overtures and options they have wanted to stay in the heart of Christchurch”. develops and permanent buildings are built on space Re:START Mall currently occupies, there is a need to find a new location, and I’m thrilled the Government could play a big part in making this happen.

“This arrangement means the mall will initially be able to operate for a year on the Crown-owned land, with potential for it to be extended to a second year.”

Trading is due to end in the existing

northern part of the mall in late April, and contractors will work to have the retailers operating from the new site as soon as possible.

Re:START the Heart Trust chair John Suckling thanked the Government and the private landowners for their support in the making the shift possible, and the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust for a $3.36 million loan that helped get the mall off the ground in October 2011.

“We’re delighted that retailers in the northern part of the mall will now be able to trade for at least another 12 months,” he says.“Our retailers have shown remarkable patience as we have worked through the planning process and I have nothing but admiration for their commitment. The majority were part of Re:START when we launched in October 2011 and they still have that same enthusiasm now.”

“Everyone knows how tough retail can be, and when you don’t have the critical mass of office workers around you it’s not always easy. But these retailers are committed to being in the CBD – in the face of other overtures and options they have wanted to stay in the heart of Christchurch.”Cr Paul Lonsdale, part of the business group behind the container mall is also thrilled the mall has found a new central location. “The mall has received significant international interest and I’m sure will remain popular with locals and tourists alike.”

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel is elighted by the announcement. “The ReStart Mall has continued to give a psychological boast to residents and provide a bright central meeting point for residents and visitors.”

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Preliminary design for new bus exchange released The Government has released preliminary designs for the city's new $53 million bus exchange, with construction due to start mid-year.

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ounded by Tuam, Colombo and patrons from the elements and an open Lichfield streets and SOL plan passenger lounge with self-service Square, the Bus Interchange will ticketing and bicycle storage, the facility handle up to 115 bus movements per is designed to link to other modes of hour and by 2041 it will be used by transport and to cope with projected about 7,500 people per hour. transport growth until 2041.”

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery He says the Bus Interchange will link Minister Gerry Brownlee released to new super-stops in the central city images of the preliminary designs for and suburban hubs for ease of travel the Crown-led anchor project which will provide a new The Bus Interchange will be public transport hub replacing the city’s earthquake a focal point in the rebuild of damaged facility. the central city and will be one “The Christchurch Central of the first anchor projects to Development Unit and its be delivered. partner agencies worked with designers on a range of options,” Brownlee says.

“The favoured design was thoroughly around the city. “It’s also been tested to ensure the layout designed to provide opportunities for accommodates the manoeuvring of the development by the private sector in buses and spaces for the public to feel the wider Bus Interchange Precinct safe and comfortable while using the including potential for retail, services. accommodation and entertainment.”

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Mayor Lianne Dalziel describes the launch of the preliminary designs for the Bus Interchange as a step forward for the city. “The Bus Interchange will be a focal point in the rebuild of the central city and will be one of the first anchor projects to be delivered.”

Environmental Committee Chair, Cr Phil Clearwater says the Bus

Interchange is a vital element in the public transport system being developed for the city.

“The Bus Interchange is pivotal to public transport.

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Housing demand pushes Christchurch rating values up The Christchurch City Council’s first post-quake property revaluation indicates the city’s total Rating Value has risen from $75 billion to $84 billion.

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he revaluation carried out by independent valuer Quotable Value (QV) shows residential properties have risen 16.2 percent, compared with an approximate nine percent rise for commercial and rural properties.

Council Finance Committee chairman Raf Manji says the new values will take effect for city and Banks Peninsula properties from July 1, 2014, but this does not mean the Council will automatically collect more in rates. “The total amount of rates collected each year is set in the Council’s Annual Plan. Rating Values are used to work out how much is collected from each ratepayer. “It’s important to realise that if the Rating Value of your property rises or falls, your rates won’t necessarily follow suit. Your rates bill is based on the value of your property in relation to the value of all other properties city-wide.”

Based on the recent revaluation, the average house in Christchurch has a Rating Value of $455,000. With the 6.5 percent rates rise, this property will pay $2,076 in rates. This means the average residential property will pay an extra $2.83 per week in rates.

“Changes in Rating Values vary widely across the

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city and there are several reasons for this, Manji says.

“The creation of the residential Red Zone, coupled with extensive demolitions in the central city, pushed down the overall Rating Value of those areas.

“Because of the earthquakes, we’ve had a six year gap between revaluations instead of the usual three years. The last revaluation in 2007 also occurred when the property market was at its peak. In the case of Banks Peninsula, where there are a high proportion of holiday homes, demand for these properties fell after the global financial crisis, and this led to a drop in values.” The Government approved a special methodology for the revaluation that excludes earthquake damage. But QV Southern Operations Manager Brendon Bodger says although the new valuations cannot take into account any physical earthquake damage, they do reflect the market reaction to the earthquakes. “Most residential property values have increased from the previous peak of the market in 2007, with almost 80 percent experiencing a rise of 10 percent or more. This is the result of strong demand for housing fuelled by the influx of workers into the city and the relocation of approximately 7,000 red zoned properties.”

Other key trends: Residential values have tended to drop for bare TC3 land where site specific foundations are required. For properties with existing houses, TC categories had little impact on Rating Values.

Commercial land values have generally fallen sharply in the inner part of the Central City (as much as 50 percent) and increased in outer areas of the CBD suitable for office accommodation.

Values have risen strongly in suburban commercial areas (in some cases by more than 40 percent).

Rural values have gone down slightly, but some areas with development potential close to the city have risen.

The average rise for more affordable homes has tended to be greater than for more expensive homes, reflecting demand for these types of properties.

Average values have fallen slightly across Banks Peninsula.

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Another innovative toy assisting the rebuild Last issue we brought you the remote controlled car assessing under quake damaged homes. The latest innovative University of Canterbury gadget to assist the rebuild is a state of the art quadcopter.

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he quadcopter is providing video footage of earthquake damaged homes along cliftop edges in the Port Hills for consulting firm Aurecom on behalf of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, UC geography associate professor Peyman Zawar-Reza explains.

“Flights were flown focusing on the damaged houses where it was too dangerous for people to inspect from the ground,” he says.

“This helped Aurecon engineers obtain a better picture of the damage and condition of the hill suburb to enable them to develop a plan for demolition and slope stabilisation.”

Flights were also carried out in Moa Bone Cave to determine damage to the cave for Aurecon on behalf of the Christchurch City Council. “Since

University of Canterbury Department of Geography’s qualified pilot Nick Key with the quadcopter

February 22, 2011, no one has been inside Moa Bone Cave because of the existing risk. We undertook a series of flights in and around the cave to enable engineers to establish the damage extent of the cave interior,” he says.

The quadcopter has also done aerial

mapping work of the Greendale fault line in the Canterbury foothills which can be viewed in action on YouTube.

The research is still in progress and is being carried out for Dr Brendan Duffy (Geology) and Dr Chris Gomez (Geography) with future flights planned.

