MINUTES
AUCKLAND BRANCH
NETWORKING AND TRAINING EVENT
held on
Wednesday, 24th August 2022 at 4:30pm
Online via ZOOM
Welcome:
Daniel Harrison welcomes all attendees.
Attendance: Hasan Shueb, Daniel Harrison, President Peter Laurenson, Catherine Bish, Julia Brown, Dolly Shah, Tanu Virdi, Robert Paton, Timothy Ball, Tymara Oberdries, Sam Babarenda-Gamage, Tineke de Villiers, Jose Paul, Jean Keay, Emma Song, Harish Chand, Alex Khoo, Amrut Angadi, Jeff Fahrensohn, Parth Kapadiya, Christina Hibbard, Ted Jones, Alan Perich, Peter Gillingham, Peter Jiang, Lesley Chen, Richard Kaggwa, Steven Noakes, Zaida Dimaun, Frank Xing, Danica Vercoe, Chante Bellve, Ellip Behera, Ian Godfrey, Ishwara Saraswati, Lijo Samuel, Lynda Owen, Ronald Bate, Richard Fromont, Tian Zhao, Willand Pineda, Mayannje Young, Brendon Leckey, Dana MacKay.
Apologies:
No apologies from the floor.
Minutes and Matters Arising:
Previous minutes approved by Peter Laurenson, seconded by Hasan Shueb.
Correspondence In/Out:
- BOINZ 2023 conference will be held in Auckland
- The call for papers for the 2023 conference went out, if you are interested in presenting at the conference next year, please email BOINZ national office at events@boinz.org.nz
- Awards nominations for the 2023 conference are open now. The nomination should be for achievements in 2022. Each branch must nominate an individual for the Emerging Leader Award, please email Daniel, or Hasan to discuss this further.
- The call for content for straight up magazine went out as well, if you are interested in contributing to the magazine, please email marketing@boinz.org.nz
- The next Auckland branch meeting is scheduled for the 21st of September, this meeting will be face-to-face. The agenda will be coming out shortly.
Vale: Nick McKinstry
Peter Laurenson pays tribute to Nick McKinstry past president of the institute and a former chairperson of the Auckland Branch. Peter shares photos of Nick McKinstry with his wife as he was awarded his life membership of the institute. Peter also shared some background information on Nick’s career and significant involvement and achievements with BOINZ over his governance time with BOINZ.
- 1976 Nick began his membership with the Institute as an associate member.
- 1978 Nick was elected as Auckland Branch Vice President. His tenure in this position was two years.
- Nick was promoted to senior inspector of One Tree Hill Borough Council in 1978.
- Nick assisted in the in preparation of the inspector’s study course in 1978, pioneering BOINZ’ professionalism vision.
- 1984 saw Nick become branch representative on the Institute's Board, always committed to training.
A minute’s silence was held for Nick. Peter Laurenson advised he went Nick's funeral on behalf of the Institute.
Minutes and Matters Arising:
Previous minutes moved by Peter Laurenson, seconded by Hasan
General Business:
Peter thanked Auckland Branch executives for planning future face-to-face meetings.
Hasan encouraged and mentioned he would like good attendance for the next meeting given the change in location from previous Auckland meetings. The location, 119 Main Highway, Ellerslie (Higher Performance Building), provides good parking for those driving to the meeting.
Guest Presentation: Pryda:
Daniel welcomed and introduced Sriraj Varier from Pryda to present on using screws in new applications. These screw are increasingly replacing conventional connectors such as truss tie-downs, stud ties, and lintel connections.
Please click here for a copy of the presentation.
Q&A:
Q: The speed truss is screw fixed down through the top chord. How will it work where the truss has a raised heel?
A: In the case of a raised heel, you may have to use strap tie-downs.
Q: Are you working on a faster fixing system for raised heel trusses given how common they are likely to become?
A: Yes, currently Pryda has a 150 and 200 screw which have been finalised although they are looking for longer screws which can be imbedded in the top plate.
Q How does roof bracing with a raised heel truss connects to the walls?
A: connect the raised heels in an “X” pattern, into the top frame of the plating, like having a side gutter.
Guest Presentation: Frank Risk Insurance
Daniel Harrison welcomed and introduced Ashley Mason and Andrew McFetridge to present on common issues when arranging liability cover for Building Inspectors for example, leaky building coverage.
Please click here for a copy of the presentation
Peter Laurenson advised BOINZ wrote into our ABS Code of Practise that all Pre-purchase Property Inspectors/Accredited members must have insurance to practise in this area as a member.
Q: Do designers have to be a part of the New Zealand Registered Architects Board, or LBP accredited to obtain insurance?
A: There is no legal requirement to hold insurance. The only sectors which require insurance are law and engineering.
Q: What should a certificate contain as proof of insurance?
A: It should be on an official letter head and clearly state:
A) the policy number
B)The beginning and end date of the insurance
C)It should have an official seal on it as well.
Every insurer does it slightly different but those are the main things to look out for.
