Minutes of Southern Branch Training and Networking Event
Held on Friday, 15th September 2017, at Dunedin City Council Buildings
Attendance: Barry Holsted, Invercargill CC; Steve Holden, Clutha DC, Grant Sutton; DCC John McLaren; DCC. Peter Brookland; DCC, Ray Bremer; DCC, Trever Gilder; GDC, Russell Wall; Colin Gray; Darryl Wilkie; DCC,
Apologies: 15 apologies, thanks for the good communication from a few districts with the direct emails
Previous Minutes: The previous meeting minutes were read,
Moved: as a true and correct record Barry Holsted, Seconded Steve Holden. Carried
Matters arising: From the previous meetings presentation given by Simon Elliotte of Allied Concrete, there were questions raised regarding concrete floor systems being placed on liquefaction prone ground. Barry is to follow up on these and report back to members at the next meeting.
General Business;
Barry presented Russell Wall with his award for services to BOINZ which Barry had received on his behalf at the 2017 50th Anniversary BOINZ conference.
Discussion on changes to fencing of Swimming Pools Act. F9 Restricting access to residential pools. Restricting access by young children to residential pools. On 1 January 2017 the Building (Pools) Amendment Act repealed the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act and inserted new provisions into the Building Act 2004. The Amendment Act created Building Code clause F9 (means of Restricting Access to Residential Pools). A discussion on how different councils were addressing the new requirements and managing their existing swimming pool register. Highlighted during this discussion was the ongoing issue of pool seller’s not making customers aware of their obligations in accordance with clause F9 of the Building (Pools) Amendment Act.
There was also an open forum on boundary identification at processing and inspection stage, and discussion on council procedures between districts. It was discovered that there are many good policies in place and these were shared around the table.
Break for lunch 12.15; reconvened 1.15
Guest Presentation:
Sam Cadden Director Logic Group
Sam spoke about the Otago Polytechnic Student Village. The building will use only Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for construction, making it the tallest, and largest structure by volume, of its kind in NZ.
"The sustainable building market continues to grow. Widespread adoption of greener building practices means sustainability is more mainstream and less of a cost concern.
The Otago Polytechnic took sustainability seriously when they designed their new 231 room student accommodation building (situated by Logan Park). They looked for sustainable alternatives to traditional building materials such as steel, concrete and masonry.
CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) is one of the most sustainable structural building materials available. CLT has been used in Europe for a couple of decades now but is relatively new to New Zealand. This engineered wood system is made from several layers of dimensional lumber boards, stacked crossways and bonded together providing the dimensional stability, strength and rigidity of concrete and steel at similar costs. Not only does CLT help save the planet it can help reduce construction costs partly due to the speed of construction and the ability to make the building water tight far earlier in the construction process than can be achieved with the traditional Cross Laminated Timber features include:
. Durability
. Strength and stability
. Seismic resilience
. Thermal performance
. Fire resistance
. Moisture management and vapor diffusion
. Healthy indoor environment
. Design flexibility
There is no denying the most sustainable solutions are found in nature. CLT proves that sustainable solutions are stronger, more durable and more affordable than many presume. A brighter, greener, future is well within reach."
End of Meeting
Barry Holsted, Branch Chair, closed the meeting at 2 30pm
Steve Holden
Southern Branch Secretary
steve.holden@cluthadc.govt.nz