“Visiting international students will be using the imaging also as part of their projects this year,” Professor ZawarReza says.

The UC geography quadcopter will carry out aerial mapping work around Waimakariri River terracing near Springfield and at Cass Field Station in Canterbury. It has also undertaken flights in Antarctica around Scott Base demonstrating the capabilities to Antarctica New Zealand and the US Antarctic Programme staff. It was the first quadcopter to fly in Antarctica for science.

A demonstration flight has been made for the New Zealand Fire Service during its recent emergency exercise on campus.

The quadcopter has also flown in and around carious locations of the Avon River and the Avon-Heathcote Estuary to provide footage for a documentary film being produced by last year’s Erskine visitor Professor Peter Newman from Perth’s Curtin University. The film will be premiered in Christchurch in April.

Later this year the quadcopter is planning to fly up the Fox Glacier to undertake some imaging work of the glacier moraine.

The UC quadcopter operation is performed by a qualified pilot, the Department of Geography’s Nick Key, and is approved by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority to operate remotely piloted aircraft systems.

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Designing the new city with CAD One Christchurch company that offers a onestop Construction and Design (CAD) engineering and architectural support service to firms involved with the building and construction industry in Canterbury, is CAD World.

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AD World’s team includes structural and civil engineers, drafters, modelers, architectural technicians and designers and construction managers all of whom are highly qualified and have expertise in their specialist fields. The team is constantly updating their considerable knowledge and skills to assist clients to achieve their identified outcomes.

CAD World had successfully completed numerous structural designs for residential and commercial projects, as well as architectural designs, industrial designs, home renovation designs, and construction management. They have also been used as consultant engineers for the Canterbury rebuild by MWH and Fletchers EQR, in particular. “Our team of 10 has been involved with well over 100 contracts,” CAD World director Andre Boiser says. “We’ll take on jobs of any size and our prices are very competitive. We’re accredited

suppliers to the rebuild companies and feedback on our performance is excellent, especially with respect to its quality and timeliness.”

Andre and his wife Rosa moved from Auckland to Christchurch in December 2010 to play a part in the recovery of the city. They have recently become very proud New Zealand citizens and are here to stay for the long haul. Andre has a Masters degree in Engineering, majoring in Construction Management and has nearly 20 years of experience in the profession. He is also a New Zealand Chartered Professional Engineer. “We’ve been through all the quakes ourselves and we understand what is needed for both commercial and residential recovery.”

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Popular subdivision expands “We’re not going to sell you a plot of land and then just leave you to fend for yourself through the build process.

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The Twain means the joining of two entities. It’s a fitting name for the latest Gillman Wheelans subdivision.

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estled comfortably between Halswell and Wigram, Kirkwood The Twain is expected to be a cohesive addition to the existing Kirkwood and Aidenfield subdivisions, tied seamlessly together by a striking layout of landscaping, pathways and green spaces. Comprising more than 100 sections, from 320m2-1000m2, varying in position and outlook, the new subdivision highlights the stunning view over the Heathcote River as well as reserves and pathways bridging the surrounding areas.

An area of rapid development due to its central location, Halswell’s Kirkwood development will appeal

to families with its proximity to educational, recreational and proposed shopping facilities.

Kirkwood The Twain has already received strong interest, with the first of three stages released last month. It’s been 10 years since the existing Kirkwood subdivision was built. With a limited road frontage this subdivision off Dunbars Road had its challenges.

However with some clever planning the company created a central reserve, a stormwater area and tennis court combined as one.

Gillman Wheelans has built on the experience with many more since, comprising more than 1500 sections in total within the award winning subdivisions of Preston Downs in West Melton, Riverside in Tai Tapu, with Quarry view, Milns Estate, Milns Court and Broken Run all in Halswell, plus the more recently developed Levi Park in Rolleston.

“Our point of difference is all in our approach,” sales manager Bobbie Howard explains.

Her role is to ensure a seamless and customised service for clients. “We’re not going to sell you a plot of land and then just leave you to fend for yourself through the build process. We want you to be able to enjoy the building process.

“We offer a more informal approach to buying a section. We have a loyal following of purchasers who continue to come with us. I was one of those buyers.

Our strength is that we have that experience, we’ve really have been there done that.”

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But the company’s history started well before then. Ron Bradley carried out his first renovation in 1966. Fast forward a number of years when his son Adrian was looking from a change from the motor industry and the pair joined forces. “My father has been carrying out renovation projects for almost as long as I can remember,” Adrian says. By the time Ron had moved into commercial refits he

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“What makes us different is the fact that we really will turn our hand to anything, from large commercial and residential projects through to small home maintenance tasks,” Adrian says.

“We can cover anything from repairing a leaky tap through to a new house.” So, while the company can install a brand new kitchen or bathroom, a diverse skillset ensures they are able to make your old kitchen look and feel brand new, or any room for that matter. By replacing cabinet

You don’t need to buy a new kitchen to get a new kitchen, according to Adrian Bradley. And, while it seems like an impossible task, you only need to see Innovate Renovate’s ‘before and after’ photos to know just how accurate the statement is.

“We can provide an extensive quote, advise on colours and products and we can work within a budget, sourcing the best fixtures and fittings for the price,” Adrian says.

While some of the larger projects require more hands, Innovate Renovate has a team of subcontractors they can work with, or they are willing to work with your personally selected tradespeople.

No two days are the same for Ron and Adrian. They are currently working on reroofing a portion of a garage and bringing it up to residential building code before conversion to a sleepout. A client who was thrilled with the extra space they achieved with her bathroom renovation, has asked them to carry out further alterations, while Adrian’s hairdresser has a toilet that requires attention. “There is no job too small for us and the experienced personel we have available allows us to also manage larger contracts.”

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olished concrete is considered a good sustainable flooring option because it makes use of natural materials already present. Most modern buildings are built on a concrete slab; polishing the exposed concrete eliminates the energy and material consumed by applying a floor covering. Polished concrete floors are also low maintenance as they are more durable and easier to clean than many other flooring options. Polished concrete also reduces dust mite and allergen problems and does not support mould growth. It is hard wearing and will not chip or dent like other softer surfaces, such as timber.

So it is certainly hard to find reasons not to use polished concrete for flooring. Local company Lesa Systems Ltd, has all the expertise to advise on the supply of cutting-edge solutions for concrete flooring designs.

Polished concrete reduces dust mite and allergen problems and does not support mould growth. It is hard wearing and will not chip or dent like other softer surfaces, such as timber.

The main product in demand is the Pentra-Floor polished-concrete flooring system, which is fast gaining a

“Concrete is noble”. And it seems that Christchurch agrees. Our city is fast becoming the home of polished concrete in New Zealand and even the world, with some of the best aggregates for beautiful concrete coming straight from the Waimakariri River.

reputation as the best natural-floor option for home, commercial, retail and industrial premises. This system is being used in numerous Christchurch rebuild projects and existing buildings, including The Colombo, over 20 individual stores in The Tannery, Westend House on Manchester Street, the New World supermarkets at St Martins, Ilam and Lincoln and several buildings in the Midway Moorhouse Centre, including Furniture Concepts and Asko Design Store.

