Architecture, Case Study, Structural Engineering

A Labour of Love

After seven years of hard work, the redevelopment and restoration of the iconic Takapuna ...

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Earthquake Damaged Buildings, Seismic Assessments and Solutions, Structural Engineering

Is My Earthquake Prone Building Safe to Occupy?

Prendos Chartered Structural Engineers take us through what it means to have an Earthquake ...

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Building Services Engineering, Building Surveying, Commercial Building Consulting, Commercial Building Surveying, Commercial Property, Construction Projects, Structural Engineering

Avoiding Costly Concrete Reinforcement Issues

With the recent focus on deficiencies in reinforced concrete structures, we take a look ...

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Building Surveying, Christchurch Property Market, Christchurch Response, News, Prendos History, Quantity Surveying, Seismic Assessments and Solutions, Services, Structural Engineering

Delivering intelligent solutions through diversity

The Canterbury region is certainly no stranger to earthquakes. Prendos’ Christchurch-based team has been ...

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Commercial Building Surveying, Commercial Property, Earthquake Damaged Buildings, Health and Safety, Insurance, News, Prendos History, Property Valuations, Seismic Assessments and Solutions, Structural Engineering

Earthquake Prone Buildings: The Risks

If you own a commercial building, assessing and addressing its ability to withstand an ...

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Architecture, Building Standards, Building Surveying, Christchurch Response, Dilapidations / Reinstatement Schedules, Earthquake Damaged Buildings, Health and Safety, Seismic Assessments and Solutions, Structural Engineering

Seismic Shift: What You Need to Know About the Law Changes

Building Safety is Paramount: From 1 July 2017 the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act ...

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Christchurch Property Market, Christchurch Response, Commercial Building Surveying, Dispute Resolution, Earthquake Damaged Buildings, Featured Article, Seismic Assessments and Solutions, Structural Engineering

“As New” Insurance Pay-Out Requirements Sees Need for Structural Review

Six years on from the February 2011 earthquake some of the more complex insurance ...

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Building Services Engineering, Fire Engineering, Seismic Assessments and Solutions, Structural Engineering

Passive Fire Protection Systems

By Josh Rawlinson, Building Surveyor It has become apparent through weathertightness remediation projects on ...

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Architecture, Christchurch Response, Earthquake Damaged Buildings, Seismic Assessments and Solutions, Structural Engineering

Christchurch Cathedral – Re-Build or Rebuild?

Prendos Director and lead Architect, Natasha Cockerell,  shares her views on rebuild options for ...

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