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Latest News - 8 March, 2010

Grey Matters - March 2010

This month's issue of Grey Matters includes information on the following:

  • Building Act Review - DBH Discussion Document
  • PRESSS Design Handbook - March 2010 Seminar Series
  • NZS3104:2003 Specification for concrete production Amendment 2

Is someone else in your organisation interested in receiving Grey Matters? Then please email us their contact details and we will add them to our database or alternatively they can subscribe online.

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Past issues can be viewed on the Archive page.


Concrete Society Seminar - PRESSS Design Handbook

Seminars on PRESSS technology, a design method and construction technique used to develop damage-resisting multi-storey recast concrete buildings, are being held nationwide in March:

  • Christchurch - Monday 22 March 2010
  • Auckland - Wednesday 24 March 2010
  • Wellington - Thursday 25 March 2010

The seminar series, being offered as a condensed short course, includes a PRESSS Design Handbook which contains an introduction, a step-by-step conceptual design example of a five-storey building, and a free design analysis software tool.

The one-day seminars, for consulting engineers, architects, architectural designers, precasters, specifiers, building consent authorities and building contractors, will be presented by:

  • Stefano Pampanin, Associate Professor in Structural & Earthquake Engineering at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch;
  • Alistair Cattanach, a Director of Dunning Thornton Consultants in Wellington, who designed NZ’s first multistorey PRESSS building at Victoria University of Wellington; and
  • Gary Haverland, a Director of Structex Metro, a network of structural and civil engineering specialists based in Christchurch.

CCANZ Concrete magaizne

  • Northern Gateway Wins 2009 Concrete3 Sustainability Award
  • Concrete Society 2009 Concrete Awards
  • Concrete Protection for KiwiRail Substations
  • Precast Concrete Controls the Skies
  • RISE UP: Medium Rise Structural Frame Costing Study
  • New State-of-the-Art Batching Plant on “Greenfields” Site
  • Dressed in a Delicate Concrete Curtain
  • Perceptium: The Form of Concrete
  • Polpo: Designer Modular Concrete Furniture

Concrete - December 2009


Cement & Concrete Demands - Activities and Trends

Produced with input from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), the purpose of this recently produced economic report is two-fold:

  • To evaluate the effect of current economic indicators on present and future demands for cement and concrete
  • To collate and report on a range of cement and concrete industry metrics

The report looks at the macro economic environment's impact on the demand for cement and concrete products.

Cement and Concrete Demands - Activities and Trends


CCANZ Submissions

CCANZ has recently presented the following submissions:

  • Department of Building & Housing's (DBH) Proposed Changes to Building Code Compliance Documents B1, B2, C, E1 & G9-G15. Download
  • Standards New Zealand's public comment draft: DZ6806/V1.14 Acoustics - Road traffic noise - New and altered roads. Download

Updated CCANZ IB39 Fibre Reinforced Concrete

As a result of developments in fibres and Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC) CCANZ IB39 Fibre Reinforced Concrete has recently been updated.

By outlining the different fibre types and different fibre reinforced concretes commonly available in New Zealand, the bulletin seeks to assist understanding of the properties, appropriate testing and the degree of quality control/assurance necessary to ensure that concrete design requirements are satisfied.

IB39 Fibre Reinforced Concrete


Updated CCANZ Position on Public Policy Issues - June 2009

As there are a number of significant policy issues currently affecting the New Zealand building and construction sector, CCANZ has updated the document - New Zealand Concrete Industry Position on Public Policy Issues.

By summarising the Government’s policy platform relating to a number of key sector issues such as housing affordability, infrastructure investment, emissions trading and building regulation, and presenting the industry’s position on them, the document seeks to inform further discussion and associated policy development.

New Zealand Concrete Industry Position on Public Policy Issues


Floor Coverings Information Bulletin

CCANZ receives numerous calls asking about the appropriate time to overlay concrete slabs with moisture sensitive flooring materials. To provide guidance to designers, specifiers and contractors, CCANZ has developed IB91 Applying Moisture-sensitive Floor Coverings and Adhesives to Concrete Slabs.

The IB outlines how moisture in concrete slabs can cause problems to moisture-sensitive floor coverings and adhesives. The IB also stresses the importance of understanding the sources of moisture in a concrete slab, the correct design of slabs, the Building Code and Specification requirements, and the measurement and testing methods.

IB91 Applying Moisture-sensitive Floor Coverings and Adhesives to Concrete Slabs



CCANZ voices regular opinion in New Zealand Construction News magazine

Since early 2007 CCANZ has commented on topical issues in the national trade publication New Zealand Construction News.

Visit the New Zealand Construction News web site.


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