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A summary of baseline study 'Resourcing the Canterbury rebuild' was released
1 May 2012
The Resourcing the Canterbury rebuild baseline study reports, including the RACER survey report and a supplementary report are all available on RecRes website now.
A summary of baseline study is also released, to view or download the summary report, please click here.
A summary of baseline study is also released, to view or download the summary report, please click here.
Resourcing the Canterbury rebuild: issues and outlook: A supplementary report April 2012 released
1 May 2012
'Resourcing the Canterbury rebuild: issues and outlook, A supplementary report April 2012' was released. As a supplement, the report features a detailed analysis of how the varied reconstruction sectors mobilise and manage material, human and process resources in a changing operational environment. Based on the interview data, feedback and experiences reported by the industry practitioners, this report incorporates evidence-based best practice in supplying the Canterbury reconstruction.
By drawing together key supply issues arising in the following key sectors during the studied period (from September 2011 to March 2012), this report will bring the resource issues to the attention of relevant stakeholders, so, where practicable, they can manage those issues better:
● Housing repair
● Horizontal infrastructure restoration
● Demolition and repair of commercial buildings
To view or download the full report, please click here.
By drawing together key supply issues arising in the following key sectors during the studied period (from September 2011 to March 2012), this report will bring the resource issues to the attention of relevant stakeholders, so, where practicable, they can manage those issues better:
● Housing repair
● Horizontal infrastructure restoration
● Demolition and repair of commercial buildings
To view or download the full report, please click here.
RACER Survey re-launched
15 April 2012
The RACER survey seeks information on the resource challenges you are facing during the Canterbury rebuild. The survey is re-launched on 15 April 2012.
We appreciate your valuable input. If you have previously participated in our on-line survey (between November 2011 and January 2012), we are now inviting you to participate for information over the period between February and April 2012.
The online survey has been improved to be more user-friendly. Please take time to complete. Your support and participation is very much appreciated!
To access the survey, please click here
We appreciate your valuable input. If you have previously participated in our on-line survey (between November 2011 and January 2012), we are now inviting you to participate for information over the period between February and April 2012.
The online survey has been improved to be more user-friendly. Please take time to complete. Your support and participation is very much appreciated!
To access the survey, please click here
Project Plan - How you can get involved? We are seeking long term partnership and engagement for the ongoing project
1 March 2012
The ongoing project 'Resourcing the Canterbury Rebuild' consists of the following:
● The 'Resource Availability for Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction' (RACER) online survey (www.recres.org.nz/survey) takes a snapshot of resource availability at time on a regular basis
● An inter-organisational reporting and communication mechanism with CERA, DBH, BRANZ, EQC, MCDEM, and local authorities helps disseminate the information to improve recovery-related decisions and plans
● Engaging key organisations across varied sectors, regions, and agencies into longitudinal case study establishes a baseline for standardising ‘good practice’ of resourcing recovery
● Timely reports and briefing to the participant organisations offers information for business improvements and planning
We appreciate your valuable input and time if you have already participated in our on-line survey and follow-up interviews to date. We are now seeking long term partnerships and engagement in this project. As well as sharing the key outcomes with each of the participating organisations, the research team will work with you to collect case study data.
Your support and involvement in this project is very much appreciated. If you are interested in taking in part, please contact Project manager Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson, or principal researcher Alice Chang.
Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson, Email: s.wilkinson@auckland.ac.nz, Phone: 9 373 7599, ext. 88184
Alice Yan Chang, Email: ycha233@aucklanduni.ac.nz, Phone: 9 373 7599, ext. 83288
● The 'Resource Availability for Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction' (RACER) online survey (www.recres.org.nz/survey) takes a snapshot of resource availability at time on a regular basis
● An inter-organisational reporting and communication mechanism with CERA, DBH, BRANZ, EQC, MCDEM, and local authorities helps disseminate the information to improve recovery-related decisions and plans
● Engaging key organisations across varied sectors, regions, and agencies into longitudinal case study establishes a baseline for standardising ‘good practice’ of resourcing recovery
● Timely reports and briefing to the participant organisations offers information for business improvements and planning
We appreciate your valuable input and time if you have already participated in our on-line survey and follow-up interviews to date. We are now seeking long term partnerships and engagement in this project. As well as sharing the key outcomes with each of the participating organisations, the research team will work with you to collect case study data.
