SOUTHERN BRANCH
GENERAL MEETING
held on
Friday, 25th November 2022 at 10am
Plaza Conference Room
50 The Octagon
Dunedin
Welcome:
Branch Chairperson Stu Chapman welcomed everybody to the meeting. Health and Safety requirements were disclosed to attendees.
Stu then advised members of the guest presenters for the day: David Eccles-Hall Architectural manager from Roofing Industries & Kevan McGuinness Specifications Manager from ColorCote.
Attendance:
Timaru District Council: Olivia McGregor, Murray Winmill, Liam Brown
Waimate District Council: Stu Chapman, Dave McFarlane
Gore District Council: Russell Paterson
Waitaki District Council: Craig Slemint
Queenstown District Lakes Council: Matt Brady
Presentation Only:
Dunedin City Council: Vaughn Bennett
Apologies:
Southland District Council: Alan Wild
Waitaki District Council: Shane Napier
Compliance Solutions Ltd: Chris Randell
Aparima Homes & Building Ltd: Alana Reid
Conarch – Te Wai Pounamu: Brett Hastie
Guest Presenters:
David Eccles-Hall: Roofing Industries
Kevan McGuinness: ColorCote
Previous Minutes:
Reviewed as a true and correct record.
Moved: Stu Chapman Second: Dave McFarlane
Correspondence In/Out
General Business:
- All agenda items can be emailed to Vicki directly via victoria.mcmillan@timdc.govt.nz at any time before the next meeting. Please also remember to RSVP if you are attending meetings. This ensures we have the correct venue size and catering requirements.
- Discussions on H1 changes & transitional period
- Currently glazing requirements in place. Discussed onsite and builders feedback.
- Using double glazing as an alternative solution and upping insulation (ceiling) – meeting H1 but failing E3.
- Modelling method should become more common that schedule & calculations.
- Industrial Sea Out Fall –
- Consent requirement discussion, required for their site but not when it enters road dies/coast side.
- NUD/ECAN (Discharge) Discretionary exemption?
- Alternative Power/Fuel & Regulatory Processes & Power Requirements & Infrastructure Aging
- Hydrogen fuel fast tracked, consent options, Location certificate requirements
District Plan requirement
- Wind Farm (Meridian) approval (NUD)
- Solar Farm coming up in Glenavy (not NUD), as requirement for Building 4-5Ha does it need consent? Exemption
- EV’s in fleet – charging and old wiring in dwellings
- GIB Bracing GS1/Framing Pre- Line
- Concern with Ramset Washer fixed to nail and cupping washer and driven too far – contacted GIB who are still to get back to Stu.
- GIB round washers don’t deform like Ramset.
- KN Rating requirements (Stu to keep chasing GIB engineers & contact Ramset.
- Subdivision Consent (Private Land) – warning memo/comments to seek Building Consent
- Drainage – Building Consent for work
- Civil want council t certify and sign off
- COA for gradients & falls (CCTV)
- No legal connections for new Building Consent for dwelling within new subdivision so cannot proceed until subdivision consent undertaken.
- Accreditation Consultation Documentation
- Fees to go up – IANZ hourly rate (Proposal) meaning Building Consent Fees go up.
- BCA game has been lifted but now needs to be pulled back and just monitored.
- Inconsistent assessments
- 2 yearly competency rotation.
- Assessor now has to be competent – concerns around this.
- Frustrations voiced around how you could possibly lose competency in 12 months also the level needed for competency assessments.
- Ensure feedback to the Accreditation consultation strongly encouraged – 19/12 closes then consultation period of 3 weeks
- Reg 6A notice of QA resignation now included in consultation
- Remote Inspections
- Liability – Craig gave a rundown on now it operates at Waitaki District Council.
Dates for 2023 Southern Branch Meetings:
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Date: |
Venue: |
Comments: |
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10th March 2023 |
Invercargill (TBC) |
To be confirmed with Angus Possible Site Visit @ INSOL |
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28th July 2023 |
Dunedin (Plaza Conference Room) |
Room Booking confirmed 9am – 3pm |
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8th September 2023 |
Dunedin (Plaza Conference Room) |
Room Booking confirmed 9am – 3pm |
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24th November 2023 (AGM) |
Dunedin (Plaza Conference Room) |
Room Booking confirmed 9am – 3pm |
Dates for 2023 Southern Cluster Meetings:
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24th February 2023 |
Dunedin (Plaza Conference Room) |
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28th April 2023 |
Dunedin (Plaza Conference Room) |
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21st July 2023 |
Plaza Conference room – DCC Civic Centre and ZOOM |
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23rd September 2023 |
Dunedin (Plaza Conference Room) |
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17th November 2023 (AGM) |
Dunedin (Plaza Conference Room) |
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Presentation by David & Kevan: Roofing Industries & ColorCote
See attached presentation
Next Meeting:
The next meeting is proposed for 10th March 2023 to be held at Invercargill at Southland District Council at 10am
End of Meeting at 2.30pm
