MBIE softens its stance on what makes a building earthquake-prone
MBIE's commitment to the new building standard (NBS) yardstick may no longer be so hard and fast. With special audio feature.
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Hawke’s Bay
The Ministry of Business appears to be softening its commitment to using the new building standard (NBS) test for evaluating whether buildings are earthquake-prone.
Previously, the yardstick of 34% NBS was to have been the point below which any building was deemed earthquake-prone.
That’s despite
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Jenny Ruth
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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MBIE softens its stance on what makes a building earthquake-prone
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