https://idetail.co.nz/news/ https://idetail.co.nz/news/visitors-center-for-christchurch-botanical-gardens/ <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"><br/></span></p> <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;">idetail have recently been engaged by a local fabricator to provide workshop drawings for the new Visitors Center for the Christchurch Botanical Gardens, being constructed for the Christchurch City Council. This project was first proposed in 2009, with construction being delayed by the Canterbury earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011. This caused the design to be changed to ensure it complied with the revised building code, mainly affecting the steel structural elements and the foundations.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"><br/></span></p> <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"><img class="left" src="https://idetail.co.nz/assets/Botanical-Gardens.png" width="446" height="204" alt="" title=""/></span></p> <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"><br/></span></p> <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;">This structure features large glasshouses, a café, a hub for meetings, offices, a herbarium and a library. The roof is a sloping saw tooth design being approximately 60 tonnes of Steel.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"><br/></span></p> <p><span style="color: #6b6b6b;">Tekla BimSight is being used extensively to co-ordinate the different trades involved, Architect, Engineer, Glazer and Tilt Panel supplier, with the Tekla model being used as the basis for all of these trades to work from, to ensure everything fits perfectly on site.  </span></p> <p><span style="color: #555555;"><br/></span></p> <p><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="color: #333333;">Read more at:</span> </span><a href="http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2012/201212141.aspx"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2012/201212141.aspx</span></a></p> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:51:48 +0000 https://idetail.co.nz/news/visitors-center-for-christchurch-botanical-gardens/ https://idetail.co.nz/news/steel-innovations-conference/ <p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.15em; color: #5c5b5b; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #3e4f59;">Steel Construction New Zealand is proud to be hosting the inaugural Steel Innovations conference in Christchurch in February 2013. Key topics of the two-day conference include seismic engineering, composite steel construction, light steel framing, fire engineering, durability, sustainability and steel bridges.</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.15em; color: #5c5b5b; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #3e4f59;">Why attend?</strong></p> <ul style="margin: 0px 0px 1em 25px; padding: 0px; color: #5c5b5b; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.328125px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Learn about the latest innovations in damage-avoidance technology</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Listen to top local and international structural steel design experts, including Prof. Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo, Prof. Brian Uy, University of Western Sydney, Prof. Keh-Chyuan Tsai, National Taiwan University, Assoc. Prof. Charles Clifton, University of Auckland, and Assoc. Prof. Greg MacRae, University of Canterbury</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hear about projects that demonstrate the application of exciting new technologies</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Gain valuable professional development hours</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Network with fellow professionals and key structural steel researchers and practitioners</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Enjoy the brand new venue, the Air Force Museum Conference Centre at Wigram</li> </ul> Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:33:39 +0000 https://idetail.co.nz/news/steel-innovations-conference/