STUDY ON EARTHQUAKE-PRONE BUILDINGS POLICY IN NEW ZEALAND

Hiroki Sunohara ()
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Hiroki Sunohara: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan

No 17-18, GRIPS Discussion Papers from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Abstract: New Zealand reviewed its policy for earthquake-prone buildings (EPB) and implemented a new system for managing EPBs as of July 1, 2017. This study explored the details and current state of its application and compared them to those of the similar program in Japan under the Act on Promotion of Seismic Retrofit of Buildings, through a survey of the respective laws and regulations of New Zealand and Japan, their publications, and other literature as well as analyses of the EPB register and by tabulating and analyzing the seismic assessment data of buildings published by the relevant agencies in Japan. It is concluded that the EPB program is taking an approach different from that of Japan in the applicable buildings, requirements, target performance, contents and methodology of disclosure. For instance, the New Zealand system requires seismic upgrading only on limited groups of buildings, a performance target of one third of the current level imposed on new construction, its seismic assessment to be published in two levels, and the building to be labeled as an EPB if so determined.

Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2018-03
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