2012-02-02 11:04:54 // Siobhan Leathley
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The country’s largest solar subdivision is on its way to Canterbury, where new homes at Christchurch's Highfield subdivision will have solar installations providing around a quarter of their energy needs.
2011-11-14 09:59:04 // Design Daily Team
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Canterbury has been given three new residential foundation design categories following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The categories, and the areas they apply to, are based on ground conditions, including the susceptibility to liquefaction, and the extent of land and building damage caused by the earthquakes.
2011-10-17 09:44:20 // Esther Goh
National tax reform is what's needed to effectively assist building owners with seismic strengthening, the head of the Property Council says – not just a Canterbury-specific tax policy.
2011-10-11 15:22:20 // Idealog
Small to medium-sized Canterbury businesses have a new avenue of support – the Vodafone Foundation and the Canterbury Business Recovery Trust have announced a joint venture to help quake-affected businesses grow.
2011-10-05 09:00:31 // Idealog
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Canterbury University has emailed its 3000 staff to call for voluntary redundancies, following a 13 percent drop in student numbers after the Christchurch earthquakes.
2011-08-30 09:30:15 // Esther Goh
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has more than doubled its estimated Canterbury liability as the scope of the damage becomes clearer – and that figure is subject to revision as further information comes to light.
