Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2020
Engineering Heritage Conference ==> Engineering Heritage Week
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin NZ. 7-10 March 2022
Engineering New Zealand; ISBN: ??
Covid-19 delayed and led to the cancellation of the Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2020, originally scheduled for Dunedin, 22nd - 25th November 2020. The original programme was reworked and delivered as a series of free regional events, based on some of the papers. Sessions, grouped by theme, were held in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin 7-10 March 2022.
The presentations, videos and papers are available online through 'Engineering New Zealand website'.
Full volume of Conference Papers also here.
'Strengthening and refurbishing heritage structures':
Wellington, Monday 7 March 2022
- The tale of two bridges – how understanding heritage significance can guide the treatment of our country’s unique structures
Stevens, Chessa - Dunedin Law Courts seismic strengthening and refurbishment
Finnegan, John - Strengthening Wellington's Town Hall – maintaining heritage in a complex seismic retrofit
McFetridge, Greg; Norton, Eoin
'Working with communities to preserve heritage structures':
Auckland, Tuesday 8 March 2022
- Simple Strengthening – an outline of a non-specific design approach for unreinforced masonry buildings in Aotearoa
Tocher, Hamish; Cutfield, Matthew - Historic wharf restoration using modern materials
Dyer, Mark; Ray Hudd, Ray - "Reality Capture" and its place in digitally preserving the past
Bedford, Lennon
'Early engineering invention':
Christchurch, Wednesday 9 March 2022
- 'Bottled Lightning' – New Zealand's first public electricity supply
Bywater, Ian - Dunedin's cable car system – a bold venture in the antipodes
MacGregor, Ian; Pierce, Miles
'Refurbishing engineering heritage for present day use':
Dunedin, Thursday 10 March 2022
- A series of most fortunate events – bringing new life to old technology at Mandeville Railway Trust
Storm, Robert - Refurbishment of Ross Creek reservoir dam, Dunedin's first major water supply scheme
Walsh, Ian; Kurmann, Sam; Kvick, Scott - Dunedin Law Courts - campaign for restoration
Stevens, Anne. QC