Recently it was also used in the St Margaret’s College Old Girls’ Atrium, the Botanic Gardens Visitors’ Centre and the redevelopment of the old Lane Walker Rudkin buildings on Orbell Street for Trent’s Cash ‘n Carry - the wholesale store for Foodstuffs South

Island Ltd. These are examples of commercial or educational uses for polished concrete, but now the Pentra-Floor system is also becoming more accepted and utilised in new residential builds. Lesa Systems is working with architects to devise the perfect polished concrete finish to make new homes look really spectacular and the company supplies the appropriate cleaning products and materials to the home-owner for the ongoing care of the concrete. Existing floors can be repaired using the Pentra-Floor System and retrofit floors are also possible.

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Black Tie, Battle of the Rebuild 2014 Christchurch, get ready to rumble… the inaugural Battle of the Rebuild 2014 is gearing up to celebrate all those involved in our city’s rebuild in just the spirit that has been necessary to fuel the momentum and get this city proudly back on its feet – sheer hard work, tenacity and true grit.

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his hard-hitting event is a tough, physical challenge, the perfect metaphor for what Christchurch has been through. But it’s also so much more than boxing. The brave contenders will have you captivated by their courage and commitment to making things better for others by putting their bodies on the line and stepping into the ring. But, similar to its flagship event ‘Fight for Christchurch’, Battle of the Rebuild is a black tie, red carpet event being held at the CBS Arena with all of the glitz, glamour and premium entertainment you’d expect from such a world class event.

Justin Wallace the director of Enth Degree, who initiated Fight for Christchurch and now Battle of the Rebuild, explains that the event will inspire the crowd, both guys and girls alike, with its entertainment themed on construction and interpreted by dancers, and some surprising visual wonders.

“We are expecting up to 3000 guests.

Half of the 102 tables have already been sold and tickets in the stands are

From left to right David Reid, John Manson and Rob Strickland Training for the big event

selling well with companies like Hawkins Construction, Fulton Hogan, SCIRT and Falcon Construction all taking blocks of seating in the stands, as well as tables where guests will enjoy a three course dinner and drinks, all included.”

With 16 contenders from 16 companies in training, and raising funds for their nominated charities, the goal for Battle of the Rebuild is to raise $100,000 for: The Champion Centre,

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The Aranui and Linwood College Breakfast Club.

“David Reid was motivated to start this charity for the Aranui and Linwood Colleges after experiencing a need whilst working in the area. CYDP also do a lot of work with at risk youth with their Re-Focus programme, and The Champion Centre does amazing work with families of disabled children.”

The chosen charities are certainly worthy recipients to fight for, and at present the boxing contenders are training hard in order to hone their skills and compete in their three 90-second rounds.

The Canterbury Youth Development Programme (CYDP) and the extraordinary initiative set up in the Eastern suburbs by Falcon Construction’s founder David Reid –

Don’t miss this milestone city event; a wonderful opportunity to dress to impress and enjoy an electric atmosphere like no other. Book ring-side corporate tables at www.enthdegree.co.nz or by contacting Justin Wallace justin@enthdegree.co.nz or purchase tickets in the stands through www.ticketek.co.nz. You can also donate to the charities at www.givealittle.co.nz/event/battleofthere build2014.

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John Wright, Harcourts Ilam 2

March has flown by and a quarter of 2014 has gone already which is scary. I am convinced time speeds up as you get older, or else you fill your days with more and it just seems to go faster. My youngest has been away at university for two months already and the house seems too quiet when I get home at night. Anyway my world of real estate does not seem to be slowing down any with plenty to keep me busy.

here must be something in the water at our Holmwood offices with several young ones falling pregnant. For the numerous wannabe grandparents in the group this is an exciting time with the prospect of several newborns being brought in for visits.

Since writing about “as is where is “sales before Christmas I have received a number of calls from people currently battling with their insurer over the repair or payout figure for their homes. Those who have called sound totally despondent and completely worn out by the experience and my heart goes out to them. Besides my obvious wish for people to be able to resolve matters equitably I worry that they will join those who became disillusioned with Christchurch and decided it was just too hard living here; which is not what we need.

I had a fabulous

morning recently, when I contacted a client and suggested a catch up over a coffee. He replied why don’t we go further afield and I will take you for a ride in my new Ferrari. So we did. If only every day could start like that.

Because of the frequency of auctions as the method of buying and selling property these days it is important to have a strategy in place if you intend bidding for a property. Just waiting to see what happens is fine if you are there for entertainment but if you want to buy a house you should be prepared. People tell me they don’t like auction because they have missed out on several houses. It’s not the process that is to blame.

Speak to the selling agent or perhaps meet with the sales manager of the company handling the sale of the house you are keen

to buy and discuss a strategy that will work for you.

I cannot believe the number of clients I have who are keen to build but cannot find any land that is suitable. After running ‘wanted’ adverts for months with no success I guess it will just come down to being lucky enough to find one if it does come to the market. I harp on about council reducing reserve contributions and the like in order to encourage people to subdivide just in the short term, but I guess there are more pressing issues to consider.

I often get emails from people saying – I am planning which open homes to visit this weekend and don’t want to waste my time if your house is out of my price range, so what are your vendors wanting. The urge to say they want a million is always there but it would not endear me to many people. So I am sorry, but you will just have to come along and look and judge for yourself.

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New initiative to keep the Canterbury community informed A new community-driven website portal is ensuring Christchurch residents get information about the repair and rebuild process quickly and easily and it is being applauded by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton.

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alled ‘In the Know’, the new site is a question and answer based service where residents can ask their question once and get access to the answer from one site, instead of having to go to different websites to gather information.

“There was a forerunner to In the Know which was hosted on CERA’s Canterbury Residential Rebuild website and CanCERN’s website. Now that it’s been up and running for more than a year we’re relaunching the service to help boost awareness about it and what it can offer,” Sutton says.

“The service has a new look and a website that’s much easier to use. It’s a useful resource for residents and I’m really pleased that CERA is supporting this community-led initiative.”

The community representatives involved in the development and

implementation of In the Know include Brian Parker and Leanne Curtis from CanCERN, Bob Henderson community worker, Chris Greengrass from the Waimakariri, Nicki Goss manager of Earthquake Support Coordination Service, Carmel Jaggar from the TC3 Group, Linda Rutland from the Port Hills, and Helen Gatonyi from the Tenants Protection Association.

The group reviews the questions before they are sent to the various recovery agencies to provide the answers and CERA’s role is to administer the site.

Recovery agencies that are working together to provide answers to residents’ questions include insurers, government and local government agencies and banks.

