HE TOHU PŪPŪ SEISMIC DESIGN COMPETITION

Since most of us enjoyed watching the He Tohu Pūpū Seismic Design Competition at the 2023 NZSEE Conference, we are back!

We are pleased to announce that the 3rd version of the He Tohu Pūpū Seismic Design Competition will be held at the 2024 NZSEE Conference in Wellington.

Within the competition, teams of undergraduates, postgraduates, and early-career practitioners design and build a small-scale earthquake-resistant building that is tested on a shake table during the conference.

Requirements for participants include:

(1) creating or joining a team – we can find you a team if you don’t have one! -,

(2) designing and building a scale building model, and

(3) testing your model at the conference.

Teams are limited to 4 participants and multiple teams from individual firms and universities are encouraged.

The prize for the first placed team is $2000 to be shared amongst team members, plus one year of complimentary membership to NZSEE for each team member.

2024 rules are not finalised yet, but you could look at the 2023 competition rules HERE.

If you would potentially be interested in participating in the competition or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email Catalina.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

He Tohu Pūpū Seismic Design Competition Committee

Natalie Morrison    –   Kieran Haymes   –   Catalina Miranda   –   Sean Rees