Your support and involvement in this project is very much appreciated. If you are interested in taking in part, please contact Project manager Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson, or principal researcher Alice Chang.
Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson, Email: s.wilkinson@auckland.ac.nz, Phone: 9 373 7599, ext. 88184
Alice Yan Chang, Email: ycha233@aucklanduni.ac.nz, Phone: 9 373 7599, ext. 83288
Resource availability for the Canterbury rebuild evaluated
25 February 2012
A study into practitioner's experiences of resourcing for earthquake rebuild in Christchurch shows that resource availability was not a key constraint to recovery over the last three months (November 2011 - January 2012); it is anticipated to play a big part once the reconstruction and recovery gains momentum.
The 'Resource Availability for Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction' (RACER) research project was set up by BRANZ in October 2011, in conjunction with the Resilient Organisations and University of Auckland, to evaluate the ongoing resource availability and capacity for recovery and rebuild in Christchurch following the Canterbury Earthquake sequence.
A survey of organisations who had involved in the Canterbury rebuild was undertaken between November 2011 and January 2012. The survey found:
● Resourcing pressures were felt mainly by organisations in the consulting engineering and constructing sectors, and concentrated on the skills needs
● 60% of participants encountered impacts from shortages of human resources, 6.56% reported experiencing shortages of physical resources, and 11.48% reported problems of acquiring construction machinery
● Skills availability influenced large-sized organisations more than the medium and small sized
● An emerging alliance strategy was being used by the small- and micro-sized organisations to compete with those large ones
● Standardised information flows and work patterns are required for enhancing productivity
These findings reflect the pace of rebuild activity in Christchurch. Resource availability was not a key constraint to recovery over the last three months. It is anticipated to play a big part once the reconstruction and recovery gains momentum.
To view or download the full report, please click here
The 'Resource Availability for Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction' (RACER) research project was set up by BRANZ in October 2011, in conjunction with the Resilient Organisations and University of Auckland, to evaluate the ongoing resource availability and capacity for recovery and rebuild in Christchurch following the Canterbury Earthquake sequence.
A survey of organisations who had involved in the Canterbury rebuild was undertaken between November 2011 and January 2012. The survey found:
● Resourcing pressures were felt mainly by organisations in the consulting engineering and constructing sectors, and concentrated on the skills needs
● 60% of participants encountered impacts from shortages of human resources, 6.56% reported experiencing shortages of physical resources, and 11.48% reported problems of acquiring construction machinery
● Skills availability influenced large-sized organisations more than the medium and small sized
● An emerging alliance strategy was being used by the small- and micro-sized organisations to compete with those large ones
● Standardised information flows and work patterns are required for enhancing productivity
These findings reflect the pace of rebuild activity in Christchurch. Resource availability was not a key constraint to recovery over the last three months. It is anticipated to play a big part once the reconstruction and recovery gains momentum.
To view or download the full report, please click here
Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission Interim Report Released
11 October 2011
In response to the Canterbury earthquakes on 14 March 2011 Cabinet agreed to establish a Royal Commission to inquire into the Canterbury Earthquakes chaired by Justice Mark Cooper, a sitting High Court judge. The purpose of the Commission is to examine issues around the built environment in the Christchurch central business district including, but not limited to, the Canterbury Television (CTV), Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC), Forsyth Barr and Hotel Grand Chancellor buildings. The Royal Commission is also required to inquire into the adequacy of the relevant building codes and standards into the future. On 11 October 2011, the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission released the interim report.
To view or download the report, please go to:
http://canterbury.royalcommission.govt.nz/Interim-Report
To view or download the report, please go to:
http://canterbury.royalcommission.govt.nz/Interim-Report
Disaster Reconstruction Resourcing study underway at The University of Auckland
1 October 2011
A large number of construction professionals who have been involved in the rebuild work in Christchurch are invited to take part in the RecRes longitudinal survey of resource availability over the recovery period.
