Pursuant to sections 406 and 410 of the Building Act 2004 (“Act”), I give notice of the adoption of eight corrections to The Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings: Technical Guidelines for Engineering Assessments, July 2017, Version 1 (“Engineering Assessment Guidelines”). The Engineering Assessment Guidelines are incorporated by reference into the Earthquake-prone Building Methodology set under section 133AV of the Act on 3 July 2017. The Engineering Assessment Guidelines give technical methods for engineering assessments of buildings under the Act’s earthquake-prone building regime.

Amendments to the Engineering Assessment Guidelines

The Engineering Assessment Guidelines are expected to be reviewed regularly to ensure they remain current and up-to-date with engineering building science. A working group commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (“MBIE”) to review Section C5 (Concrete Buildings) within the Engineering Assessment Guidelines has identified some incorrect equations and symbol definitions. Eight corrections have been amended in Section C5 (Concrete Buildings) and are published as an Errata to Version 1 of the Engineering Assessment Guidelines. Amendments may be proposed to other parts of Section C5 once the wider review of the section is completed.

Copies and Viewing of the Amendments

The corrections are available free of charge in the published errata to Version 1 of the Engineering Assessment Guidelines, The Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings Errata 1: Corrections to Equations in Section C5. The errata can be accessed on the MBIE and EQ-Assess websites:

MBIE: https://www.building.govt.nz/managing-buildings/managing-earthquake-prone-buildings/resources/#jumpto-tools-and-guidance.

EQ-Assess: http://www.eq-assess.org.nz.

The Engineering Assessment Guidelines, including the errata containing the corrections, are available for inspection free of charge at MBIE’s national office, 15 Stout Street, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

A printed copy may be requested by emailing EPB@mbie.govt.nz with your name and email or postal address.

Printed copies of the Engineering Assessment Guidelines, including the errata containing the corrections are available free of charge from 135 Albert Street, Auckland; 20 Amersham Way, Manukau, Auckland; 1 Davies Avenue, Manukau, Auckland; 39 Paramount Drive, Henderson, Auckland; 45 Queen Street, Auckland; 280 Queen Street, Auckland; 502 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland; 52 Symonds Street, Auckland; 161 Cashel Street, Christchurch; 51 Victoria Street, Christchurch; 55 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch; 1 Bond Street, Dunedin; 480 Moray Place, Dunedin; 430 Victoria Street, Hamilton; 19 Bower Street, Napier; 253 Hardy Street, Nelson; 214 Devon Street East, New Plymouth; 61–75 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North; 727 Cameron Road, Tauranga; 50-64 Customhouse Quay, Wellington; 14 Hartham Place, Porirua, Wellington; 41 Johnston Street, Wellington; 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington; 15 Stout Street, Wellington; 205 Victoria Street, Wellington; 1 Walton Leigh Avenue, Porirua, Wellington; 109–125 Willis Street, Wellington; 25 Rathbone Street, Whangarei.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of March 2018.

ANNA BUTLER, General Manager (Building Systems Performance), Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (acting under delegated authority).