Innovation
At Ruamoko Solutions, we take structure seriously. It is our passion, and our specialty. Our specialised interest in earthquake engineering and our strong ties to cutting edge research have placed us in a prominent position following the Canterbury earthquakes where we have led the way in pioneering seismic design for the Christchurch rebuild.
The Canterbury earthquakes changed society’s understanding of building seismic safety increased expectations that new buildings will be more resilient and suffer less damage in moderate to major seismic events than those buildings constructed before 2010.
Ruamoko Solutions thrive on challenges and are stimulated by opportunities to deliver innovative solutions where those solutions will deliver extra value to our client’s projects.
In addition, our sister company Ruamoko Innovation leads the way in pioneering new technology in the space and defense sector. Refer our website here.
The following examples demonstrate our recent impressive award-winning track record in rising to the challenge:
Ruamoko Solutions pioneered the first use of this Repair-Impact Minimisation (RIM) technology in New Zealand with two office buildings in Lincoln Road completed in 2013.
The technology was based on 2010 research in Toronto, Canada. Bolted shear-links are designed to deform in large earthquakes, much like fuses. They can be unbolted and replaced with relative ease.
The work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions helped pave the way for the use of the technology in New Zealand, and Steel Construction New Zealand has published design guidelines for this system partially based on the experience with this project.
Ruamoko Solutions won a 2014 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence and were finalists for the 2014 IPENZ Engineering Excellence Awards for their work on these buildings.
In addition this project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards, won a 2015 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award for Commercial Architecture, won a Bronze Pin (Built Environment) at the 2014 Best Awards, and won a 2014 Property Council NZ Commercial Office Property Award.
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