MINUTES
AUCKLAND BRANCH
TRAINING AND NETWORKING EVENT
held on
Wednesday, 19th February 2020 at 6.00pm
Welcome:
Branch Chair Glynn Robertson, opened the meeting, welcoming members, new members and guests as well as extending a special welcome to the event's sponsor Paul Ryan - RyanFire
Attendance:
Auckland Council: Dino Llorando, Peter McCallion, Geoffrey Brand, Bradley Byrne, Lee Calder, Ali Dahroug, Bashir Ahmed, Samaradiwakara Babarenda Gamage, Ronald Bate, Ellip Behera, Jan-Louis Bezuidenhout, Ian Godfrey, Daniel Harrison, Tineke de Villiers, Zaida Dimaun, Ted Jones, Marie Joubert, Richard Kaggwa, Kay Han (Alex) Khoo, Asnita Kumar, Gary Lake, Alan Perich, Martin Perkovic, Martin Reid, Allan Rich, Jacobus Van Tonder, Paul Vernon, Clive Megson, Paul Opperman, Lijo Samuel, Deepak Shah, Russell Shaw, Brian Slogrove, Ryan Stowers, Ik Sun Yang, Mayannje Young, Peter Laurenson
Argest: Malcolm Christie
Establish: Paul Moodie
Inspect Services Ltd: Steve Hull
Kāinga Ora: Timothy Ball
Life Member: Maurice Hinton
Monument Consulting Ltd: Alastair Couper
Professional Building Consultants: Scott Macbeth, Robert Durham, Carrick Wood, Nicholas Wright
Qualtech Internation Ltd: Andrew Minturn
Right Home NZ Ltd: Kathir Sam
Retired Member: Graham White
Apologies:
Auckland Council: Joseph Burdett, Harish Chand, Matthew Greenhough, Jason Wang
Moved: Daniel Harrison Seconded: Ian Murray
General Business:
Branch Chair Glynn Robertson welcomed Daniel Harrison of Auckland Council to the Auckland Branch Executive, If any members have any questions for him please don't hesitate to reach out.
- Members were advised positions on the Auckland Branch Executive team are still available. If any member of the Auckland Branch is interested in taking up this opportunity, please reach out to Chair Glyn Robertson, Secretary Hasan Shueb or BOINZ Membership Relation Coordinator Henry Cassin. Henry Can be contact via 044736002 or membership@boinz.org.nz
- Glynn advised members that he has decided to step down from the role of Auckland Branch Chair, and recommended members look at the email sent via BOINZ National Office for more information on the role and process for his replacement. Glynn requested all members interested in the role to please contact Secretary Hasan Shueb - hasan.shueb@constructors.co.nz
- The Chair person's position description is attached.
Guest Presentation:
Paul Ryan - Director RyanFire
Paul's presentation largely focused on the ongoing industry discussions on passive fire updates and changes.
Paul outlined problems encountered by industry and potential solutions regarding a passive fire strategy.
A quick study - Dame Judith Hackitt Review following the Grenfell Fire was discussed
- NZ issues - challenges around test data, designs, installer training, minimal coordination, alternative solutions, nz construction methods (13mm wallboard walls, thin floors, non insulated walls)
- Not enough uniformity in construction practices. Difficult to get technical data for many proposed components
- Passive system; how many people have died due to ineffective passive fire protection and what's the odds the product will ever be required or needed?
- Common factors - "Char" factors, "wooly wording", "Passive Consultants"
- Tendency to think will we have a fire like that in NZ? Often deviates from the purpose
- FPANZ (Fire Protection Association New Zealand) - Initiative to improve industry underway
- Design Consent register
Key Contributions by RyanFire have included:
- Training - NZQA Level 3 Passive installer qualifications contributions
- Early introduction to co-ordinate service installation
- Early warning for passive fire issues
- Code compliant product installation
- Product test report - AS 4072.1 Assessment, AS1530.4-2005-fire test
- The Ryan Fire drawings have details along with product installation guidelines.
Paul concluded his presentation by advising- change in happening - general passive fire awareness is increasing, request for test data is on the up, technical support, IQP focus Insurance Council awareness.
Q and A
Q. Council position statement is needed to lift the profile of this document.
A. We are putting it out there. Constant efforts are being made to showcase this as an issue on a national platform.
Branch Chair Glynn Robertson thanked all members for attending and gave special thanks to Paul Ryan and RyanFire for presenting and sponsoring the evening. He then closed the meeting at 7.00pm
Next Branch Training and Networking Event:
The next Auckland Branch Training and Networking Event will be held Wednesday, 18th March
Auckland Branch Secretary
Hasan Shueb
hasan.shueb@constructors.co.nz
