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Brevity was engaged by TSA Management to provide a wide array of non-structural seismic design throughout the Airport Transport Hub structure.

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.

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.

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

Brevity have worked with Ockham on a number of projects over recent years, and with a shared vision for working smarter, Brevity and Ockham have developed systems for efficiency from the design phase through to construction.

This episode of our Brevity Technical Webinar series provided an insightful overview of the importance of construction monitoring for PS4s, the rise of remote inspections, and how to schedule a remote inspection.

Construction Monitoring is the on-the-ground checking of the construction process as it takes place. It is done by a specialist (usually an engineer) and adds value where specialist knowledge is required.

However, these days the question has to be asked - “should that task even be done by a human?”. If it’s a simple filing activity, is there a way to automate that task out of the workflow entirely?

Base isolation is a great example of Kiwi ingenuity. Well known for its use in major structures such as Te Papa and the new Wellington Hospital, the ability to add flexible bearings to absorb an earthquake’s forces is hugely significant for large structures. However, the use of base isolation in storage and racking is not common.

The level of Construction Monitoring chosen will determine the value added to the project - and this could be anything from a lightweight audit function (CM1) to a quality assurance function (CM5). The level is generally decided on between the engineer and the client with some input from council on what level is appropriate.

When it comes to designing suspended ceilings to withstand seismic loads, there are a number of solutions to consider.

139 Greys Avenue is an exciting example of construction for the community, by the community. Using a social procurement model, Kāinga Ora are ensuring the building delivers more than housing alone.

Brevity stood out to Alex from the get go. Having worked with many engineers over the years, he has a feel for how much work and responsibility goes into a design. There’s the challenge of ensuring a design meets the regulatory requirements, and the solution is not always straightforward. He understood the hours put into the designs by Brevity’s lead engineer Suryaraj Salunkhe and when a fast turnaround was needed, he appreciated the urgency that was applied.

Engineers use a standardised document called a  Producer Statement (PS) to show that a proposed building element complies with the NZ building code. Construction Monitoring is the on-the-ground checking of the construction process as it takes place.

So, when the question is asked, will a PS4 work in place of quality control, the answer depends on what level of construction monitoring is carried out, and therefore what level of information is included in the PS4.