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Curriculum Vitae

Full Name: David Conway Hopkins

Present Position: Director

Present Employer: David Hopkins Consulting Limited

Present Work Address: 51 The Crescent, Roseneath, Wellington

Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours),

University of Canterbury, Christchurch,

New Zealand (1966)

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering,

University of Canterbury, Christchurch,

New Zealand (1969)

Years as a Consulting Engineer: 38

General Summary: David Hopkins is a consulting civil/structural and earthquake engineer with over 30 years experience

in a multi-discipline context. This has involved a wide range of projects including commercial,

industrial and infrastructure development, and roles involving design, design management,

construction supervision and contract administration.

David has a strong interest in earthquake risk mitigation, especially in developing countries and has

developed a wide understanding of all aspects of earthquake “engineering” including technical,

economic, social and insurance aspects. He has written numerous articles on earthquake engineering

topics and has made significant contributions to the field. He has a wide network of contacts

internationally as a result of his involvement as a director of the International Association for

Earthquake Engineering and the World Seismic Safety Initiative.

He has many years experience as director of companies, including multi-discipline consultants,

KRTA and Kingston Morrison, Robinson Seismic Limited (chairman), Mission Residential Care

Limited and Mission Foods Limited.

Since 1997 David has led the Earthquake Engineering Technology Business Cluster, a business

network to market New Zealand expertise overseas.

David was the only technical member of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission, which

was established to advise central government on recovery issues following the magnitude 7.1

Darfield earthquake on 4 September 2010 – now replaced by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

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Authority following the devastating aftershock of 22 February 2011.

From 23 February, David was one of the leaders of the critical buildings team that determined

stabilisation measures for major buildings that were damaged, including the Grand Chancellor and

Copthorne Durham hotels. He helped host the 7-man team from USA that advised on demolition of

major buildings in April, and is currently managing the investigations into the collapse / partial

collapse of the CTV, PGC, Grand Chancellor and Forsyth Barr buildings on behalf of the Department

of Building and Housing.

Key achievements Earthquake-Prone Buildings.

o Key contributions to the development of approaches and assessment methods in the

NZSEE Recommendations 1985, (Red Book). These Recommendations helped

promote consistency and practical approaches to strengthening buildings for

earthquake.

o Part of NZSEE push for legislation on earthquake-prone buildings to be included in

2004 Building Act.

o Major contributions to the development and promulgation of NZSEE

Recommendations for the Assessment and Improvement of the Structural

Performance of Buildings in Earthquake, 2006.

o Assistance to BIA and then DBH in the implementation of the earthquake prone

building legislation in the Building Act 2004.

o Principal organiser of Workshop for Territorial Authorities on development of

earthquake-prone building policies, July 2010.

o Advocacy and publication of issues in professional and other media.

Earthquake Reconnaissance

o Reconnaissance visits to Mexico 1985, Philippines 1990 and Peru 2007

o Workshops on Northridge and Kobe Earthquakes

o Reconnaissance Team Organiser – promotion of involvement of other professionals

so as to improve their knowledge and commitment

Lifeline Earthquake Engineering

o Wellington Lifelines in Earthquake Project. This internationally recognised project

led to implementation of mitigation measures and development of interest by

Territorial Authorities and lifeline organisations in emergency management, response

and business continuance planning.

o The project led to the formation of the Wellington Lifelines in Earthquake Group and

subsequently to 17 such groups around the country.

o 20-year plan for mitigation of Wellington water supply network

o Efforts in communicating these issues to other professionals and more widely

o Damage mitigation plan for Christchurch City Water and Waste network

Precast Concrete Structures Guidelines

o Key role in developing recommendations for the design of structural precast

concrete, which helped improve practice and gained international recognition.

o Led investigations into concerns over the performance of precast hollow-core and

double-tee floors – for Department of Building and Housing

Design / advice on structural and earthquake engineering on major projects in New Zealand and

overseas, including:

o Apartment buildings, Turkey

o Khon Kaen Hospital, Thailand,

o Earthquake Reconstruction Project, Philippines,

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o “Colorsteel” Manufacturing Facility, Auckland, New Zealand

o Synthetic Petrol Plant, Taranaki, New Zealand

o Geothermal Power Station, Philippines

o Air New Zealand Hangar Extension, Auckland, New Zealand

o Milford Haven Bridge, Wales

o National Theatre, London

Earthquake risk analysis / risk management / insurance

o Promotion of better use of information by insurers

o Assessments of probable maximum losses for various clients

o Communication of earthquake risk issues in professional and public media.

o Pioneering and practical benefit-cost analysis for improving the earthquake

performance of buildings, notably for Department of Building and Housing,

Department of Internal Affairs and Turkish Government.

o Assessment of resources to rebuild Wellington following a major earthquake and

promotion of implications to key decision makers.

o Wellington Regional Council Combined Earthquake Hazard Maps. Devised

innovative method to combine information on individual hazards.