Brian Parker from CanCERN says the collaboration between community

Leanne Curtis (CanCERN), Brian Parker (CanCERN), Jane Wright (CERA), Bob Henderson, (community worker); Jo Fitzgerald (CERA), Nikki Goss (Earthquake Support Coordination Service), Carmel Jaggar (TC3 Group), Chris Greengrass, (Waimakariri).

groups and recovery agencies better enables communications to address the specific needs of the residents with clear and consistent information on the rebuild that can help them make informed decisions.

“When it comes down to it, many residents are asking the same sorts of

questions, so we’re bringing together information from a range of agencies and making it available in one place.

Our hope is that In the Know will make it easier for people to find what they need.”

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Diversifying rebuild capabilities to benefit the city Peter Polansky, co-owner of iconstruct Christchurch Ltd, is a man with drive, vision and passion. This drive and vision has seen his painting company ipaint expand into project management, renovation and building under the iconstruct name, a company established two years ago.

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ith the civil engineering expertise of partner Ben Stephenson, the company has rapidly earned a reputation for quality and reliability, as well as expert coordination and organisation in the construction industry.

“Our biggest strength is the way we project management our contracts,” Peter says. “We have clearly defined and detailed processes that are followed by our workers so that no aspect of a job is overlooked and neglected. We have extremely high standards for the work that we do. After all, reputation is everything.” iconstruct has a strong focus on residential earthquake repairs and has carried out full repairs on 350 homes to date. The company has helped

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Peter Polansky, co-owner of iconstruct Christchurch Ltd, (below second from the left) and the iconstruct team Christchurch residents get on with their lives by offering a complete management and oversight service from project start to its completion. They can call on around 60 skilled and proven tradesmen in all areas of construction, painting and finishing to deliver what they promise in a timely, professional manner, on budget and to clients’ satisfaction.

“We are a company that enjoys working with people and strives to produce high quality work. Our clients are extremely important to us and our goal is for them

to find working with us a pleasurable and hassle-free experience. At the end of a repair job we like to present our clients with a basket of lovely goodies to welcome them back to their homes.”

Peter’s vision sees the company growing still further through moving into new builds. “It’s a natural progression for us. We want to be even more involved in the rebuild of the city and there is so much opportunity in both the residential and commercial sectors.

We see a real chance now too for more

energy-efficient, cost-effective and sustainable buildings than have been the standard in New Zealand up until now.”

With a man of Peter’s commitment at the helm there is little doubt we will hear a good deal more of iconstruct in the future. iconstruct is located at 1/81 Magdala Place, Middleton, Christchurch. Phone 0800 127 0813. Visit their website www.iconstruct.net.nz for more detailed information about their services.

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Heritage grant for Riccarton house

Riccarton House under construction

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he Canterbury earthquakes caused substantial damage to the building including the loss to the 16 fireplaces, eight chimneys and the lathe and plaster. The building was insured for earthquake damage; the grant will cover some structural strengthening and maintenance work not covered by insurance.

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Building Standards. This is up from as low as 10 percent prior to 2010.

Christchurch City Council Natural Environment and Heritage Manager Helen Beaumont says that the Council is delighted to make a donation towards a heritage building which has a special place in the heart of many Cantabrians and New Zealanders.

“Today, the building continues to be at the centre of many community

Structural strengthening and maintenance work on Riccarton House can be completed following the approval of a Christchurch City Council Heritage Grant of $33,263.

gatherings and celebrations. This grant visit for locals and tourists, and it will contribute to the role of this building creates creative small business in contributing to our sense of identity opportunities.” and our living heritage.

Riccarton Bush Trust Chairman Charles “The grant will help preserve the future Dean says, “The Trust is delighted with of a building which is recognised the support from Council in addition to a nationally for its connection to European wide range of support from other settlement and farming on the groups and family members.”

Canterbury Plains, He says the trust expects and for early Riccarton House to open interactions between “It's great to be able to later in 2014 to celebrate Maori and Pakeha on help the conservation the 100th anniversary of the Deans estate." the formation of the Trust and strengthening Councillor Yani in November 1914. project at Riccarton Johanson says the Payment of the grant is grant shows the real House move forward. subject to the applicants As a building, it is an difference that the entering a 10-year limited Heritage Incentive conservation covenant icon of our city's Grant can make to with the Council that the remaining heritage. the community and owner(s) will not demolish the economy. “It's or apply for consent for great to be able to help the demolition of the protected heritage conservation and strengthening project item within a period of time to be at Riccarton House move forward. As a negotiated with the building owner(s). building, it is an icon of our city's The building at 16 Kahu Road Street is remaining heritage. Whether you’re listed Group 1 in the Christchurch City visiting during the week or during the Plan and is registered Category 1 by the ever busy Farmer’s Market, it is clear New Zealand Historic Places Trust that this building is a special place to Pouhere Taonga.

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Construction technique another Canterbury first A pioneering, low-vibration ground strengthening technique being used at St George’s Hospital will minimise the impact on patients and neighbours during the initial construction stages of the $122 million redevelopment.

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tage One involves construction of a large basement on the site of St George’s iconic 1928 heritage building which was demolished in 2012 because of damage sustained during the Canterbury earthquakes – above which a new four-storey atrium, reception area, cancer care treatment centre, staff café and chapel will be built. It’s the first time in the Canterbury rebuild that the method has been used for a large basement and the work will involve drilling deep soil mixing (DSM) columns to create a secant pile wall. DSM is an advanced method of strengthening liquefiable ground conditions. A variety of binders are injected and mixed with site soils to produce uniform, high strength columns that stabilise the ground for construction.

Hiway GeoTechnical completed 18 trial columns in November 2013 to help finetune the methodology and planned layout of the wider ground improvement programme. The project involves drilling an additional 726 DSM columns

throughout the St George’s Hospital site.

Canterbury Manager for Hiway GeoTechnical, Joel McLean, says there will be minimal disruption to patients, staff and the community.

“The process causes extremely low vibration and the noise can be likened to that of a standard digger being operated, which is beneficial given the nature of the environment that we will be operating in.

“The permanent secant pile wall is a low vibration alternative to the more common high vibration temporary sheet pile wall traditionally used for basement construction. ”St George’s Hospital suffered damage during the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. A three-stage redevelopment is planned from now until 2019. Most of the project will be covered

by St George’s insurance earthquake pay out, accumulated reserves and future surpluses until the buildings are completed.

Construction of Stage One is expected to be complete by September 2015.

A variety of binders are injected and mixed with site soils to produce uniform, high strength columns that stabilise the ground for construction.

Stage Two is a new four-storey building housing radiology services, operating theatres, instrument sterilising services, and intensive care and high dependency units. It is expected to be complete in late 2016.

Stage Three includes more operating theatre suites and education rooms.

Construction is expected to be completed in early 2019.

St George’s Hospital Chief Executive Greg Brooks says the community will be kept well-informed throughout the redevelopment.

“The ground improvement work is a great step forward in the construction of our new buildings and facilities. We will liaise directly with the community to ensure residents are regularly updated – this includes holding open days so people can see first-hand what is happening on site.”

