CANTERBURY/WESTLAND BRANCH
TRAINING AND NETWORKING EVENT
held on
Tuesday, 3rd November 2020 at 4.45pm
Welcome:
Branch Chairperson Jennifer Clarke opened the meeting welcoming members and BOINZ Director Jeff Fahrensohn before reminding those in attendance to ensure they sign the attendance register before leaving.
Attendance:
Christchurch City Council: Brian Abrahams, Liz Ashwin, Ana De Jong, Bill Dray, Jeff Enslen, Leslie Frost, David Hutt, Bryan McKay, Adam Modica, Jim Nguyen, Katharine Riley, Wayne Roden, Terry Sparks, Peter Van der Zee, Bernie Van Haandel, Heath Wells
ComplyNZ Ltd: Kerry Magnuson
Hampton Jones: Matthew Tracey
Hurunui District Council: Mark Milnes, Brenna Ogier, Henry Stikkelman, Kerry Walsh (Ex-BOINZ President), Milly Perkins
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: Jennifer Clarke
New Zealand Building, Training and Compliance: Lisa Bennett
Retired Member: Graham Erikson, Kevin Roberts
Selwyn District Council: Carl Greening, Jenny Lilley
Solutions Team: Russell Officer
Waimakariri District Council: John Blanken, Evan Connor, Brenda McIndoe, Robert Moore, Mike Rowe, Lachlan Thompson, Vladimir Torres
Guests:
Auckland Council: Jeff Fahrensohn (Director)
Apologies:
Aspinall Property Investigations and Inspection Services: Max Aspinall
Christchurch City Council: Kevin Thompson
IBIS 2000 Ltd: Bryan Richards
Waimakariri District Council: Sarah Smith
What's Up House Inspections: John Adams
Minutes and Matters Arising:
General Business:
Jennifer Clarke then introduced BOINZ Director Jeff Fahrensohn and thanked him for attending the meeting. Jeff provided an oversight of the Board's vision for BOINZ by way of Board Representative Update:
- The new Board held their first face to face meeting September 1st, 2020
- Wayne Goodfellow's co-option to Board has been extended and he continues as BOINZ Vice President.
- Wayne serves alongside BOINZ President Peter Laurenson and Directors Cory Lang, Phil Saunders, Karel Boakes, Daniel Schiebmair and Jeff.
- Board discussed various submissions and presentations made
- There have been many Impacts of COVID-19, training, events (Conference and SBCO), funding, and mental health. During lockdown level 3, BOINZ had half the team in the office (4 staff) and by level 2 were back at capacity.
- Successful online training courses have been developed including: Building Warrant of Fitness, Writing for Building Control Officer, ABS 3-day course and, a 'Working from Home' short video
- The BOINZ AGM was held 15th October with 63 members attending. You can get more information on this meeting by visiting the MYBOINZ section of the BOINZ website.
- The two BOINZ qualifications are up for their 5-yearly review. These are:
- New Zealand Certificate in Building Regulatory Environment
- New Zealand Diploma in Building Surveying
Site Visit - Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, Oxford Terrace, Christchurch
Speakers: Rob Forrester, Project Director
Rob gave an overview of the project. He introduced the Design and Build team and explained t he processes from design brief through to build.
The building has been constructed to provide a world class convention centre able to accommodate 6000 people and has multiple different spaces. The project has been constructed as a Design and Building by CPB Contractors as a main contractor and Woods Bagot, WSP, Holmes and T&T as design team.
Rob discussed the many challenges that the build has presented including the complex structure aimed to represent the braided rivers of the region - there are very few (if any!) straight lines or flat walls/ceilings which has meant the structural engineering of the building and seismic engineering of services has been continuously evolving throughout the build.
The acoustic engineering of the different areas within the centre have also been constructed to meet the high specification required by the client, and Rob confirmed he is confident that on completion, the auditorium will be able to host a rock concert which won't be heard from the adjacent banquet hall.
Work started on the site 31st August 2017 and was due for completion March 2021, but Rob discussed the impact of COVID-19 on his workforce and confirmed the opening date is likely to be delayed.
The site currently has approximately 550 people working on the build.
Areas visited in the centre included the 'Meet and Greet' area in the foyer, meeting rooms, auditorium, banquet hall, service kitchen and the exhibition hall. These were all at various stages of completion and Rob was able to explain the different stages of the build.
The site visit finished with a summary from Rob confirming that he hopes the people of Christchurch will not view the centre as a purely corporate or exhibition space but will use the many versatile spaces within the building.
Branch Chair Jennifer than thanked Rob and his team for the informative and knowledgeable presentation and very interesting tour.
Next Meeting:
The date of the next branch was confirmed a 8th December 2020 - Venue TBC.
Liz Ashwin
Canterbury/Westland Branch Secretary
liz.ashwin@ccc.govt.nz
