A hearing into how buildings are assessed after earthquakes is being held in Christchurch today and tomorrow.
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing will look at how buildings should be managed in the immediate response to a disaster and also when response moves into recovery.
The two-day discussion among academics, engineers, council officials and professional engineering societies, will look at the evaluation of building safety after the earthquakes and what can be done to improve the system in the future.
It will also look at who is responsible for the building safety evaluation process, both for developing it and in practice after a disaster.
The hearing comes after an eight-week probe into the Canterbury Television building collapse in the February 2011 earthquake which claimed 115 lives.
Closing submissions from counsel assisting the commission and affected parties who wish to be heard on the CTV hearing are due for Wednesday and Thursday this week and will conclude the CTV building hearing.