St George’s Hospital will remain fully functional throughout the redevelopment, with some services being relocated between buildings as work is completed.

“The safety of patients, visitors and staff is our number one objective,” Greg says.

“Throughout these developments we will maintain a safe environment for everyone working at or visiting the hospital.”

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Landmark red zone building reaches completion Forté Hospital is officially the first significant new building to be completed in the heart of Christchurch’s red zone since the 2011 earthquake, marking a significant milestone for the city’s rebuild.

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he $55 million state of the art surgical facility situated on Peterborough Street replaces the Oxford Clinic which incurred significant earthquake damage and was later demolished in 2012.

Klein Architects was commissioned in 2012 by Forté Health to complete the specialist interior fit-out, working with the base-build architects Wilson and

Hill. “An important part of the client brief was to create an interior that was both environmentally sound and sustainable, so we have incorporated a whole raft of initiatives aimed at making it as energy efficient as possible,” lead architect for the project Melanie Mason says.

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Council. This is a real honour as it’s the first time this award has been given to a medical facility in New Zealand.”

Melanie says the key challenge for the project was the speed.

“Construction of the building commenced while we were still finishing design of the fit-out. Design was completed in just eight months and

from start to finish the complex took only 18 months to construct, which is a remarkable feat.”

The building’s roll call of eco credentials includes solar power, smart lighting system, heat recovery air conditioning system, waste reduction and a specialist built in energy optimising building management system.

Unlike similar medical buildings, the architects have incorporated an atrium in an attempt to allow natural light to permeate into areas of the building that would normally be forced to rely on artificial light. This clever design tactic has allowed light to floor into the four operating theatres and 12 bed recovery areas, helping to make these area much more pleasant environments.

Forté Health general manager Dorothy Paton says the specialists and stakeholders are thrilled with the completed space. “The building has been designed by healthcare professionals, which has provided the best outcome for all. We have had some amazing feedback about the light, room flow and design of the building,” she says.

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an essential part of the health and safety tool kit is the pocket-sized ‘Take 5’ booklet, designed to document safety tasks, help assess risk and compile near- miss reports.

Since the earthquakes the OHS Consultants team have spent many hours in the ‘rebuild zone’ advising on the health and safety requirements for some high profile demolitions, such as the Victoria Apartments and the Link Centre. “Now we’re more into the construction phase of the earthquake recovery,” Neal says, “and we are managing the on-site health and safety programmes for several large new commercial builds”.

While OHS Consultants has clients in specialist fields such as gold mines, they are able to work in any area where there are health and safety requirements – for example with civil engineers, construction companies on construction sites or with residential builders, plasterers and painters.

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OHS Consultants is located at Unit 2/342 Lincoln Road, Christchurch.

Contact Neal Parker on (03) 928 1720, mobile 027 301 0950 or email neal@ohsconsultants.co.nz.

“My experience working in the mines of Western Australia gave me the best possible grounding in the benefits of proper health and safety culture and practices,” says Neal Parker of OHS Consultants, Christchurch specialists in workplace health and safety requirements.

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Neal set up OHS Consultants as a sole charge firm one week before the September 4 earthquake. Now, three and a half years later there are six consultants in the firm. Their goal is to bring workplace injury rates down for their clients, thereby making lost time and avoidable mistakes a thing of the past. Both Neal and his business partner Matt Jones are currently undertaking post graduate study in health and safety and believe that they can provide more to clients than simply helping them to either comply with the law or to get accreditation. For them, occupational health and safety is not about just ticking boxes and looking good. Rather it’s a mind-set change

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Wrapping technology benefits the rebuild The invention of cling wrap was pretty clever for its day; it kept smells in and contaminants out. The innovation soon gave rise to the development of shrink wrap which has continually grown and diversified in its abilities.

“This is the most advanced and large scale isolation and containment I have seen for a works in waterways job and this technique effectively protected the environment from dust and contaminated paint. Great work.”

Wrap Tech product also adorned the Arts Centre recently while the gables were being repaired. “When the weather’s poor, rebuild projects can be on hold for a week or more. This product enables construction such as re-roofing to continue despite the weather,” Matt says.

Not only is the product innovative, but with a flexible company behind it, solutions can be found for almost any challenge. To lessen the discomfort of Dunedin rest home residents who remained in the building while it was wrapped, the company included a clear strip of shrink wrap to the side of the building, enabling them to see out the windows.

“We are happy to work with people to come up with solutions to their challenges,” Matt says.

“No job is too big or too small; we can wrap just about anything.”

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ow Canterbury buildings are benefiting from shrink wrap’s protectant and containment capabilities.

Wrap Tech was established in 2012 to bring innovative commercial shrink wrap to Christchurch. Already a big hit in Auckland and Tauranga, Brayden VantVeen could see the benefits the product could provide for the rebuild market.

Now almost two years later Wrap Tech has played a strong role in the completion of a wide range of city-wide projects.

Commonly wrapped around a scaffold structure, this commercial shrink wrap can contain asbestos and dust or protect the building during repairs and help contractors stay on schedule by allowing them to continue work inside the wrapped building. However, Wrap Tech’s innovative product has also been known to adorn cars, boats and even bridges.

“It’s a very new product to the Canterbury market,” Wrap Tech sales

“This is the most advanced and large scale isolation and containment I have seen for a works in waterways job and this technique effectively protected the environment from dust and contaminated paint. Great work.” manager Matt Graham explains.

“It’s already developing a strong profile in the rebuild with a number of significant projects including the Arts Centre, Christ’s College and Tuam Street Council Chambers.”

Wrap Tech recently wrapped a bridge across the Avon River near the Town Hall

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lease bear with me while I relate this little story. Two years ago Tim the Builder came to see me. He was about as excited as any builder I had met. Builders – and most tradesmen – I meet are pretty cool, down to earth type guys that I really enjoy working with. They are on the whole honest and hardworking, eat pies and cream buns for lunch (not good), drink sugar and caffeine infected drinks (seriously not good), have regular BBQs with mates (fairly good) and go home each night pretty knackered.

Tim was just four years out of his apprenticeship and was busting his guts to go out on his own, employ 20 guys and make a small fortune rebuilding Christchurch.

I said to him that he had arrived in exactly the right time in the 150 year history of Christchurch with the right attitude, the right skills and hopefully the right approach. And we really hoped for the right outcomes for him.

Then he had this to say “and I want a really smart arse accountant that makes sure I don’t pay any tax. I know it can be done because my mates do it. Bugger the tax system. I’ll pay my GST tax on everything when I buy stuff but I won’t pay any flippin income tax.”

I replied by saying that we could achieve that for him. Paying little or no income tax was relatively easy to achieve and many builders and tradesmen were already doing that. I gave him this example.

Let’s say you invoice out $1,000,000 of building work in your first year. Not hard if you’ve got 3 – 5 good workers. Now a good efficiently run building company will turn that into say $200,000 net profit before tax. That means the builder will pay $56,000 of company tax at 28%.

