Nick Calvert gave a walk through of the popular EGP group social media site, where engineers share a technical challenge and others give tips in reply.

Craig Lewis is the Chairman of CEAS -the only Professional Insurance company owned and operated by New Zealand Engineers. In this session, he covers the following:

• Does the risk of making a mistake weigh heavily for you?

• How do we avoid being sued as Professional Engineers?

• Which types of engineering are riskier than others?

• What benefits does CEAS offer local engineers? 

Presented by a panel of small practice engineers from Engineering General Practitioners for a discussion on 10 tips for starting your own Practice – Sole Practitioner or Partnership.
 

Many engineers consider the option of being their own boss and setting up a new practice. This Webinar will briefly cover some of the critical issues such as “how do you get new clients?” and “what if the client doesn’t pay?”.

Part 2 of the webinar addressed basic design concepts and some typical construction challenges are highlighted.In addition, the proposed NZGS guidance document for Stepped Retaining Walls (currently under development) is briefly introduced and discussed after Martin's presentation.

The webinar discussed some of the key risks and pitfalls related to cantilevered Embedded Pole Retaining Walls of up to about 2m retaining height.

Basic design concepts and minimum site investigation requirements will be discussed and some typical construction challenges will be highlighted.