Minutes of Auckland Branch Networking and Training Event
Date: 20 July 2022
Time: 4:45pm
Location: Online via zoom
Attendees: Peter Laurenson, Hasan Shueb, Daniel Harrison, Parth Kapadiya, Steven Noakes, Lesley Chen, Mayaanje Young, Alan Perich, Ryan Stowers, Sai Allam, Robert Paton, Winny Zhao, Ted Jones, Dino Llorando, Jose Paul, Charles Chen, Alex Khoo, Lijo Samuel, Joseph Burdett, Faraz Aslam, Jonathan Abiva, Danica Vercoe, Nancy Forero, Cynthia Xu, Mark Tucker, Lei Jiang, Ellip Behera, Jan Kraan, Bashir Ahmed, Bruce Vickers, Russell Shaw, Allan Rich, Quentin Dagger, Richard Kaggwa, Linda Humlova, Nicole Tarlton, Zaida Dimaun, Joseph Matehaere, Maggie Yang, Sally Grey, Tineke de Villiers, Pierre van Zyl, Ronald Bate, Clive Megson, Harish Chand, Gagan Saxena, Jenny Li, Jess Maipi, Jim Boon, Wenjie Huang, Dana Mackay, Malcolm Arnold, Sam Babarenda- Gamage.
Welcome:
Chairperson Hasan welcomes all attendees.
Apologies:
No apologies from the floor.
Minutes and Matters Arising:
No matters arose for the previous meeting minutes.
Correspondence In/Out:
Straight Up magazine was released on the day of the meeting. The “Spotlight on a Member” article in Straight Up was focused on Daniel Harrison, Secretary of the Auckland branch.
New BOINZ CPD policy is in effect as of 1st July 2022. Please email membership@boinz.org.nz for a copy of the policy.
General Business: President Laurenson notes Building Minister Megan Woods will be announcing a review of the consenting system. BOINZ always makes submissions, which members are invited to contribute to.
Guest Presentation: Allco
Click here for a copy of the Allco Powerpoint presentation. For those of you who work in local government, there is a council support page you can access on page 26 of the presentation. Simply scan the QR code.
Hasan thanked the presenters, and the floor is open for questions.
Q: At times we attend final inspections and you still see a membrane above ground level due to omission of ground level understanding, does the ground need to be cut back and have a new termination bar put on and cover it?
A: Often it will be left short yes, the ground level can change a few times if they are putting in ramps due to landscaping and finishing etc.
Q: Can membranes go over existing concrete?
A: Yes, but 100mm needs to be poured over the top of that. You lose height, and, in some cases, it is not legal to be able to do it. (Refer to page 24 of the presentation). For example, if you have a house built in the 1950s with a basement, it probably has flint coat remnants on the outside of the retaining wall. You can place the membrane on the inside of the existing structure and pour over the top of it.
Q: Is Voltex affected by additives?
A: No, the only thing that affects it is salination and some impurities within the substrates. There is a Voltex product with a DPM lining on the back. Also a Voltex product which has polymers which can contain and neutralise the saline in sea water. This is quite job specific, if you are near the sea you might use Voltex DSSWR. If it is under a slab which will be polished, we recommend it gets watered down first so the moisture in the concrete does not get sucked out.
Q: Is Allco’s product compatible with AT façade?
A: Yes, as it is bentonite based it does not get affected by any of those products.
End of Meeting