To get rid of the profit, you need to make sure your cost of

sales, overheads and expenses equal your income. This brings your profit back to zero and hence gets rid of the tax bill! Tim the Builder looked at me not quite knowing if I had just given him the smartest tax advice he had ever heard or if he was missing something.

I said this works brilliantly until you realise you have made absolutely no money and then quickly go into liquidation.

Fast forward 24 months. I have just had a meeting with Tim and we are looking at $500,000 profit for the company and paying about $140,000 in tax. Tim is absolutely delighted because although he needs to pay a good dollop of tax, he gets to keep $360,000 for himself and stay in business.  Jim was a fast learner. Only mugs pay no tax. No tax = no profits. No profits = liquidation. Take your pick. Make profit. Pay tax. Easy.

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Liquefaction: Fresh research has revealed Christchurch has experienced liquefaction in previous seismic activity and indicates 2011 liquefaction occurred in the same zones of weakness in the past.

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4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the city on June 5, 1869.

Centred under Addington, the quake caused significant damage with geologist Julius von Haast, who had lived in Canterbury since 1859, describing the earthquake as the most severe he had ever felt in the region.

University of Canterbury (UC) PhD researcher Sarah Bastin found evidence of historic liquefaction, indicating previous earthquakes in the region have repeatedly impacted the city and she believes future liquefaction will take place in the same sites.

“Liquifaction in 1869 is a key finding of my PhD research,” Sarah says.

“Prior to my work this had not been known or documented. The historical liquefaction aligns with recent liquefaction indicating the areas

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important to note that the city has to evolve to address these issues otherwise we are doomed to repeat this costly lesson.

“As an example, the Cathedral spire was repaired from earthquake damage

Christchurch can expect an earthquake that will cause liquefaction every 150 years.

affected by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes are likely to be affected by more liquefaction in future events.

“If we get more earthquakes we will get liquefaction and we will get liquefaction in the same area. The alignment of modern and old features indicates that the areas previously vulnerable are still susceptible.”

Christchurch, she says, can expect an earthquake that will cause liquefaction every 150 years. “We do not expect this to be as large as the February 2011 event. When rebuilding Christchurch we have to recognise that parts of the city are highly susceptible to liquefaction therefore must plan for this accordingly.

“In TC3 areas they are doing this to some extent. However, I think it is

in 1881, 1888, 1901, 1922 indicating earthquakes pose a real hazard to the city. It is important we consider this when rebuilding as opposed to the old fixing the old mentality.”

Trenching across liquefaction features within Avonside, eastern Christchurch, revealed multiple generations of liquefaction dikes.

This indicates that recurrent liquefaction in 2011 occurred in the same zones of weakness as in the past, she says.

“Many of New Zealand’s main urban centres are located near mapped and unmapped faults and are situated on sediments that are considered highly liquefiable.”

Sarah has won the best student paper awards at the New Zealand Geotechnical Society Conference in Queenstown and she was awarded the Wellman research award at the society’s conference in Christchurch.

She has been invited to work with global experts on liquefaction in the USA and has published several research papers in high profile international journals.

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“We offer a friendly, consultative atmosphere where you can discuss your plans and requirements.”

Lack of storage is a common complaint in bathroom spaces. Stratton Bathrooms can assist you to design a bathroom with innovative storage solutions. “We’ve been in the building industry long enough to have a sound knowledge base to draw on,” Richard says.

“We ensure communication is the key. We can discuss what you want from your new bathroom and incorporate innovative solutions to address those issues.”

Stratton Bathrooms offers a personalised service, backed up by high quality products and fittings. “We believe we offer a quality service, because we care. Stratton promotes the use of high quality local products and materials,” Richard says.

“Our customers express loyalty to us with repeat business because we offer good value for money, great service and quality construction.”

It’s one of the smallest yet most integral spaces in our homes.

Whether you’re rebuilding or renovating or preparing to sell, there’s no denying the power of a well-designed bathroom.

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ith 15 years’ experience in building stunning, high quality homes for both the UK and Christchurch markets, Stratton Homes was well aware of the significance of this small yet significant section of the house.

“With increasingly hectic lifestyles, the bathroom is increasingly recognised as a space where people can relax and unwind as one of the few places where we don’t take the phone.

“So it’s important people create an area which is both calming and a reflection of themselves,” explains director Richard Stratton.

Stratton Homes is the name behind the rebuild of more than 400 earthquake damaged Canterbury homes. Now that same expertise is behind the total bathroom package.

“It’s a unique offering,” Richard says.

“We offer the complete bathroom package, including design, build and finish.”

Working alongside Mico Bathrooms, the company can offer a range of turnkey packages.

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When it comes to designing solutions for complex or unusual situations in the residential or light commercial building sphere, their motto is “Nothing is

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When it comes to roofing suited to New Zealand’s tough conditions, Idiens is a specialist with a range of profiles and custom solutions. The popular Kiwi Tray metal roofing system is suitable for both commercial and residential buildings and is available in more than 20 profiles to suit the style of the

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Controlling the noise for your rebuild While the current noise in Christchurch may be the sound of progress, it’s not necessarily something you want to wake up to.

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quantity of plasterboard and adding thermal insulation.

Don’t use recessed light fittings, which can reduce performance, and avoid hard floor coverings upstairs.

ith noise control options easier to consider during the rebuild process, Marshall Day Acoustics Principal Stuart Camp offers the following suggestions for your home:

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Walls A second layer of plasterboard each side of standard walls and insulation in the cavity, is generally adequate for walls between bedrooms. However, it’s not sufficient for situations such as music rooms next to bedrooms.

Adding insulation to a standard wall only provides a slightly noticeable improvement in sound insulation. What’s more, there is no appreciable difference if acoustic insulation is used instead of thermal insulation. Expanding foam insulation often gives lower performance than no insulation at all.

The ultimate solution is a double-stud wall, although resiliently mounted battens improve privacy without losing a lot of floor space. Be wary of products claiming to give outstanding benefits without adding weight or space.

Doors Doors need to be solid core, with minimal gaps around them and the door should never be put in a wall which requires a high degree of privacy. Keep the gap at the bottom of the door to no greater than 10 mm.

Consider good quality seals, particularly at the bottom of the door, where a ‘drop seal’ is generally the best option.

Floor/ceiling systems Adding insulation to the floor/ceiling in a two storey house will only give minimal improvement. Consider resilient clips/channels for the ceiling, increasing the

Avoid having pipes within walls of noise-sensitive spaces such as bedrooms, unless you add resilient clips/channels on the bedroom side of the wall.

Use polybutylene pipes, not copper which is rigid and transmits noise more effectively.

Where waste pipes run in the ceiling space, ensure there is no rigid connection between the pipe and the framing, and use an acoustic pipe wrap having a barrier weighing at least 4 kg/m2.

There are also good ‘quiet pipe’ systems on the market now, which make the whole job a lot simpler.

Fences If you can see through fence gaps or have an open driveway, it won’t control traffic noise. Add solid gates and minimise air gaps. Also, there’s no point having a noise control fence unless your neighbours also have one, as noise will leak around the ends.

