Structural Engineering
Structural engineering across Christchurch and Canterbury, with geotechnical expertise under the same roof. From property damage assessment and foundation repairs to structural design, strengthening and construction sign-off.
One building. One engineering approach.
A building is only as sound as the ground beneath it and the structure above. With structural and geotechnical engineering under one practice, the ground conditions, foundations and building are considered together. The same engineering team works from the same information and assumptions, providing a coordinated design, clear responsibility and Chartered Professional Engineer sign-off without the gaps that can occur between disciplines.
Geotechnical EngineeringWhat we cover.
Structural and geotechnical engineering across Christchurch and Canterbury, from individual beams, foundations and retaining walls to complete building design, seismic strengthening, structural assessments and remedial works.
Beams, columns and frames
Structural design of timber, steel and concrete beams, columns and framing systems, from alterations and extensions to strengthening and complete building structures.
Foundation systems
Foundation design for TC1, TC2, TC3 and challenging ground conditions — including SED foundations, reinforced gravel rafts, ground improvement, underpinning, deep foundations and rock-anchor stabilisation, with structural and geotechnical design coordinated under one practice.
TC1 to TC3 explainedPortal frames and tilt panels
Structural design of steel portal frames and precast tilt-panel buildings for commercial and industrial developments, including warehouses, workshops and large-span structures, with foundations, connections, bracing and seismic design fully coordinated.
Seismic assessment
Initial and detailed assessments, ISA and DSA, rated as a percentage of the new building standard.
What %NBS meansRetaining walls
Structural and geotechnical design of retaining walls for residential, commercial and challenging hillside sites, including cantilevered timber pole, anchored and tied-back walls, reinforced concrete, masonry block, crib and segmental block walls, mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) systems, sheet pile walls, soldier pile walls, and reinforced shotcrete walls with soil nails or rock anchors.
Damage and re-levelling
Damage assessment, remedial works, and foundation re-levelling with PS1 and PS4.
Temporary works
Sheet pile, scaffolding and propping design for excavations and construction.
What sits behind the design
Structural engineering is more than a set of drawings. Every design is backed by engineering analysis, calculations, coordinated documentation and Chartered Professional Engineer oversight, from the design assumptions through to PS1, construction monitoring and PS4 sign-off where required.
- Engineer
- Akram Kawa, CPEng
- Standard
- Building Code B1
- Design package
- Drawings, calculations, specifications,
- Issued with it
- PS1, Design Features Report, LBP memo & Schedule of inspections
- Design turnaround
- Typically, 3-4 weeks from a complete brief
- Strengthening targets
- 34, 67 or 100 %NBS
Property Damage Assessment.
When a building cracks or moves, the important question is why. We assess earthquake damage, foundation settlement, structural cracking and other building movement to determine the likely cause and appropriate repair. Our independent engineering assessments can support insurance and NHC claims, property transactions or remedial works, with structural and geotechnical expertise available under one practice.
Property Damage AssessmentChartered structural engineering.
The same fifteen years and the same chartership, on the structural side of the practice.
15
Years in New Zealand
Structural and geotechnical practice
500+
Jobs completed
Residential and commercial sites
IntPE(NZ)
APEC Engineer
International recognition few New Zealand firms hold
CMEngNZ
Chartered member
Engineering New Zealand
Talk to the engineer who signs it.
Send the plans, or a photograph of the damage. The engineer who would sign the producer statement is the one who looks at it.