Paper Number 52 Earthquake Risk Buildings – NZSEE Study Group Recommendations

Conference ABSTRACT: The publishing, in late 2005, of the draft NZSEE Study Group recommendations for the assessment and improvement of the structural performance of buildings in earthquakes signaled the end of another step towards the publishing of the final guidelines. This paper briefly outlines the contents of the guideline document, the approaches adopted (particularly the interpretations made of the current New Zealand Building Act legislation) and the expected roadmap to achieve the publication of the final guideline document