Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I refer to Figure 1 on page 7 of your publication 'External Moisture - A guide to weathertightness remediation' 2007 edition where a companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" is to be read in conjunction with the guide.

Can I please have a copy of the companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness"?

Yours faithfully,
Joseph

Dear *OIA,

My original request was:
[I refer to Figure 1 on page 7 of your publication 'External Moisture - A guide to weathertightness remediation' 2007 edition where a companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" is to be read in conjunction with the guide. Can I please have a copy of the companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness"?]

External Moisture - A guide to weathertightness remediation was published in 2007. The companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" must have been produced in 2007 or before. What you have provided is a 2011 publication which could not have been the companion document for a 2007 publication. Further the titles are different: you provided "weathertightness guide to diagnosis of leaky buildings" whereas the companion document is titled "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness".

Can I please have a copy of the companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness"?

Yours sincerely,

GK Chee

Dear IRM Official Correspondence,

Thank you for a copy of the companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness". Please advise:

1. Can I please have a clean copy of the companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" without RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT stamped on every page? It makes reading the document difficult.

2. May I have the name and contact details of the author of the companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" ?

3. May I also have the name and contact details of the author of the Department of Building and Housing 2007 publication “External moisture – A guide to weathertightness remediation”?

You may email to me the information if you prefer.

Yours sincerely,

GK Chee

Dear IRM Official Correspondence,

Can I please have a response to my request?

Yours sincerely,

GK Chee

Dear IRM Official Correspondence,

I did receive the response. However from the correspondence chain, you will see that I made further requests for a clean copy and the contact details of the author(s) as follows:

"Thank you for a copy of the companion document "Diagnosis of
Buildings for Weathertightness". Please advise:

1. Can I please have a clean copy of the companion document
"Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" without RELEASED
UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT stamped on every page? It makes
reading the document difficult.

2. May I have the name and contact details of the author of the
companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" ?

3. May I also have the name and contact details of the author of
the Department of Building and Housing 2007 publication “External
moisture – A guide to weathertightness remediation”?

You may email to me the information if you prefer."

Yours sincerely,

GK Chee

Dear IRM Official Correspondence,

Thank you for your letter dated 13 January 2015.

You have advised that the Ministry may consider providing an unstamped copy of the companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness" if a mailing address is provided. As requested, I have provided my email address and my physical address to the mbie email address mentioned in your letter.

As suggested by you, I would appreciate if you could let me have the contact details of the expert/official who authored and/or who could provide clarification on the following subjects:

1. 2007 publication “External moisture – a guide to weathertightness remediation”:

1.1 Introduction pages 6 to 10

1.2 Section 2 Diagnosis Stage pages 16 to 23

2. Companion document "Diagnosis of Buildings for Weathertightness":

2.1 Page 6 The nature of diagnosis

2.2 Section 6 Site Investigation Methodology and Observations, Investigation Process page 12

2.3 Sections 9 to 12 Investigative Observations pages 13 to 17

2.4 Section 15 Conclusions pages 18 to 19

2.5 Addendum 2 Investigation Process pages 24 to 30

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
GK Chee