Policy Brief (No. 2) The-Resilient Buildings Project (April 2024)

Abstract

This is the second policy brief to come from NZSEE's Resilient Buildings Project. This brief focuses on the outcome from Stage 3 of that project. This brief is titled: When prevention is better than a cure - the case for more resilient buildings.

Stage 3 of the Resilient Buildings Project focused on a new Earthquake Performance Outcome (EPO) framework that guides the development of seismic standards, codes, and practices in New Zealand. It does this via a systematic approach that considers key social, economic and environmental outcome indicators as they relate to building performance according to reduced injury, property protection and reduced loss of amenity and function.