Building Code Compliance Issues

o Assistance in developing new risk-based design approaches in response to concerns

over leaky buildings.

o Key role in addressing concerns over Grade 500E reinforcing steel and hollowcore

floors.

o Key role in addressing concerns about the state of structural engineering practice.

Pushed for establishment of Structural Advisory Panel to Department of Building and

Housing. Initiated Practice Advisories as a means of communicating concerns and

improving practices.

o Leadership in developing structural aspects in a major review of the Building Code

Promotion of New Zealand Earthquake Engineering

o Contribution as director of the International Association of Earthquake Engineering

and its subsidiary, the World Seismic Safety Initiative

o Key role in organising the 12th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering in

Auckland in 2000

o Involvement in earthquake risk mitigation projects in Philippines, Turkey and Fiji

o Founding Chairman of the New Zealand Earthquake Engineering Technology

Business Cluster which has succeeded in raising New Zealand’s profile and led to

successful collaboration of New Zealand earthquake engineering professionals on

overseas projects.

Fields of Special Competence: Earthquake risk assessment and mitigation

Building Code Development, especially for structural and earthquake

Design and research management

Project management

Marketing of professional services and Business Development

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Career Summary

November 2001 to present

DAVID HOPKINS CONSULTING LIMITED, WELLINGTON

Director

Specialist Consultant offering services in earthquake risk management, marketing, risk management,

project management and building code issues.

March 2001 to November 2001

SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ LIMITED, WELLINGTON

Senior Principal and Consultant

July 1999 to March 2001

SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ LIMITED, WELLINGTON

New Zealand Manager Buildings. Manager Wellington Buildings Operations Centre.

Direction of multi-discipline projects and management of civil, structural, and building services

engineers as well as architects, urban designers and quantity surveyors.

1993 to July 1999

KINGSTON MORRISON LIMITED, WELLINGTON

Director Buildings Division, Director, Kingston Morrison Limited

Direction of multi-discipline projects and management of civil, structural, and building services

engineers as well as architects, urban designers and quantity surveyors.

1984 to 1993

KRTA LIMITED - Director Wellington Office

Director in charge of structural engineering throughout the Company with additional responsibilities

for client liaison and management of specific projects.

1979 to 1983

KRTA LIMITED, AUCKLAND - Associate Director

Responsible for structural engineering, and for management of multi-discipline projects.

1975 to 1979

KINGSTON REYNOLDS THOM & ALLARDICE LTD - Structural Engineering Associate

1974 to 1975

KINGSTON REYNOLDS THOM & ALLARDICE LTD - Senior Engineer

1970 to 1973

FLINT AND NEILL, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LONDON, ENGLAND - Senior Engineer

1966 to 1969 (part time)

STRESSCRETE LIMITED, CHRISTCHURCH - Assistant Engineer

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Professional Activities:

IPENZ Fulton Gold Medal Award, 2011 – jointly with all other engineers who helped following

the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch.

Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Supreme Technical Award for Engineering

Achievers – 2007

Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand

Chartered Engineer

International Professional Engineers Register

IPENZ Professional Commitment Award 2000.

Chairman, Earthquake Engineering New Zealand, a Business Cluster formed to obtain

international business by promoting New Zealand’s earthquake engineering expertise. 1997 –

International Association for Earthquake Engineering - NZ representative 1992-2000, Director

2000 -

World Seismic Safety Initiative, Director 2005 -

New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE):

- Member of Management Committee, 1979-85

- Chairman and President 1986-89

- Elected Fellow 1989

- Reconnaissance Team Organiser 1997 - 2000

- Chairman, Study Group on Earthquake Prone Buildings. Member 1993-

- Joint NZNSEE/NZ Concrete Society Study Group on the use of Precast Concrete in

Earthquake Resistant Structures. Chairman 1990-91.

- Study Group on Earthquake Risk Buildings. Member and Editor of Recommendations

1983-85.

- Study Groups on Seismic Design of Storage Tanks - Member

- Earthquake Reconnaissance Team to Mexico 1985 - Member

- Earthquake Reconnaissance Team to The Philippines 1990 – Leader

- Earthquake Reconnaissance Team to Peru 2007 - Leader

NZ Concrete Society. Member of Awards Panel 1995.

