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Many buildings unlawfully designated earthquake-prone: EBSS

A large number of buildings have been unlawfully designated as earthquake prone, EBSS says.

Jenny Ruth
Fri, 31 Jul 2015

A large number of buildings have been unlawfully designated as earthquake prone, a lobby group says.

Evidence-Based Seismic Strengthening (EBSS) says the current Building Act should have only captured high-risk buildings being designated as earthquake prone.

But deciding what standards should be

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Jenny Ruth
Fri, 31 Jul 2015
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