We found this article on Interest.co.nz an interesting article so thought we’d share it. It raises the topic of seismic restraint of services, such as air conditioning, within commercial office buildings.
The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) would also like engineers to check whether these ‘non-structural’ components – air conditioning units, fire-sprinklers, phone and electricity systems, partisans, lights, etc – are properly secured when they certify new buildings.
Read the article HERE.