Seismic Strengthening Services From Gaze Commercial
Tuesday 26 June 2018, 2:00PM
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Trusted in New Zealand for over 35 years, and as leading experts in their field, Gaze Commercial take care of the whole design and build process, end-to-end, and as seismic occurrences happen all too frequently in New Zealand, seismic strengthening is an important service they offer to their customers. As they say, “It is not the beauty of a building you should look at, it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.”
Gaze Commercial believe it is extremely important to protect your property’s value, and while they certainly believe buildings must look good too – there is no denying that the strength of the design is equally as important. Which is where their ability to assist comes in.
It’s their job to protect your property’s value, and they do this through a multidisciplinary approach. Their services include property inspection and damage review, detailed scoping, and dedicated consultancy review and engagement.
Going forward, they provide an end-to-end process, with detailed damage and repairing methodology, which involves quantity surveying and preliminary pricing, as well as financial modelling and feasibility reporting. Gaze Commercial understand that dealing with seismic strengthening can be stressful and confusing, which is why they offer a process that encompasses insurance liaison, tender analysis, and working with contractors to achieve the correct repairs and construction.
A new national system for managing earthquake-prone buildings in New Zealand came into effect on 1 July 2017, and the new system affects owners of earthquake-prone buildings, territorial authorities (local councils), engineers, other building professionals and building users.
The Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 introduced major changes to the way earthquake-prone buildings are identified and managed under the Building Act, and uses knowledge learned from past earthquakes in New Zealand and overseas. The system is consistent across the country, and focuses on the most vulnerable buildings in terms of people's safety.
It categorises New Zealand into three seismic risk areas and sets time frames for identifying and taking action to strengthen or remove earthquake-prone buildings. Advancements in the knowledge of seismicity, material properties and the response of buildings in earthquake shaking has resulted in progressive refinements to the design and detail of buildings, so for more information on seismic strengthening, fit out companies and office fit outs please go to https://gaze.co.nz .