Seismic performance of engineering systems in buildings – revised Standard published
Standards New Zealand recently published a revised Standard specifying Seismic performance of engineering systems in buildings, NZS 4219:2009, which supersedes NZS 4219:1983.
'After an extensive literature search, we believe this is still the only Standard worldwide that specifies seismic performance requirements for engineering systems and their components,' says Stuart Ng, Senior Manager Solutions, Standards New Zealand.
The Standard helps to ensure engineering systems in buildings are securely restrained for an earthquake, to prevent them collapsing on people or damaging property. It also aims to ensure essential engineering systems continue to function in critical buildings during and after an earthquake, (for example, that firefighting equipment will continue to function).
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[more]IPENZ releases Coldstore good practice design guidelines
Reproduced from Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) media release.
Design guidelines outlining improvements to Coldstore design in light of the 2008 Tamahere explosion that killed one firefighter and injured several others have been launched by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ).
Aware of several serious fires in coldstores in the last 30 years that have caused deaths among workers and firefighters, IPENZ convened a working party of experts to study many aspects of cold store engineering to provide guidelines on good practice design.
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