About the event
Throughout much of the past decade, our industry showed concern over Australia’s National Construction Code and the lack thereof in responsibilities over earthquake actions in newly built structures across Australia.
The aim for AS/NZS11 70.4 in the event of an earthquake, is to prevent collapse and protect life. The structure must be able to absorb energy from seismic activity and protect human life.
Buildings designed after the adoption of AS1170.4 in 1993 are believed to have adequate structural resistance to seismic loads. However, between 1993 and 2019, it was common for non-structural elements to have little-to-no earthquake resistance elements in their design.
Today, it is expected that non-structural components – such as mechanical plant equipment, HVAC platforms, ceilings, walls, plumbing and electrical work (such as lighting fixtures), have seismic capabilities built into their design and function. They must be able to withstand horizontal and vertical seismic forces.
In this webinar, we aim to challenge your understanding of seismic compliance for non-structural components, provide you with guidance for future projects and introduce you to the ultimate solution for seismically fixing non-structural components.
ABOUT V.LOCK
Seismic & suspension solutions - The V.LOCK product was born out of adversity, and developed and refined with basic first principles at the forefront of the development.
Designed in New Zealand by a team with 50+ years of experience working in the seismic industry. V.LOCK decouples engineering and product, thereby educating the industry on seismic bracing and suspension, putting contractors in control.
Who should attend
This webinar is relevant for structural engineers, mechanical engineers, and consulting engineers working in engineering building companies working at any seniority level.
You do not need to be an Engineers Australia member to attend.
Speakers
Milton How, Director at VAICO - Global Manufacturer, V.LOCK
Representing Con-form Group is Director at VAICO, a global manufacturer of V.LOCK, Milton How.
Milton has over 20+ years of experience working in the construction industry in New Zealand and Australia, and over a decade’s experience in the seismic industry.
In New Zealand, Milton has borne witness to (and lived), the evolution of the seismic market. From its extremely limited and almost non-existent standards over 12 years ago to the insistent and immediate application of seismic compliance across every facet of building design – a result of the devastating Christchurch earthquakes in 2010.
Having worked on some of Aotearoa’s largest and most complex seismic projects, for instance – the Christchurch Justice & Emergency Services Precinct (a Level 4 Importance Building), Milton and his team also worked on the seismic retrofitting of quake-damaged buildings in Wellington and Christchurch.
Milton is passionate about the need for the building industry to work together, from building owners and construction professionals – to ensure not only that requirements are met, but necessary precautions are in place to adequately protect lives and mitigate the loss of construction investments and business continuity.
With a deep understanding of the pain points of consultants, engineers and contractors and the escalation that compliance brings, Milton can share his learnings of how to ease this transition.
Today, V.LOCK is a leading product in New Zealand, and Australia and currently expanding into the US market. To learn more about V.LOCK and how it can save you time and cost on your next project, click here: https://shop.con-formgroup.com.au/vlock/
Kayl Byrne, Structural Engineer, KCL Engineering
Kayl Byrne is a senior structural engineer at KCL Engineering Australia, who specializes in the design of secondary building elements. This includes design for internal fit-outs, ceilings and partitions, overhead services, service risers, plant equipment and more. With a background in the structural design of buildings in Australia, Kayl also worked on structures for high seismicity regions in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. This encouraged a greater appreciation for the importance of seismic design and its associated challenges. More recently he has turned toward the Australian building services industry catering to installations which up until recent years, were overlooked from a seismic loading perspective.
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