Member, NZ Structural Engineering Society.

12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, 2000. Member Organising and

Technical Programme Committees.

Centre for Advanced Engineering, University of Canterbury. Board Member 1998- 2003

11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, June 1996.

US/Japan Lifelines Workshop, Osaka, Japan, July 1995.

Natural Hazards Workshop, Suva, Fiji, September 1994. Invited speaker at this three-day

Workshop sponsored by IDNDR and the World Seismic Safety Initiative of the IAEE.

New Zealand/US Lifelines Workshop, Los Angeles, August 1994. Part of a team of New

Zealand lifeline managers and seismic specialists who attended a specially arranged Workshop on

the Northridge Earthquake of January 1994.

Christchurch Engineering Lifelines Project. Invited reviewer at three-day Workshop, October

1994.

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"Wellington Lifelines in Earthquake”. Project sponsored by the Centre for Advanced

Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Deputy Chairman of Steering Committee and

Project Director 1990-92.

Wellington Lifelines in Earthquake Group. Member of Executive 1993-8

Adviser to New Zealand Earthquake & War Damage Commission on application of Research

Funding. 1990-94.

Chairman and co-founder of the Auckland Structural Group of IPENZ, 1978-83.

Foundation for Research Science and Technology - Peer reviewer of research proposals.

Community Activities:

Member Wellington City Mission Trust Board, 1993-2003, Chairman 2003-4.

Director, Mission Residential Care Limited, 1998-2004

Director, Mission Foods Limited, 1998-2004

Member, Anglican Diocesan Insurance Board, 1998-2004, 2008 - , Chairman 2002-04.

Projects

Department of Building and Housing, Wellington, New Zealand. (2003 to date)

Advice and Technical Leadership

Advice and technical leadership to the New Zealand Building Industry Authority (now

Department of Building and Housing) on structural, earthquake, weather tightness and other

issues. Specifically this has included a leading role in:

Management of investigations into the collapse of four buildings in the 22 February 2011

earthquake in Christchurch.

Organising a workshop for territorial authorities on their earthquake-prone building

policies – a joint initiative of EQC and the Department of Building and Housing.

Development of structural engineering sections for the proposed revised version of the

New Zealand Building Code.

Development of a risk-based approach to determining the treatment standards required

for timber framing in New Zealand houses.

Benefit-cost analysis of the effects of implementing proposed requirements for improving

the weathertightness of New Zealand buildings.

Preparation of Guidelines for Territorial Authorities (Councils) to assist in the

preparation of policies for earthquake-prone buildings.

Advice on implications of proposed changes to legislation for earthquake-prone

buildings.

Investigations into concerns about the suitability of Grade 500E reinforcing steel,

resulting in the publication of guidance information for industry

Investigations into the performance of precast concrete hollow-core floors after full-scale

tests under simulated earthquake loading prompted concerns.

Review of AS/NZS 1170 for citation as a means of compliance with the Building Act,

including benefit-cost studies of the changes in earthquake and wind loading throughout

New Zealand.

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Indonesian Government through UNDP and NZAID (2009/10)

Advice on safety and rehabilitation of damaged government buildings

Leader of a team of New Zealand earthquake engineers in Padang, West Sumatra responsible for

advising the Indonesian authorities on the rehabilitation of buildings damaged in the Padang

earthquake of 30 September 2009.

Turkish Government and World Bank, Ankara, Turkey (2005)

Feasibility Studies for Retrofitting Residential Buildings in Istanbul

Resident Project Manager in Turkey for a World Bank funded feasibility study for retrofitting

369 residential apartment buildings in Istanbul. (January to November 2005). Work included

building surveys, assessment of performance, preliminary retrofit designs, a detailed benefit-cost

study and a social impact assessment. (On secondment to Beca International Consultants)

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington (2002)

Benefit-cost Analysis for Earthquake Strengthening

Personally developed and carried out a pioneering benefit-cost analysis of improvement of

structural performance of existing New Zealand buildings for earthquake motions for

Department of Internal Affairs. (Report on Cost Benefit of Improving the Performance of

Buildings in Earthquake, David Hopkins Consulting, March 2002, was made available to

Territorial Authorities in 2005 to assist in preparing policies on earthquake prone buildings.)

Earthquake Commission, Wellington (1995 and 1998-9)

Wellington After the Quake Conference, March 1995

Assessment of physical damage to all buildings and infrastructure. Development of

methodology for and assessment of resources required (materials, plant and labour) to re-build

Wellington. Preparation of keynote paper. Updated 1998 – 1999.

Wellington Regional Council, Wellington (1996-97)

Combined Earthquake Hazard Maps.

