Helping Central Otago Develop Sustainably

 Jana is a Chartered Professional Geotechnical Engineer (CPEng) accredited by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). Her career commenced in Auckland in 2004. Since then she has worked on a range of civil construction projects, residential and industrial land development projects, as well as commercial structures. Jana moved to Christchurch in 2010 and has been integrally involved in the recovery of Christchurch following the earthquakes ever since. She specialises in land development, commercial construction, liquefaction and slope stability assessment, shallow and deep foundation design and retaining wall design. 

Our Geotechnical services are available for residential, commercial and industrial building and land developments projects. We do the following:

• Desk based studies of geological and geotechnical data

• Subsurface explorations tailored to the project requirements

• Geotechnical hazard assessment as necessary, including slope stability, settlement and liquefaction

• Preparation of geotechnical reports to accompany Building Consent and Resource Consent applications

• Geotechnical design of shallow and deep foundations, and retaining walls

• Geotechnical construction monitoring, preparation of completion reports and producer statements

• Peer review of other consultants reports

 Claude is a Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) accredited by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ). In 2004, he completed a masters of science degree focused on assessment of ecological impacts resulting from invasive plants. Since 2005, he has specialised in the investigation of contamination in air, soil, water and buildings, as well as Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He has completed countless large and small projects across New Zealand, but has also been fortunate to work on large projects in Australia, The Federated States of Micronesia, The Republic of Palau and The Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

Our Environmental services are available for residential, commercial and industrial building and land developments projects. We do the following:

• 'HAIL' Reports

• Environmental due diligence / Pre-purchase assessments

• Preliminary Site Investigations (PSI)
• Detailed Site Investigations (DSI)
• Remediation Action Plans (RAP)

• Site Validation Reports (SVR)

• Independent asbestos assessment in buildings and soil. We are not asbestos removalists, so have no conflict of interest

• Environmental monitoring for consent compliance (water, soil and air)