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Guidance on House Repairs and Reconstruction Following the Canterbury
Earthquake
Outline of Familiarisation Workshop on Engineering Guidance
Document
Date and Time
9am to 12.30pm on Wednesday 26 January 2011
Venue
Holiday Inn on Avon, 356 Oxford St, Christchurch
Purpose of Workshop and Target Outcomes
· To provide an update on the land and building recovery programme
· To familiarise key users of the Engineering Guidance Document with its content and
application to different types and extent of damage
· To provide an update on other topics of related interest such as chimney repairs and
reconstruction and Christchurch City Council’s Variation 48
Scope of Invited Participants
Christchurch City, Waimakiriri District, Selwyn District councils
Insurers, with their PMOs and technical advisers
Engineering Advisory Group members (incl. Tonkin & Taylor and BRANZ)
Invited structural and geotechnical engineers
Outline Agenda
8.45
Tea and Coffee on arrival
9.00
Introduction and Objectives
9.05
Update on the Land and Building Recovery Programme
9.20
Key points for the application of the Guidance Document
9.30
Breakout session working through three case study examples (in project
teams)
10.30
Tea/ Coffee
10.50
Report back and discussion of specific points from breakouts
11.30
Update on specific topics, including:
· Chimney repairs and replacement
· Variation 48
12.15
Discussion and questions on other aspects in the Guidance Document not
already covered
12.30
Wrap up
Outline of EAG Guidance Document Familiarisation Workshop 26 Jan 2011