The Disaster Reconstruction Resourcing (RecRes) is being commissioned by the University of Auckland and involves surveying the construction industry practitioners and recovery participants across the greater Christchurch. The study will explore the real-time resource situation for post-earthquake repair and reconstruction and compare with the projected resourcing models. As a longitudinal study, the participants will be invited to take part in follow-up surveys on a regular basis.
The study aims to evaluate the response of the construction sector to large-scale natural disasters in New Zealand. The breadth of questions and length of time the study follows the rebuilding practitioners over the recovery period are the features which make the study a world first.
The RecRes study is being carried out by the post-disaster reconstruction research group based at the University of Auckland. Over the last seven years the group has been undertaking a diverse range of studies on post-disaster reconstruction. The group has been led by Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson (Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Auckland). She says the survey will provide a detailed appreciation of what actually happens to resource availability in a post-disaster recovery situation.
Being part of the post-disaster reconstruction group, the Principle Investigator Alice Yan Chang has completed her PhD thesis on resourcing for post-disaster reconstruction in disaster impacted Indonesia, China and Australia. "We will learn a great deal about how New Zealand construction industry responds to the reconstruction challenge posed by a massive disaster and aftershocks, such as how the repair and rebuild unfold, what political, social and economic influences have the impact on the reconstruction process, what and where the resource shortages are, and how the industry and other recovery-related stakeholders address the resourcing issues."
Results of the initial baseline survey will be released in January next year.
For more information, please contact
Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson
Ph (09) 3737 599 ext. 88184
The Disaster Reconstruction Resourcing (RecRes) is being commissioned by the University of Auckland and involves surveying the construction industry practitioners and recovery participants across the greater Christchurch. The study will explore the real-time resource situation for post-earthquake repair and reconstruction and compare with the projected resourcing models. As a longitudinal study, the participants will be invited to take part in follow-up surveys on a regular basis.
The study aims to evaluate the response of the construction sector to large-scale natural disasters in New Zealand. The breadth of questions and length of time the study follows the rebuilding practitioners over the recovery period are the features which make the study a world first.
The RecRes study is being carried out by the post-disaster reconstruction research group based at the University of Auckland. Over the last seven years the group has been undertaking a diverse range of studies on post-disaster reconstruction. The group has been led by Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson (Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Auckland). She says the survey will provide a detailed appreciation of what actually happens to resource availability in a post-disaster recovery situation.
Being part of the post-disaster reconstruction group, the Principle Investigator Alice Yan Chang has completed her PhD thesis on resourcing for post-disaster reconstruction in disaster impacted Indonesia, China and Australia. "We will learn a great deal about how New Zealand construction industry responds to the reconstruction challenge posed by a massive disaster and aftershocks, such as how the repair and rebuild unfold, what political, social and economic influences have the impact on the reconstruction process, what and where the resource shortages are, and how the industry and other recovery-related stakeholders address the resourcing issues."
Results of the initial baseline survey will be released in January next year.
For more information, please contact
Dr. Suzanne Wilkinson
Ph (09) 3737 599 ext. 88184
Preliminary results of skills availability for housing repair and reconstruction in Christchurch - Latest research release
22 September 2011
This report presents the findings of a survey to contractors involved in residential reconstruction work in Christchurch on skills availability following the 4 September 2010 earthquake in Canterbury, New Zealand. The study identified the resourcing challenges and trends, and the skills issues that need to be addressed.
This report focuses on skills development needs. The on-going Disaster Reconstruction Resourcing (RecRes) project will provide further information, on a quarterly basis, from the critical built environment sectors of residential housing, commercial building, and infrastructure, on the availability of resources including building materials, skills and construction plant. The wider RecRes project services as a basis for longitudinal evaluation of the construction sector’s response to a large-scale disaster.
This report focuses on skills development needs. The on-going Disaster Reconstruction Resourcing (RecRes) project will provide further information, on a quarterly basis, from the critical built environment sectors of residential housing, commercial building, and infrastructure, on the availability of resources including building materials, skills and construction plant. The wider RecRes project services as a basis for longitudinal evaluation of the construction sector’s response to a large-scale disaster.