Developed an innovative methodology for combining earthquake hazards for presentation on

coloured maps to increase awareness of earthquake hazard in the region.

Wellington Regional Council, Wellington (1995)

Assessment of seismic vulnerability of the entire Bulk Water System for the region. Work

involved identification of vulnerabilities, costing, proposed mitigation measures and prioritising

actions over a twenty-year period. This was used to plan mitigation work in subsequent years.

Philippines Government, World Bank and Asian Development Bank (1991-92)

Earthquake Reconstruction Project (ADB/World Bank), Philippines Department of Public Works

and Highways, Manila, Philippines.

Program Technical Specialist (Buildings and Bridges) advising on the repair and reconstruction

of over 10,000 sub-projects over a wide area, including roads, bridges, schools, universities,

hospitals, municipal buildings, and public markets. Prepared design guidelines, reviewed

designs by local consultants, inspected construction, provided training on earthquake

engineering, developed standard designs, recommended mitigation measures.

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Centre for Advanced Engineering, Christchurch. (1990-91)

Lifelines in Earthquake Project, Wellington.

Director of a comprehensive review of the city's lifelines involving over seventy key people in

all service companies and authorities. Work comprised establishing briefs for several working

groups, preparation of a major report identifying key vulnerabilities and prompting mitigation

action by engineering lifeline operators.

Building Industry Commission, Wellington. (1989-90)

Development of 1991 New Zealand Building Code.

One of two advisers responsible for writing the basic structural requirements for this major

performance-based document.

Westpac Properties New Zealand Limited (1994-95)

Seismic Security of NZ Premises, Westpac Properties New Zealand Ltd.

Westpac required an assessment of their premises, buildings and contents throughout New

Zealand. A selection of representative properties was inspected and mitigation measures

identified and costed. Properties were inspected for structural integrity and categorised

according to assessed earthquake performance. Strengthening schemes were developed for those

most at risk, giving options and costs. Advised on overall approach to seismic strengthening and

securing of computers, safes, shelves, ceilings etc.

Bechtel Petroleum Inc., San Francisco, USA. (1981)

Synthetic Fuel Plant, Taranaki, New Zealand

Specialist consultant seconded overseas to provide advice on structural and seismic aspects of

this US$760 million development. Main author of Seismic Design Report for the Methanol-to-

Gasoline section. This report defined the structural concepts and design standards for major

equipment and pressure vessel supports, piping and pipe racks, cooling towers, fired heaters,

storage tanks and buildings. Work included development of step-by-step design procedures in

compliance with Bechtel's Quality Assurance methods.

New Zealand Steel Limited (1979-80)

"Colorsteel" Plant, Auckland, NZ Steel Limited.

Responsible for all aspects of the company's design and for all client liaison from briefing to

completion of this continuous process paint line for coiled steel sheet. Work involved site

investigations, piled foundations, steel framed structure, foundations for heavy machinery,

offices and site infrastructure development. Value NZ$20 million.

Philippines National Oil Company (1977-79)

Geothermal Power Station (100MW) Leyte, The Philippines, Philippines National Oil Company.

Responsible for structural design which covered planning stages, all aspects of machine hall,

cooling towers, pipelines, separators, and switchgear in this seismically active zone. An

important aspect was the development of a design brief combining Philippine seismic standards

and New Zealand practice. Value NZ$200 million.

Royal Thai Government and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1977-79)

Khon Kaen University, Hospital Teaching Complex.

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Responsible for structural design and construction aspects of this 600-bed facility in North-East

Thailand. Prepared detailed designs and specifications. Responsible for structural aspects

during construction of this US$80 million project.

Air New Zealand Limited (1975)

Boeing 747 Hangar, Auckland, Air New Zealand Limited.

Carried out feasibility studies, design and supervision of construction of a major extension to a

large steel hangar at Air New Zealand's Maintenance Base, Auckland International Airport. One

bay of the structure was widened to accommodate B747 aircraft. Careful programming of work

was specified to allow on-going aircraft maintenance.

Selected Publications

Earthquakes and existing buildings – New Zealand experience 1968-2008. Proceedings of

ATC/SEI Conference, San Francisco, December 2009.

Strengthening Buildings for Earthquake – Implementing New Zealand Legislation. Proceedings

of 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, October, 2008.

Residential Retrofitting in Istanbul – Realities in Bakirkoy (Co-author). 100th Anniversary

Conference for 1906 Earthquake, San Francisco, April 2006.

Residential Retrofitting in Istanbul – Social and Economic Considerations. (Co-author). 100th

Anniversary Conference for 1906 Earthquake, San Francisco, April 2006.