Claims of fences giving 30 dB noise reduction are nonsense. These claims are based on the laboratory performance and don’t account for noise going over the top of the fence.

Noise reduction of fences is directly related to fence height. 10 dB noise reduction is typical for a two-metre high fence, and a well-constructed timber fence will work as well as concrete.

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Women’s Refuge in the rebuild We’ve entered the fourth year of Christchurch’s earthquake recovery programme and, while the earthquake damage is becoming less physically apparent, the true cost of the 2010-2011 events is still becoming evident.

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ccording to West Christchurch Women’s Refuge senior representatives, Diane and Michelle, the city’s complex social situation has culminated in greater demand for the organisation’s services.

“There is a strong diversity of people who have come to the region for work, many are now isolated from their usual

line, a residential safe house and support networks, in addition there is community outreach service, education, increased pressures of housing child advocacy services and most shortages and repairs,” Diane explains importantly safety planning and finding “This pressure on families has led to a significant increase in demand for our immediate safety solutions for families.

But a unique marketing campaign is services.” seeing the city’s construction sites West Christchurch Women’s Refuge become a little more colourful, while is one of the country’s refuges affiliated supporting the to the National organisation’s important Collective of “This pressure on role in the community.

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Monthly sign off from CERA Last month, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee were in town to mark a number of significant milestones in the recovery.

I CCDU director Warwick Isaacs, As the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority’s operations general manager, Warwick has managed the demolition and operations work programme - both residential and commercial - throughout greater Christchurch.

n a partnership between the Crown and the private sector, Christchurch’s unique and popular container based mall, Re:START, will continue to operate in a new location on a combination of Crown-owned and private land.

The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust provided an interest-free loan of $3.36 million to the Re:START the Heart Trust back in October 2011, enabling the retail hub of shipping containers to get off the ground. Re:START was the only retail outlet open for business in the inner city at the time.

The Crown has now granted $1.27million to the Re:START the Heart Trust for the relocation that will see the northern part of the mall move to the area of the Retail Precinct bounded by Oxford Terrace, Cashel Street, Plymouth Lane

and Lichfield Street.

The move will allow permanent Retail Precinct development to take place in the existing mall area. Retailers will continue to trade in the existing northern part of the mall until late April with an aim to have the new location up and running and open for business from the new site as soon as possible.

Minister Brownlee also released images of preliminary designs for the new $53 million Bus Interchange that will provide a

new public transport hub for the city.

At the Christchurch Central Development Unit we have been working alongside our partner agencies with designers on a range of options for the Bus Interchange. In developing the favoured design we wanted to be assured that it could not only cope with projected transport growth through until 2041 but that the layout would create a convenient space for the public to confidently use the services while allowing the buses plenty of room to move around the facility.

We’ve incorporated a number of ideas to ensure the Bus Interchange is user friendly, including an open plan passenger lounge, bicycle storage, selfservice ticketing and enclosures to protect travellers from the weather. It will link to new super stops in the central city and hubs in suburban areas along with linking to other modes of transport. There are also opportunities within the Precinct for the private sector to develop retail, accommodation and entertainment services. Detailed designs are still to be finalised, and construction is expected to begin in the middle of this year, with the facility due to be operating by the second quarter of 2015.

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Developers urged to consider efficiency early New commercial building risk losing value and tenants if they are not designed for energy efficiency from the outset, the New Zealand Green Building Council has announced.

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he announcement comes on the back of a new scheme to rate office buildings on their energy efficiency. Launched last year, NABERSNZ rates office buildings from 1 to 6 stars based on how energy efficient they are. Minimum NABERSNZ ratings are increasingly included as a requirement in project briefs and lease agreements in Christchurch.

However, good NABERSNZ ratings will be hard to obtain if buildings don't incorporate energy efficient principles from the outset, NZGBC chief executive Alex Cutler says.

“NABERSNZ will become, as it is in Australia, an industry-wide benchmark for building performance. It’s great to see it being used in Christchurch to require high-performing buildings. But to achieve this, it’s important to design for energy efficiency, not try to add it in later,” she says.

“Buildings that won’t achieve a decent rating, or aren’t even set up to measure energy, risk losing value and being shunned by tenants as the market

adopts this,” she says.

To obtain a NABERSNZ rating, buildings must have adequate metering to ensure energy use in different areas is measured separately. This separates tenant and landlord energy, and is particularly important in buildings with mixed use (e.g. retail and office space).

Energy modelling is a good way to ensure heating and cooling is as lowenergy as possible, for example by using passive solar heat and fresh air for cooling. Design should also ensure heating and cooling can be easily adapted to meet users’ needs – a key aspect of energy efficiency.

“There are skilled energy consultants operating in Christchurch and EECA’s funding for design advice is a great boost. Designers and project managers now need to make sure they’re putting principle into practice to build a CBD that’s full of buildings that can truly achieve high NABERSNZ ratings,” she says.

“That would be a fantastic asset for Christchurch.”

Slashing school electric bills by $403,000 Canterbury schools have made an annual utility savings of more than $400,000 and it represents an opportunity for other schools and organisations.

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Schneider Electric New Zealand’s Country President Ray Dunn says a 17 percent average reduction has already been recorded since November 2013, which demonstrates the potential for other schools and organisations.

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COMMERCIAL Canterbury Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says Canterbury is leading the way for how the construction sector will work in the rest of New Zealand with innovative approaches to housing manufacture starting to appear.

New venture a big boost for future construction

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e was referring to the announcement of a joint venture between two Christchurch based companies to build and operate New Zealand’s first major panelised building factory.

Building manufacturer Spanbild and New Zealand’s largest privately owned group home builder Mike Greer Homes, announced their new company, NZ Panelised, will manufacture pre-constructed walls, floors and roof panels which will significantly increase the productivity and efficiency of buildings.

Brownlee says New Zealand is facing unprecedented construction demand, half of which is housing.

“It makes sense for the construction sector to start looking more closely at alternative build methods to manage demand without compromising on quality.”

A panelised building is a structure built in panels and assembled to form the entire building. They are manufactured in a factory controlled environment and

assembled on site, usually within three days. “I’m supportive of any enhancements that can build homes faster, cheaper and on time,” Brownlee says.

“This pre-fabricating approach will have significant economic and sustainability benefits, not just for Christchurch and Auckland where demand for housing is very high, but ultimately for all New Zealanders looking for affordable and attainable housing.”

NZ Panelised is making a significant investment in a world-class factory using German equipment. The factory, to be completed by December 2014, will be built at Rolleston’s Izone industrial park and progressively employ up to 75 staff supporting production of up to 1000 houses and buildings a year.

A preferred factory site in the wider Christchurch region has been identified and is in the final stages of evaluation.

