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Starting at Brevity in a Business Development Coordinator role, Rebecca’s skills have quickly enabled her to grow her role and contribute to the team in a range of ways. Now responsible for ‘inbound sales’ her daily work encompasses the preparation of client briefs as well as contributing to project coordination.

Siamak Mosaferi grew up along the Persian Gulf of Iran and as a result, loves anything to do with the ocean. Arriving in New Zealand with his wife just over a decade ago, he had limited English and almost no contacts. He found himself as a lifeguard at many of Auckland’s most well known pools - Parnell Baths being his favourite.

Waikeria prison redevelopment is a pivotal project for New Zealand and Brevity is proud to have played a key role in this significant national effort, contributing our expertise to ensure the highest standards of safety and design.

Bernadine’s enthusiasm for her work and the loyalty and trust she has developed amongst those she works with have made her a rock within the Brevity team.

In our latest webinar, we discussed the newly drafted Technical Specification TS 1170.5, which brings significant updates to earthquake design actions for commercial interiors. This innovative standard aims to incorporate recent seismic findings and offers a flexible approach for testing its commercial viability before formal integration into the building code. Key insights were shared by Matt Bishop, highlighting the impact on interiors engineering and seismic restraint design, particularly in high-risk areas like Wellington.

Tauranga City Council aims to revitalise the city' centre into a vibrant community space, starting with striking library and community hub.

Meet Georgia Periam, the vibrant force behind Brevity's project delivery team! With a background in photography and a knack for organisation, Georgia seamlessly blends creativity with precision and organisation, making her an invaluable asset to the Brevity team.

One of the stand-out features of the performing arts centre is its main hall, where large sound reflectors are suspended from the ceiling, accompanied by a striking timber halo. These suspended structures not only enhance acoustics but also create an impressive visual spectacle. The seismic design requires close consideration due to their size, shape, weight and the height from which they are suspended.

In the latest installment of Team Brevity's technical webinar series, we delved into the critical topic of seismic assessment for existing non-structural elements in commercial interiors. The webinar, held on March 7, 2024, featured insights from our professional engineer, Suryaraj Salunkhe, and was led by our new business lead, Gye Simkin.

The engineering details for interiors tends to be short, fast and with the potential for many clashes, resulting in a different BIM approach.

Brevity was engaged to provide the interior seismic engineering plans for the ceilings and partitions for the new prison blocks at Waikeria. A number of security considerations influenced the non structural sesimic designs for the new facility.

From the return to the office post-COVID to the impacts of governmental shifts on the industry, Irina provides candid perspectives on navigating challenges and seizing opportunities.

In the event of an earthquake, the seismic design of racking aims to reduce the risk of collapse or damage to the system, with the aim of protecting people, property damage and business disruptions.

Brevity engineer Dan Bulbridge, has been working hard to ensure the safety and stability of the aluminium framed Christchurch Christmas tree.

Brevity was engaged for their expertise in interior seismic design for ceilings and partitions for Ockham's development, The Greenhouse.