Assessment and Improvement of the Earthquake Performance of Buildings in Earthquake.

Recommendations of a NZSEE Study Group. NZSEE 2006. Co-author and editor.

New IAEE Initiatives for Improvement of Earthquake Engineering Practice Worldwide with

particular reference to Developing Countries. Report of an IAEE ad-hoc committee consisting of

Sudhir K Jain (India): Chairman, Luis Garcia (Colombia), Polat Gülkan (Turkey), David Hopkins

(New Zealand). November 2004.

Improving the Performance of Existing Buildings in Earthquake. Proposed Legislation in New

Zealand. Proceedings 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, August

2004, Paper No. 2625.

Mitigating the Impact of Disasters – Are you doing enough? e.nz editorial, March 2004.

No Compromise – Ever. Editorial for Journal of the Structural Engineering Society of New

Zealand, December 2003.

Lesson for the new Building Act – Rigour Matters. NZSEE Conference, Napier 2003.

Consulting Engineering – Serious Fun. Hopkins Lecture 2002, sponsored by University of

Canterbury and IPENZ.

Use of seismicity data to evaluate cost benefit of strengthening existing New Zealand buildings.

5th Natural Hazards Management Conference, Wellington. August 2002. (Co-author)

Report on Cost Benefit of Improving the Performance of Buildings in Earthquake. Report

prepared for NZ Department of Internal Affairs, March 2002.

Dealing with Buildings Likely to be Unsafe in Earthquake – Technical Considerations –

Proceedings 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, January 2000. (Co-

author).

Assessment of Resources Required for Reinstatement.” Proceedings EQC “Wellington After the

Quake” Conference, Wellington, March 1995. Updated 1998-9. (Co-author)

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Is Strengthening Worth It. A Study of Economic Benefit of Improving the Structural Performance

of Earthquake Risk Buildings. Proceedings NZNSEE Conference. Wairakei, March 1998. (Co-

author).

Combined Earthquake Hazard Maps for Wellington Region. Proceedings NZNSEE Conference

Wairakei, March 1997. (Co-author).

Securing Wellington’s Water Supply - 20 Year Mitigation Plan Based on Seismic Risk

Assessment. Co-author of paper prepared for the Fourth US Conference on Lifeline Earthquake

Engineering, San Francisco, August 1995.

Lessons from the 17 January 1994 Northridge, Los Angeles Earthquake. Wellington Earthquake

Lifelines Group 1994 Report, Wellington Regional Council, IBNO-909 016-22-4, WRC/PP-T-

94/66, November (Co-author).

"The Philippines Earthquake of July 1990 - Lessons for Us All from the Destruction and

Reconstruction". Proceedings of The Tom Paulay Symposium on "Recent Developments in

Lateral Force Transfer in Buildings", La Jolla, California, September 1993.

"Lifelines in Earthquake - Wellington Case Study". Project Report and Summary. Centre for

Advanced Engineering. University of Canterbury, August 1991, ISBN 0-959 800-0-4 (co-author).

"The Use of Precast Concrete in Earthquake Resistant Structures". Publication of the NZ

Concrete Society/NZ National Society for Earthquake Engineering/Centre for Advanced

Engineering - August 1991. Study Group Chairman.

"Research Reduces Risk". Proceedings of a Conference on Information Needs of the Earthquake

Insurance Industry in New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, November 1989. Also published

in Bulletin NZNSEE Vol. 23 No 2 June 1990.

"Earthquakes and Insurance in New Zealand - Towards Better Use of Better Information".

Address to the 1989 Annual Meeting of the NZ Insurance Council. Insurance Bulletin Issue 238

January/April 1989.

"The September 1985 Mexico Earthquakes - Final Report of the New Zealand Reconnaissance

Team. Bulletin NZ National Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 21 No 1, March 1988 (co-

author).

"Recommendations for Strengthening Earthquake Risk Buildings in New Zealand". Proceedings

of Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Wairakei, New Zealand, August 1987.

"Seismic Design of Storage Tanks". Recommendations of a Study Group of the NZ National

Society for Earthquake Engineering, December 1986 (co-author).

"Earthquake Risk Buildings - Recommendations and Guidelines for Classifying, Interim Securing

and Strengthening". NZNSEE Publication, December 1985 (Editor and co-author).

"Quality Assurance in an Engineering Consultancy". Paper presented to NZ Organisation for

Quality Assurance, 1983 (co-author).

Extension to Air New Zealand Hangar at Auckland International Airport. IPENZ Transactions 9

(3/CE), 1976.