The site will comprise some 12, 500m2

Above - An example of the homes that will be built in the factory – the factory won't just produce one style of home, the machinery and technology they are using are flexible and can create architecturally designed buildings Left - From left to right – Gerry Brownlee, Bill Gee (Owner, Spanbild), John Key, Mike Greer, Peter Jensen (Chief Executive, Spanbild) and incorporate a purpose built factory building of 5,000m2.

Brownlee says although the opportunity for building innovations and solutions always exists, there’s no doubt the Canterbury earthquakes have provided the impetus for traditional building methods to evolve. “I’m excited to see this kind of innovation happening between Christchurch businesses. It creates certainty out of uncertainty and will have enormous benefits for housing construction and homeowners across New Zealand.” Spanbild CEO Peter Jensen says the latest investment

reflects the company’s mission to provide sustainable and financially responsible building solutions. “The fast growth in panelised, pre-built construction globally has been driven by the requirement to increase productivity and increase value. “This is a relatively new approach for the New Zealand construction sector and this joint venture will accelerate the New Zealand offering of high quality, factory precision buildings. “We expect the market to widely embrace any approach that will improve quality, reduce build time and provide buildings at a fair price.”

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Getting your ‘sum insured’ right pays off F

or most, these homes will be their biggest asset, yet many remain unprepared for a disaster.

While under-insuring your home could see you left short in a disaster, overinsuring could see you paying higher premiums than necessary – both risk costing you in the long run.

It’s been almost a year since the nationwide move to a sum insured valuation system for insurance. In short, sum insured is a capped limit to the cost of replacement in the event of a disaster.

If your rebuild costs exceed this limit, there will be a shortfall. And, if it sounds like risky business, it is.

Guessing your sum insured value without advice could see you undervalued if total loss should occur.

“Sum insured covers the total cost to rebuild your home, including all external features, demolition and site works, code upgrades, professional fees and valuation,” My Rebuild Value office

manager Aimee Davey explains.

“Undervaluing could mean the difference between being able to replace your home following a disaster or not.”

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With the rebuild cost now needing to include rising building costs, demolition and all other costs involved in removing the existing dwelling and rebuilding, the rateable value of your home doesn't reflect this figure, making it even more integral to use a qualified professional to determine your sum insured.

“A market valuation prices your home and land value as based on sales in the area and economic factors, whereas the sum insured needs to reflect the total cost of removing and rebuilding your home,” Aimee explains.

“A quantity surveyor is a qualified expert in measuring and pricing a building, making them ideal to guarantee you are insuring your property for the right amount.” With fully qualified quantity surveyors, My Rebuild Value is taking the responsibility off the homeowner’s shoulders. A member of the My Rebuild

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How to avoid construction delays and save thousands “An effective construction programme is the key to finishing on time”

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25 years ago I learnt a valuable lesson. I owned a construction company and I had a change during the project due to an outside influence.

It was going to cause a delay and add considerable time to the contract. The client argued that the variation could be incorporated within the existing contract period. One thing we both agreed upon was that time costs money and additional time costs additional money. My problem was that I had nothing to accurately measure progress and the consequences of change to a building contract. If only I had had an effective construction programme. I set about learning to programme future jobs effectively and, in doing so, I learnt an even greater lesson – an effective construction programme offers all stakeholders in a project far more value than just accurately determining an extension of time.

Who are these stakeholders in time?

They are any person or entity that can influence the duration of a project and, ultimately, the completion date. They include the builder, client (or customer), subcontractors, suppliers, architect, engineers (structural and geotechnical), local body, separate

contractors…..the list goes on and on. In order to control the effect of these stakeholders in time a builder must first have an effective construction programme.

So, what is a construction programme and what makes an effective one?

A construction programme lists all of the tasks (and their durations) necessary to complete a project from start to finish. An “effective” construction programme has one time constraint (the start date); links all the tasks to their predecessor tasks so that, in the event of a task taking longer than planned, the consequences are measured by extending the start times of ensuing tasks and, in many cases, extending the completion date; provides a measure of actual progress versus planned progress; and shows which tasks are critical to

completing the contract on time (the critical path). It is the song sheet from which everyone sings. Without an effective construction programme, the builder (and the client) is leaving things to chance. At best the builder has a plan in his head. The trouble is no one else knows what it is or can follow it.

At worst, there is no plan.

How can we control those stakeholders that can influence time and, therefore, cost money - in many cases, substantial profits?

First and foremost, make the construction programme a contract document. This makes the builder, client and subcontractors accountable for the duration of tasks and consequences of variations. If you’re the builder, don’t be afraid of this. After all, you are the architect of the programme.

Secondly, get buy-in from the subcontractors for durations of their tasks before the programme is finalised.

And finally, work the programme.

If your building projects are running over time, try following these steps on your next contract. And remember, if your contract goes over time or you don’t have a completion date, you can be assured of one thing - you will spend more money on the project than you budgeted.

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Council explores red zone-relocations for social housing

Building industry needs 5,000 more apprentices The construction industry is still woefully short of building apprentices despite a massive 55 percent increase in new apprenticeship sign-ups in 2013, according to the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO).

Christchurch City Council is exploring the opportunity to relocate residential red-zone houses onto council land in order to quickly and sustainably increase the available social housing.

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ouncil staff are identifying land suitable for a small-scale trial of up to 10 relocated red-zone houses for the express purpose of providing social housing units.

The trial has been put to tender and up to $2 million will be allocated from the council’s Social Housing Fund to resource the relocations.

The council also recognises there are other options for providing social housing and these will be tested through an open procurement process. Housing Committee Chair Glenn Livingstone says it is critical the council explores these options to increase its number of social housing units.

“We have an opportunity and an obligation to look urgently at ways to cost-effectively grow our social housing.

One of those ways is

the relocation and repurposing of residential red-zone houses destined for demolition.

“The Canterbury earthquakes had a huge impact on the council’s social housing stock. And while we continue to work hard to repair damaged units and open closed ones, we also need to be front-footed about considering options that will help to accelerate this process, so that we can continue to provide good-quality, affordable housing for those in need,” he says.

Council staff will work with the Insurance Council of New Zealand and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority to identify and evaluate specific houses for the redzone relocations trial.

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In 2013 there were 3,230 new sign ups to the BCITO, in comparison to 2,083 in 2012. Although this is by far the largest increase in trainee numbers the BCITO has seen in recent times, chief executive Ruma Karaitiana says the industry is still short of 5,000 apprentices.

“The building and construction industry is going through a period of rapid growth and demand, particularly in Auckland and Christchurch.

The challenge – and the reality – of the nature of work in both cities is that everything is high priority,” he says.

“In Christchurch, people can’t cope with living in damaged homes for another year. In Auckland, the housing shortage is now so acute that starting the build is vital.

“It’s estimated that because of the sheer magnitude of these projects, we’re in urgent need of another 5,000 building apprentices to meet demand.” Ruma says the 2013 increase in apprentice numbers signals business confidence in the sector, following a decline resulting from the recession. “The reality with apprenticeships is you can’t have apprentices unless you’ve got employment. During the recession, builders cut back on costs and many had to reduce their staff,” he says.

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