Engineers speak out on seismic resilience and water in new report.
05 September 2018
Engineering New Zealand: Engineers call for fresh thinking
about
New Zealand’s seismic and
water challenges, in a
report released today.
Engineering a Better New Zealand sets out an expert engineering vision
for a healthier, more prosperous New Zealand - and the steps we must
take together to get there. It’s the first in a series of thought
leadership reports from Engineering
New Zealand.
Engineering New Zealand President Dean Kimpton says community resilience
sits at the heart of this vision. “We must deliver a more resilient and
sustainable New Zealand that can thrive in the face of climate change,
natural disasters and the effects of growing urbanisation. We need to
aspire to more than being experts in post-event fixes. “In Engineering a
Better New Zealand, we call for a new regulatory approach to existing
buildings that better protects people from severe earthquakes. We also
call for rethink on what we’re designing
buildings for – is it enough just to allow evacuation or should we
be making buildings that have a life beyond a moderate earthquake?
“In terms of water, we support the Government’s move to fix our ‘broken
drinking-water system’, and we ask the community to place a greater
value on safe water. We look at lessons from recent floods and we call
for hard decisions to be made in the face of climate change.”
Engineering New Zealand Chief Executive Susan Freeman-Greene says it’s
time for engineers to speak out and make their voice heard.
“Engineers work at the coalface of seismic and water issues. They’re
best placed to work with our communities to identify and solve these
challenges.”
Report: https://www.engineeringnz.org/documents/359/EngineeringBetterNZ_FINAL_web.pdf
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