The university's extensive seismic assessment programme had already found seven of its buildings to be earthquake-prone, including its property services building and arts building.
Otago University property services director Barry MacKay declined to say this week whether further buildings had been found to be earthquake-prone, saying more information would be released after a ''seismic forum'' to update staff, which was planned for some time within the next three weeks. However, he did say a peer review had confirmed the arts building was earthquake-prone, at 29% of the new building standard (NBS).
The review came about because the university was initially surprised the building was found to be earthquake-prone, after an earlier assessment identified it as being 50% of NBS.
The university has pledged to bring earthquake-prone buildings up to scratch and last March unveiled a $50 million earthquake strengthening programme, to be completed by 2019. Its seismic strengthening policy states that all buildings found to be less than 34% of NBS will be prioritised for strengthening to ''at least 67% NBS''.
Tertiary Education Union Otago University organiser Shaun Scott said, in general, staff were happy with the level of communication from the university during the earthquake assessment progress.
There was ''always going to be some uncertainty'' about where people would be rehoused while strengthening work was carried out, but ''we are not getting a stream of people saying 'what's happening?''' Mr Scott said.
