MBIE

Michael is currently the Chief Engineer for MBIE supporting the Building System and Performance team, the team responsible for the NZ Building Code.  He has been a practicing engineer for over 30 years.  Previously he worked for BECA in a number of roles, most recently as Regional Manager for the central region.  In this role…

Misko Cubrinovski is Professor of Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch. He holds a BSc degree in Civil Engineering, MSc degree in Earthquake Engineering, and a PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering (from the University of Tokyo). His research interests and expertise are in geotechnical…

Mike was reappointed by NZGS and Engineering New Zealand as editor for the project. He has extensive national and international experience in construction and risk management and was formerly Chief Engineer for the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, leading the Ministry’s technical work relating to the response and recovery from the Canterbury earthquakes, including responding to Royal…