MINUTES
WAIKATO/BAY OF PLENTY BRANCH
TRAINING AND NETWORKING EVENT
held on
Thursday, 27th February 2020
Theme: 'You and the Changing Environment'
Attendance:
Bennett Building Inspections: Richard Bennett
Building Business Advisory Services: Elizabeth Goodwin
Chamberlain Carpentry and Joinery: Ian Chamberlain
Contractor: Graham Lewis
Department of Corrections: Terry Christensen
Hamilton City Council: Alister Arcus, Kevin Su, Eric Davies, Louis Fourie, Kanwar Bir Kalouria, Tajvir Singh
Hauraki District Council: Shane Beach
Otorohanga District Council: Phil Saunders
Professional Building Consultants Ltd: Dan Wetherill
Rotorua Lakes Council: Carl Lomas
South Waikato District Council: Kevin Duthie
Taupo District Council: Derrick Thorley
Tauranga District Council: Steve Higgins
Waikato District Council: Terrence Hayes, Keith Ryland
Waikato Regional Council: Owen Smith
Waitomo District Council: Andrew D'Ath
Guests:
Building Officials Institute of New Zealand: Nick Hill
Waikato District Council: David Sims
Apologies:
Deacon Holdings Limited: Steve Jenkins
Hamilton City Council: Cory Lang
Matamata-Piako District Council: Callum Patton
PB Property Business Ltd: Paul Barnett
Region Consultancy: Dave Thompson
Rotorua Lakes Council: Darrell Holder, Ed Wilkins, Charlie Sefuiva, Allan Hoffman, Israel Reid, Bushy Bester, Raymond Thomson, Glen Marjoribanks, Berkie Kapa, Barry Taylor, Lee McKenzie
Waikato District Council: Mervyn Balloch
Western Bay OF Plenty District Council: Helen Moke
Welcome:
Branch Chair Terrence Hayes, opened the meeting, welcoming members, new members and guests.
Terrence opened the event by welcoming the members to the training day the previous training day minutes were tabled.
Moved by: Owen Smith
Seconded by: Ian Chamberlain
No matters were arising
Terrence spoke to the agenda items listed around MBI updates, determinations and BRANZ's 50-year anniversary.
Guest Presentation:
10:15am - 10:50am
Terrence introduced, David Sims from Waikato District Council who spoke on the new Emergency Management Agency; David covered various aspects around Emergency Management, what it is and the powers EMA has. He highlighted that within the hierarchy 'Building Control' has an important role in Rapid Building Assessments. He touched on some of the new Technological advancements being made in the use of Drones highlighting E.G. of their use in countries like Nepal, Haiti and how social media pals a role on a real time basis. Big message he put across - Be Resilient and Ready.
10:50- 11:30am
Terrence introduced, Kevin Duthie from South Waikato District Council who spoke on Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Buildings legislation under s121 -132A of the Act. Kevin discussed the meanings of dangerous, affected and insanitary, noting that affected buildings are only effected by dangerous buildings only, not insanitary buildings, and wondered whether Councils policies on Dangerous and insanitary have been updated to include 'Affected Buildings', highlighting the necessity to ensure the policy is sent to The MBIE Chief Executive -see s132(3). Kevin discussed an actual event in his district with a substandard building that people were living in. His view was that it is always best to start with an informal approach to try and solve any issue, with consideration for immediate dangers when more action is required ensure the Act, policies and procedures are followed with clear concise evidence for the court to consider, including photos, notes, copies of the Council policy, and what building code violations apply eg:E2. The result was the court was happy with the South Waikato DC submission and approved Council to arrange the removal of the offending structures
11:30am - 12:15pm
Nick Hill - BOINZ CEO
Terrence introduced, who will outline the state of play at BOINZ, Nick spoke on the challenges currently facing the Industry, Skills shortage, poor quality practices and design resulting in system failures and re-work. Nick then highlighted the three strategic arms of BOINZ: Membership, Education and Advocacy. He then spoke on some of the pressures and issues within the Surveying and BCA environment including market forces impacting on staffing, salaries, poaching (See Kaianga Ora), morale issues and a lack of continuing professional development
The HR division was discussed, confirming that they offer support with salary information, career options such as Building Surveying, overseas recruiting and training needs. Nick explained the philosophy of the training academy, emphasising the need for training to be accessible, applicable and affordable, and outlined some new offerings around supporting the competencies of staff who wish to expand in this area. Nick concluded that BOINZ is also looking at a possibility of launching a degree qualification, in addition to the Diploma which is under discussion
Lunch & Networking: 12:45 - 1:30pm [Kindly sponsored by REDSTAG local Branch Sponsor]
End of Morning Training session.
1:30pm: Afternoon Site Tour Avantidrome.
We were guided by a member of the Avantidrome staff. They took us around the banked area to view the track and the extreme bank that the riders must traverse. We then went into the central area where there is an open-air gym, bike racks, and a track for the public to use as part of organised events. The tour concluded with a presentation by video of the construction of the complex, and the wide array of elite sports that use the facility, as their base. Examples of these are, NZ Rowing, Multisport NZ
Here are some facts about the complex:
The velodrome itself is a fully enclosed, wooden, 250m indoor cycling track. Surrounding the velodrome, we have permanent seating capacity of 1,500 seats, expandable to 4,000 for major events.
3,000sqm of space in the middle of Avantidrome can host up to 1,000 people seated at tables. Together with the adjacent seats, the Avantidrome is particularly attractive for one-off type events such as conferences, dinners, exhibitions, award functions, meetings, presentations. The area is large enough to host equestrian, tennis, basketball, netball, badminton and athletic events.
A few interesting facts about the velodrome:
- The Avantidrome design allows for unimpeded views within the main arena which means that the main structure is required to be supported from the exterior circumference with no internal supporting columns.
- The Avantidrome building (excluding the office/services building) spans 77 meters across and 120 meters long, bigger than a rugby field.
- The Avantidrome building at its highest point is equivalent to a six-story building.
- The steel structure has approximately 525 tonnes of structural steel, equivalent to 379 Holden Commodores.
- The metal roofing/cladding covers an area of 6,800m² which is enough to roof 34 standard New Zealand homes.
- 3,500m³ of concrete was used, equivalent to a footpath running from the Centre of Hamilton to the Centre of Te Awamutu.
- The wood used for the track in the velodrome is Siberian Spruce. A slow growing timber, the grain of the wood is very close which means it won't splinter.
End of Tour
Next Branch Training and Networking Event: scheduled for MAY 29TH, 2020 Venue and Agenda TBA. Note: PDF copies for presentation &, Photos of site visit attached.
Minutes by: Alister Arcus Acting
Waikato Bay of Plenty Branch Secretary
