New Zealand building regulations five years later : an interactive qualifying project report.

Hubbard, Dennis B.Pastore, Timothy M.2013-10-212013-10-211997http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8488The objective of this Interactive Qualifying Project was to examine the educational system surrounding New Zealand's performance-based building code. This report addresses a basic history of the code and the associated educational system, as well as highlights major areas of discussion. The report describes areas of weakness in the present system and makes recommendations for improvement, including new mechanisms for information transfer and stronger qualification procedures.enCopyright Dennis Hubbard and Timothy PastoreNew Zealand building regulations five years later : an interactive qualifying project report.Fire Engineering Research ReportFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400504 - Construction engineeringField of Research::09 - Engineering::0905 - Civil Engineering::090599 - Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified