https://wellington.gen.nz/iona-pannett+earthquake-strengthening Items tagged with Iona Pannett and Earthquake strengthening. http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/11/blog-post.html Great news today that the Environment Court has for the second time said no to demolishing the Harcourts building on Lambton Quay. The decision just made public essentially has vindicated the Council position: that our District Plan sets a high bar for demolishing heritage buildings and that in this case, the bar was not reached. Interestingly, the Court also found no fundamental conflict between the operation of the Building and Resource Management Acts and found that leaving the building standing would not fundamentally compromise public safety. harcourts-building earthquake-strengthening election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/11/blog-post.html Iona Pannett 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z -41.2845319 174.7756861 Grey Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/10/another-good-example-of-heritage.html Good news that the conversion of the old St James church in Newtown is going ahead and is expected to be completed in 18 months as reported in The Dominion Post today. newtown heritagebuildings earthquake-strengthening places localhistory election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/10/another-good-example-of-heritage.html Iona Pannett 2014-10-13T00:00:00Z -41.3098153 174.7772631 St James' Presbyterian Church, Adelaide Road, Kowhai Park, Newtown, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/09/do-we-need-more-intelligent-approach-to.html Thanks to Richard Bentley (CEO, Centre for Advanced Engineering) for highlighting some issues around the proposed Earthquake Strengthening Bill. earthquake-strengthening election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/09/do-we-need-more-intelligent-approach-to.html Iona Pannett 2014-09-24T00:00:00Z http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-really-positive-earthquake.html This made me smile today, a great story in The Dom talking about the restoration of the substation on Kate Sheppard Place which is earthquake prone. A great example of how our precious heritage can be strengthened for its next life. Photo courtesy of The Dominion Post earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-really-positive-earthquake.html Iona Pannett 2014-08-16T00:00:00Z -41.2777419 174.777772 Kate Sheppard Place, Thorndon, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2013/08/higher-earthquake-strengthening.html Question The DomPost poses today and I agree. For a long time, I have said that the standards need to go higher. Given the Government has rejected this idea over the country, I hope that they will reconsider this position as they consult on new sections of the Building Act. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz earthquake-strengthening election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2013/08/higher-earthquake-strengthening.html Iona Pannett 2013-08-16T00:00:00Z